Yunus (as) and the Whale Free Unit Study

As Salamu alaikum guys! My two younger boys and I have been working on a unit study all about Prophet Yunus. We turned this into a week long theme. I've been sharing over on Instagram all the activities. Since some of you were enquiring about the printables and activities I was sharing, I thought I would share the unit study with you guys. This unit study is far from perfect and may contain some errors. I hope that you enjoy it and if you do find any errors you will contact me and I'll be happy to correct them.

I usually plan and add a lot of activities just in case the boys want to extend the unit. So please don't feel you have to do everything included or even do it the way I did it.

I read the story to the boys every day or show them a video or audio of the reading. I think this helps with comprehension and enjoyment of the story.

I've included a lesson plan schedule. I've also included books and videos we watched during this unit. The videos are from Youtube so please view them ahead of time just to make sure they are appropriate for your children.

I've also included a supply list, just in case you wanted to get everything for the unit in advance. You can always supplement with whatever you have around the house. Please be flexible and enjoy the time with your child. I think that is whats more important then doing all the activities perfectly.

I try to cover all subjects within the unit it makes everything flow smoothly for the child and makes my life easier.

At the beginning of the unit I set up our shelf with all the material and add a chalk drawing to grab the children's attention. They come down Monday morning and immediately run to the shelf to see what the new unit will be.

Here are some of the activities we did from the unit.

Narration and picture for the story

We also practiced the cursive letter W

Story sequencing activity. 

I've included some play dough mats for the younger kiddos to work on while they listen to the story.

There is an Arabic version also. 

For grammar we did a noun and verb hunt in the story.

For younger kiddos you can hunt for letters, sight words, or objects in the picture.

Du'a of Yunus (as) copy work. 

You can memorize the du'a in Arabic if you choose to. 

Feed the whale story comprehension game. Details for the game are included in the unit.

Lessons from the story craft. 

Story vocabulary cards. We also used these for our 

spelling words for the week.

Globe paper Mache activity. We learned about land vs water and made a globe as a our final project.

I set out some play silk, a whale figurine, and a paper boat for the boys to retell the story and to pretend play with. 

We also worked on a whale report. We watched videos and read books

together to help learn facts about whales. 

The boys and I also made some whales out of air dry clay. 

Click on the image above to download your copy 

of  Yunus and the Whale.

Jzk for reading and showing interest in our unit study. I hope that it is of benefit to you and your family.