the week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday

the Sunday at the beginning of Holy Week and the day of Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem

final meal that Jesus had with His disciples

the day when Christians remember Jesus' death on the cross

the day when Christians remember Jesus' resurrection

Celebrating Holy Week: a case study

Religious education

The Last Supper: different Christian interpretations

Maundy Thursday: other events

Good Friday: different Christian commemorations

The resurrection: different Gospel accounts

Holy Week: significance to different Christians

In this unit pupils will learn the story of the Passion narratives of the death and resurrection of Jesus. From a theological study of this story, the will investigate different Christian interpretations of the significance of this event. Case studies will allow them to see diversity.

Holy Week: what do the stories say and what is their meaning?

Which animal did Jesus arrive on when he entered Jerusalem?

Which group of people were occupying Jerusalem when Jesus arrived?

Can you order these Holy Week events correctly?

Christians remember how Jesus shared a special meal with His friends.

Holy Week is when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.

Christians remember that Jesus died on Good Friday.

Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected at the end of Holy Week.

Christians think about how Jesus was kind and forgiving.

Which of these statements is not a reason why Holy Week is important to Christians?

the Sunday at the beginning of Holy Week and the day of Jesus’ arrival

Can you match the keyword to the correct meaning?

Who uses the Bible as their holy scripture?

At which festival do Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus?

What is the festival of Pesach also known as?

buy presents for each other to show kindness

decorate their homes with lights to represent Jesus as the light

give up something they enjoy as a way to prepare for Easter

send cards to friends and family to celebrate Jesus’ birth

A man was walking when robbers attacked him and left him badly hurt.

Two religious people walked by but did not stop to help the man.

Then, a Samaritan man came by and felt sorry for the hurt man.

The Samaritan bandaged the man's wounds and put him on his donkey.

He took him to an inn and paid for his care until he was better.

Jesus told a story called ‘The Good Samaritan’.  Can you put the events of the story in order?

In the story of Noah’s Ark, God makes a promise to never send a flood again and a rainbow appears in the sky as a sign of this promise.  What is a special word that religious people use for promise?

Celebrating Holy Week: a case study

Lesson outcome