i am thankful for fish
Have the children pretend they are standing on a bridge overlooking a river or lake.
What do you see when you look in the water?
Have the children stand and pretend they are swimming in the water like a fish.
Prep
different colour fish with magnets on them
fishing pole with magnet or paper clip
goldfish crackers and dixie cups
puppets, tape, and popsicle sticks
crayons
- Heavenly Father had Jesus create the sun, moon, stars, plants, trees, flowers, water, and FISH
- What fish have you seen? What other animals have you seen in the water? Can you act like these animals?
story with puppets
Jonah and the Whale
- Who sent the big fish to swallow Jonah? (See Jonah 1:17.)
- What did Jonah do when the fish swallowed him? (See Jonah 2:1.)
- What did Jonah do when he got out of the fish? (See Jonah 3:1–3.)
- Did the people believe Jonah and repent? (See Jonah 3:5, 10.)
Craft
colour jonah and whale and attach to popsicle sticks
The Goldfish
My darling little goldfish hasn’t any toes (touch toes).
He swims around without a sound and bumps his hungry nose (point to nose).
He can’t get out to play with me, nor I get in to swim (make swimming motions).
And when I say, “Come out and play,”
He seems to say, “Come in” (motion “come in” with hand).
Snack and story
- Why did Jesus get into Simon Peter’s ship? (See Luke 5:3.)
- What did Jesus tell Simon Peter to do? (See Luke 5:4.)
- What did Simon Peter catch in his net? (See Luke 5:6.)
Fishing
Little fish in the brook,
I can catch you with no hook.
I caught a ___(colour of the fish)___ one.
I caught a ___(colour of the fish)___ one.
The Little Turtle
I have a little turtle.
It lives in a box (cup hands).
It swims in the river (make swimming motions),
And climbs on the rocks (move fingers upward in a climbing motion).
It snapped at a minnow (clap hands).
It snapped at a flea (clap hands).
It snapped at a mosquito (clap hands),
And it snapped at me (clap hands)!
It caught the minnow (clap hands);
It caught the flea (clap hands);
It caught the mosquito (clap hands);
But it didn’t catch me!
Testimony
i am thankful for fish
By fonz23
