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God’s Little Explorers Week 12
- Theme: ”w” is for Water
- Bible Story: Jonah and the Whale
- Bible Verse: “I knew that you were a gracious and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.” (Jonah 4:2d)
- Letter: w
- Number: 7
Here are a few activities we did:
We painted a tissue box blue, added some wiggly eyes and a tail, and pulled a few tissues from the top to make our “whale in the w-w-w-water”.
We did various experiments with water exploring the idea of liquid, solid, and gas. Here I was just having her identify the difference between liquids and solids. We discussed how the liquid takes the shape of the container it is poured into. We also froze water to see what happens to it, and then we watched the ice cubes melt. You can see another water experiment here.
We made this table into a “whale” and sat inside of it as we read the story of Jonah and the Big Fish. I used paper plates for eyes, crumpled tissue paper for the blowhole, and construction paper taped to a t.p. roll for the tail.
I drew the letters we’ve done so far on a piece of construction paper and let the girls trace them with water. After it dried, they could reuse it!
We made a “whale scoop” from a milk jug. I just cut the bottom off with scissors and added a {ridiculous-looking} eye. It was fun for water play.
My daughter used watercolor paints on her letter w printable (included in the lesson plans).
We made Jello with Swedish Fish for a Jonah and the Big Fish snack.
Finally, we added a w to our Treasure Map!
Other ideas:
Resources:
- Scholastic Reader Level 1: I Am Water
- Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
- Jonah – A VeggieTales Movie
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