Easter Story and mini quiz. An hour long lesson with a mix of activities. Pack includes, PowerPoint, worksheets, clips and is well differentiated. It also includes an Easter Quiz, which is a few years old and NOT a big end of year quiz, just a short, Easter-themed one which you could end the lesson on for fun.
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“Easter Symbols Explained: Engaging Resource for KS1”
Discover the rich symbolism of Easter with our comprehensive teaching resource, designed to introduce KS1 children to the significance of Easter symbols in a straightforward manner.
Included in this resource:
-An 18-page PDF explaining Easter symbols and their meanings for Christians
-A sorting activity for matching symbols to their meanings, with two levels of differentiation
-Two exemplary pieces of writing on the topic to guide students in understanding and emulating the writing style
-A vocabulary bank for writing support, available as both a display and printer-friendly version
-6 Easter Symbols worksheets with accompanying answer sheets
Unlock the understanding of Easter symbolism for young learners with our popular resource, perfect for engaging KS1 students in the Easter narrative.
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A EYFS/KS1-friendly version of the Easter Story, perfect for assemblies and lessons about Easter.
The powerpoint tells the Christian story of Easter very simply and at the end there are some reflection questions for the children to discuss.
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:
Simon helped carry Jesus’ cross up the hill.
A Roman soldier took a prisoner to his death.
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:
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.
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.
An ALL NEW varied 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minute end of term Easter quiz with nine rounds with 65 questions appropriate for secondary school and college students (key stage 4 and 5, 11 to 18 year olds).
Appropriate for teams or individuals (more fun with teams). Nine different rounds with a total of 65 questions (some with ten questions, some with five depending on the difficulty and level of interest). The quiz will take between an hour and 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. An response sheet is included with a teacher’s sheet that includes all the answers. Many of the rounds resist Googling the answers with cryptic elements or multiple parts. The quiz is not completely Google proof, but provides sufficient challenge (especially if questions are moved briskly by the teacher). The quiz cannot be won by Googling the answers alone but maintains definitive answers.
Round One: Disguised as a Bunny
Round Two: Actor Anagrams
Round Three: Who am I? City Edition
Round Four: Name the Song
Round Five: Rank and File
Round Six: Name the Object
Round Seven: First and Last Movie Lines
Round Eight: Name the Number
Round Nine: Chocolate Multiple Choice
Two Tie Breaker Questions
Students work through a highly visual PowerPoint answering questions in each round. The animations in the PowerPoint allow you to create interest and allow students time to answer questions. Examples of the Actor Anagrams, Who am I?, Rank and File, Name the Object and Name the Number are included to make instructions clear and accessible.
The Name the Song and First and Last rounds have an electronic voice reading. Either turn on your speakers, or not, depending on your preference.
Once the quiz has been completed, students mark the answers of the other teams and work through the questions that can create further discussion. Working through the answers takes between 15 and 20 minutes. You can slow the progress down or speed it up depending on your group or lessons.
Questions are appropriate to a secondary school and college aged student.
Whole quiz time: 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The PowerPoint can be edited and adapted allowing you to change any questions to suit your students.
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A fun reading challenge, help the Easter Bunny pack the basket with the eggs on the list.
Includes 3 phase 2 baskets & matching eggs and 5 phase 3 baskets & matching eggs.
The Easter Story – Differentiated Reading Comprehension for KS2
Two reading levels, 22 engaging worksheets, differentiated wordsearches, and crosswords to captivate your students while learning about the Easter Story!
Introduce your Key Stage 2 pupils to the inspiring story of Easter with this educational and engaging reading comprehension pack. Perfect for exploring key events of Holy Week and the significance of Jesus’s resurrection, this resource features two differentiated texts and a wide range of activities to support diverse learners.
Lower Level (550L–750L, suitable for Years 3–4)
This simplified version uses clear, accessible language and short, straightforward sentences. It introduces younger or less confident readers to the key moments in the Easter story, including Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, his death, and resurrection.
Higher Level (850L–1000L, suitable for Years 5–7)
A more detailed version designed for advanced readers, offering a nuanced account of Holy Week. It explores Jesus’s final days, teachings, and the significance of his resurrection with more sophisticated language and ideas.
Both versions provide rich, engaging information about Easter traditions, including the symbolism of the cross, Holy Communion, and Easter Sunday celebrations.
What’s Included:
With 22 supporting worksheets in total (11 for each reading level), pupils will engage in differentiated activities to deepen understanding and reinforce learning:
Mixed-Style Question Sheets: Includes vocabulary matching, sequencing, cloze passages, true/false activities, and written response questions to foster critical thinking.
True or False Activities: Three differentiated levels to assess comprehension of key events and themes.
Multiple Choice Quizzes: Three versions for the higher-level text and two for the lower-level text to effectively assess comprehension.
Cloze Summary Activity: Reinforces main ideas and builds vocabulary retention.
2 Crossword Puzzles: Fun activities that expand vocabulary and comprehension.
Differentiated Wordsearches: Introduces Easter-themed vocabulary, supporting spelling and retention.
Traditional Written Comprehension Sheets: Double-sided worksheets for reflective practice.
Sequencing Activity: Exclusive to the higher-level text, reinforcing understanding of chronological events.
Short Summary Cloze Activity: Develops summarisation skills and reinforces key ideas.
Answer Keys
Looking for more resources? Check out:
Christianity Reading Comprehension: Two Levels
Christian Patron Saints: Reading Comprehension
World Religions Differentiated Reading and Activity Bundle
Teach your students the meaning and events of The Easter Story with this clear and engaging PowerPoint presentation.
This 12-slide lesson resource guides students through the key moments of the Easter story, from Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem to the resurrection on Easter Sunday. Each slide uses simple explanations and visuals to help students understand the sequence of events and why Easter is such an important celebration in Christianity.
This resource is ideal for Religious Education (RE) lessons, classroom discussions, or introducing the story of Easter during the spring term.
The slides provide a structured way to explore the events of Holy Week while supporting student understanding of Christian beliefs and traditions.
Perfect for whole-class teaching, this ready-to-use Power Point or PDF presentation is great for supporting storytelling, discussion, and reflection.
Perfect for:
Religious Education lessons
Learning about Christian celebrations
Easter-themed lessons and assemblies
Introducing the Easter story to younger learners
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Easter-Paques worksheet is designed to keep students occupied with a range of grammar, comprehension and word recognition tasks. It includes a translation exercise, a word-search and writing tasks. Can be used as a cover or activity lesson or when you need to keep the class learning while you complete 1-1 or assessments. The answer sheet is included to allow self/peer or cover supervisor marking.
A bundle of 4 Easter assemblies, perfect for using in the weeks leading up to Easter.
Each assembly contains a pdf plan and a non-editable PowerPoint to help you tell the story. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. There is a different theme for each assembly to help children think about the true meaning of Easter. The themes are covered through anecdotes and acting to help make each assembly relevant to the children’s lives.
The following are included:
Palm Sunday (choosing the right path theme)
The Last Supper (betrayal theme)
Good Friday (sacrifices theme)
Easter Sunday (hope theme)
Save over 30% compared to buying each separately.
This Spanish Easter resource includes 4 fun activity sheets and 4 lovely Easter cards to colour.
The fun acivity sheets have an Easter theme and there are also some colours and numbers in Spanish. The activity sheets in this great bundle include:
A lovely colour by number Easter basket with eggs and a rabbit
A fun word search in the shape of an Easter egg
A colouring in sheet showing pupils that colours go after nouns in Spanish
A count and colour the Easter eggs activity sheet
There are also four different designs of Easter cards for you to choose from, so different classes can have different cards / you can let your pupils choose which card to colour.
This resource would be ideal for KS2 or KS3 / pupils aged 7-11 or 11-14
A narrated video with child friendly information about the story of easter.
A very simplified versions of events.
Powerpoint includes the same pictures but no narration.
Enjoy!
This maths quiz is designed for Key Stage 3 (or lower ability Key Stage 4).
The contents include:
Questions 1-10: Maths multiple choice questions with Fun Facts!
Questions 11-20: Anagrams (mixture of maths keywords and Easter/Chocolate words)
Questions 21-25: Problem Solving
Questions 26-30: Hidden Chocolates
ANSWERS
Hopefully you and your pupils will find this engaging and enjoyable.
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A colouring activity to introduce Easter vocabulary. Revises colours/plurals. Please take the time to comment. Your feedback is much appreciated. Joyeuses Pâques à tous...