The Easter Story (coloured ribbons)

Story (Resource Pack 4) KEY STAGE 1&2

VISUAL AID: Ribbons, one for each child

The actions made by the ribbons, helps tell the tale of Holy Week. Tell the story in your own words.

1 (Wave the ribbons) The crowds shouted 'Hosanna'.

2 (pull ribbons into a straight line pointing outward) Jesus set his face towards Jerusalem, knowing he would soon face death.

3 (Wave the ribbon angrily from side to side) He drove the buyers and the sellers out of the temple, for they cheats and robbers.

4 (tie ribbon loosely around wrists) They bound Jesus and arrested him.

5 (drive the ribbon downwards forcefully 39 times) The lashed him with whips.

6 (put the ribbon on the top of your head like a judge) He was sentenced to death.

7 (pull the ribbon tight, then slacken; tight then slacken: make a popping sound) They drove nails into his hands and his feet.

8 ( throw the ribbon into the air) He was raised again to life, on the third day after his death.