Easter Assembly Script and PPT KS2

This script is for an Easter assembly and covers the events leading up to Christ’s Crucifixion and Resurrection on Easter Sunday, which is the most important festival for Christians. The script includes three eyewitness accounts of the Easter story:

1. Simon helped carry Jesus’ cross up the hill.
2. A Roman soldier took a prisoner to his death.
3. Mary Magdalene discovered Jesus had risen from the dead and instructed her to inform the disciples.

There are 8 concluding statements that promote a gratitude mindset. For example, “If you are healthy today, you are more blessed than millions dying this week.”

Finally, the script asks us to remember our blessings, the true message of Easter, and to celebrate in the Good News that Christ is Risen!

The script is designed for Key Stage 2 and can accommodate 30 children, but it can be edited to suit more or fewer participants. Its running time is around 20-30 minutes, but it can be edited.

There are two poems mentioned in the script, which cannot be reproduced since they are not owned by the author. However, they should be available online, or you can substitute them with similar ones.

The script suggests singing a hymn, “Christ, Be Our Light,” by Bernadette Farrell, but again, this cannot be reproduced. The hymn is merely a suggestion and can be edited or removed depending on time restrictions.

Finally, the script includes a fully animated and transitioned PowerPoint presentation to provide a backdrop to the assembly.

Script Extract:

1. Good morning and welcome to our assembly. Lent is six weeks, lasting 40 days excluding Sundays, leading up to Easter. This period commences on Ash Wednesday and ends with Holy Week. Easter is the most important festival for Christians.

2. Lent is a period of introspection and prayer during which Christians recall the story of Jesus being tempted by the devil in the desert. They also strive to reconcile with God before celebrating Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday.