Jonah and the Big Fish

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Digital Resources

Saddleback Kids Videos (on YouTube): Song and lyrics A choice will pop up. Choose to actually go to the link. Skip the short ad. Video with song lyrics will play.

Video Resources - DVD Read and Share Bible, Volume 2:

Print Resources

The Beginner's Bible: Tales of Virtue: A Book of Right and Wrong, pages 49-57.
The Beginner's Bible: Timeless Children's Stories, pages 257-264.
The Story of Jonah, retold by Juliana Bragg; illustrated by Charles E. Martin, A Golden Press book
"I Don't Want to" The Story of Jonah by Marilyn Lashbrook, Me Too! Books
Jonah retold by Anne de Graaf; illustrated by Jose Perez Montero, Little Children's Bible Book (a fold out book)
The Story of Jonah by Pamela Broughton; illustrated by Roberta Collier, A Little Golden Book
Famous Bible Stories: The Story of Jonah adapted by Maxine Nodel; illustrated by Norman Nodel
"Jonah and the Big Fish," Read Aloud Bible Stories, Volume 4, by Ella K. Lindvall; illustrated by H. Kent Puckett, page 129

Prop Resources

Song(s)

Song listed above under Saddleback Kids
Jonah Song below credits. I know that Iona Shackleford wrote the song, but I don't know where the tune came from.
"The Ballad of Jonah" by Sharilynn S. Adair, copyright 1997, Abingdon Press. I have this in my files. I looked for it online hoping I could include a link.
It's Smelly in the Belly of a Whale - This is the original song by Jill Kemp. Below is my modified version.
It's Smelly in the Belly of a Fish is listed below.

Jonah Songs

JONAH Song

This was written by Iona Shackelford.

(Shake finger: JONAH SHOULD HAVE OBEYED)

Jonah was a preacher,
and God told him one day.
“Jonah, go a-preaching.
Folks need to know my way.”

Jonah said, “Oh, No!”
And ran away to hide
Out on a sailing ship
Out on the ocean wide!
JONAH SHOULD HAVE OBEYED!!

God made up a great big storm.
The winds went “Woo - oo - oo”.
Jonah told the sailors
just what they should do.

They threw him in the sea
with a great big swish!
And down in that deep water
he was swallowed by a fish!
JONAH SHOULD HAVE OBEYED!!

Jonah learned a lesson.
He really had a scare.
He learned he couldn’t hide
from God who’s everywhere.

God told that big fish
to put Jonah on dry land.
Jonah was so glad!
Now he could understand…
IT’S BEST TO OBEY!!!

YES and NO People Song:

Yes and No People with Jonah verse

There are YES people.
There are YES people.
There are YES people who say,
“Yes, I’ll do the right thing! YES! Right away!”

There are NO people.
There are NO people.
There are NO people who say,
“NO, I WON’T do the right thing! NO! Not today!”

Jonah :

Jonah was a NO person
a NO person, a NO person
Jonah was a NO person
who said (to God),
"No, I won't do the right thing! I'll run away"

YES People in the Bible	NO People in the Bible
Boy who shared his lunch The Good Samaritan 1 Thankful Leper Esther Ezra Daniel Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego	Jonah Adam and Eve 9 out of 10 Lepers Israelites

Vocabulary