Today was another first for our class… We decided to show a short movie of Jonah and the Whale. It took a long time of searching the internet to find an age-appropriate, biblically accurate, short movie, but after a couple of hours of searching, we found one that was pretty good! Our class ranges in age from 3-5 so we needed something that would appeal to all of them, and keep their attention!
The movie we found that worked the best was 9 minutes long, animated, and had narration as well as actual voices for the characters. The kids surprised us all when they actually could answer questions after the movie about the story! We combined this story with the activity “Gone Fishing” and it was a bit hit! I almost had tears in my eyes when one of the little girls said “That looks just like the fish that swallowed Jonah!” when she ‘caught’ one of the blank fish to color in on her own.
The kids seemed to pay attention, and actually retain the information in the story. Obviously, we can’t use this in every lesson, but it’s a great treat for them to get to watch a movie while at church. Now, I am always on the lookout for good clips to show the kids for future lessons!
The movie we found that worked the best was 9 minutes long, animated, and had narration as well as actual voices for the characters. The kids surprised us all when they actually could answer questions after the movie about the story! We combined this story with the activity “Gone Fishing” and it was a bit hit! I almost had tears in my eyes when one of the little girls said “That looks just like the fish that swallowed Jonah!” when she ‘caught’ one of the blank fish to color in on her own.
The kids seemed to pay attention, and actually retain the information in the story. Obviously, we can’t use this in every lesson, but it’s a great treat for them to get to watch a movie while at church. Now, I am always on the lookout for good clips to show the kids for future lessons!
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