Free PrintableJonah 4

Jonah 4 Crossword & Word Search: Jonah sulks under a leafy plant

Jonah 4 · Free printable Bible worksheet for kids

Three pages: word search and verse fill-in, crossword and quiz, plus answers.

Jonah sulks under a leafy plant: Jonah 4 word search and memory verse worksheet — Page 1 of the printable. Download includes all activities and answers.

Teaching Jonah sulks under a leafy plant

God's love is bigger than ours - He cares about everyone, even our enemies, and He wants all people to come home to Him.

Jonah was angry that his enemies got forgiven. Is it ever hard to want good things for people we don't like?
God cared more about a whole city of people than Jonah cared about a plant. Who is someone you find hard to love that God loves?
God's love is bigger than ours. How can we ask God to make our love bigger, like His?

Word Search

Words hide across, down, and diagonally — forwards and backwards.

COMPASSION
MERCY
NINEVEH
JONAH
YOUD
PLANT
PEOPLE
LOVE
ENEMIES
KNEW
DIDNT
CITY
GROW
WHOLE

Crossword

Use the lesson vocabulary and clues to complete the puzzle.

Across

God's ___ is bigger than Jonah's
Kindness given when it is not deserved
A deep caring that wants good for someone
___ grumbled to God

Down

These were my ___ - I didn't want them forgiven!"
God wants ALL ___ to come home to Him
But the next day, God sent a little worm to nibble the ___, and it withered
Here's a surprise: when God forgave ___, Jonah got ANGRY

True or False

Read the chapter and circle the right answer.

Here's a surprise: when God forgave Nineveh, Jonah got ANGRY!
It is not true that Jonah grumbled to God.
That's why I ran away in the first place!
It is not true that Jonah stomped off, sat down outside the city in the hot sun, and sulked.

Memory Verse

Fill in the missing words.

You are and kind, slow to get , and full of love.

Jonah 4:2 · NIrV

About this Jonah 4 activity sheet

This free printable worksheet reviews Jonah 4 through four short activities: a word search using lesson vocabulary, a crossword based on the children’s guide, four true/false statements to talk through, and a memory-verse fill-in from Jonah 4:2. The final page is a complete answer key for the adult in the room.

The sheet is written for roughly ages 6–12. Read the chapter aloud first, or work through the Jonah 4 kids study guide together, then hand out the sheet as a review. You can also read Jonah 4 before you start.

Print as many copies as your Sunday school class, midweek club, homeschool co-op, or family devotional needs. Choose Actual size in your printer settings so the puzzles keep their proportions.