Easter Story
This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to explore and illustrate the main sequence of events in the Easter story and understand the role of different characters in the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. The class can produce pictures and models to record the main events in the story.
Explore and illustrate the main sequence of events in the Easter story and understand the role of different characters in the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus
Lesson One : Easter Shapes
Identify and record the meaning behind some of the different symbols and shapes that can be used during Easter celebrations to remember what happened to Jesus
Lesson Two : Jesus’ Miracles
Explore and describe some of the different miracles that were performed by Jesus in the days before his arrival into Jerusalem as part of the Easter story
Lesson Three : Jesus’ Friends
Identify and record the sequence of events in some of the stories about Jesus’ life about his followers and friends
Lesson Four : Palm Sunday
Explore and record information about the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem and suggest how to welcome visitors in similar scenarios
Lesson Five : Jesus in Jerusalem
Investigate and record what happened to Jesus and the disciples in Jerusalem and sequence the matching story events leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion by the Romans
Lesson Six : Easter Garden
Explore and record information about the resurrection of Jesus as part of the Easter story and make a model of a garden with a range of different flowers and plants
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Measurement
Measure, compare and record the mass and capacity of different objects and containers using a range of non-standard measurements
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Word Halves
Identify and complete the halves of letters for different cvc words beginning with the initial phoneme sounds for matching alphabet letters
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Seaside Subtraction
Calculate and record the difference between pairs of numbers to ten by counting back to show numbers of items sold in a shop at the seaside
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Animal Alphabet
Practise finding information in non-fiction books about some of the different animals that live around the world