RE Unit Spring Festivals: What Is the Significance of Easter and How Is It Celebrated? Part 1

RE Unit Spring Festivals: What is the significance of Easter and how is it celebrated? Part 1

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RE Unit Spring Festivals: What is the significance of Easter and how is it celebrated? Part 1

Learning Overview Lesson Lesson Question You will learn: 1. What is Easter? Who celebrates Easter. Why is Easter such an important festival. When Easter is celebrated. What Lent is. How Easter is celebrated. 2. Who do Christians believe Jesus How we know about the life of Jesus. was? What Christians believe about Jesus. Why Jesus is important to Easter. 3. What is Passion Week (also Why Christians call the last days of traditionally known as Holy Week)? Jesus’ life ‘Passion Week’. When Passion week starts and ends. The key events of Passion Week. 4. What is Palm Sunday? When Palm Sunday happens. What happened on Palm Sunday. Why Palm Sunday is important to Christians. How Christians commemorate Palm Sunday. 5. What happened at the temple on Why Jesus visited the temple. the day after Palm Sunday? What Jesus saw at the temple that made him shocked and angry.

General Glossary Passover A Jewish festival to remember how the Jewish people left slavery behind them when they were led out of Egypt by Moses 3,000 years ago. Messiah The Hebrew word for ‘the chosen one’. Christ The Greek word for ‘the chosen one’ crucifixion An old way of executing someone by nailing them to the cross and leaving them to die. crucify To execute (kill) someone by crucifixion. resurrection When someone comes back to life after their death. Pharisees religious leaders in Jerusalem

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What is the significance of Easter and how is it celebrated? Learning Activity: Connect with what you already know / think you know

 Think to yourself: what does Easter mean to me?  Write down everything you know or think you know about Easter in your home learning / exercise / note book.  Remember to use complete sentences. The sentence stems are there to help you.

Lesson 1: What is Easter? When I think about Easter, I think about ______

I think / I know that Easter ______

My family and I usually celebrate Easter by ______

If I could ask one question about Easter, it would be: ______

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Lesson 1: What is Easter?

Easter is a Christian festival. The date changes from year to year.

Easter is not just one day. Easter Sunday marks the end of Lent.

Lent is a time for fasting (not eating much). The Easter story is at the heart of Christianity.

Easter is the most important festival in the The date of Easter Sunday varies from Christian calendar. It is the day when year to year. It is celebrated on the first Christians celebrate the day when their Sunday after the full moon, on or after 21 spiritual leader, Jesus Christ, rose from the March – usually between March 21st and dead, three days after he was executed April 25th. and buried. Christians call Jesus’ coming back to life the resurrection.

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It is traditionally a time for fasting (not eating much). This is because Jesus fasted during his time in the wilderness, and so Christians identify with his suffering by staying away from particular foods during

this time, including meat, fish, milk and In Christianity, Easter is not a single day. egg products. The week leading up to Easter Sunday is called Holy Week or Passion Week. For some people nowadays, Lent is a 40 day period of giving up chocolate, The six weeks leading up to Easter Sunday caffeine, sugar or something else after is called Lent. Pancake Day.

Easter Sunday marks the end of Lent and the Easter season. Many people celebrate Easter Sunday with a big family meal and treats such as chocolate and cake, which they did not have during Lent!

Lent is the period of 40 days before Easter in the Christian calendar; it is a time of reflection for many Christians as they prepare to remember and celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

In Western Christianity, Ash The Easter story is at the heart of Wednesday marks the start of Lent and Christianity because Christians believe the Easter season. Easter Sunday marks that when Jesus died, he saved everyone the end of Lent and the Easter season. by earning God’s forgiveness. They believe that because God had forgiven all human beings, they would be allowed to go to Heaven and live there after they died, just like Jesus.

Many Christians worldwide celebrate Lent is traditionally supposed to be forty Easter Sunday with special church days long. That is because the Bible says services, music, candlelight, prayers, that Jesus spent forty days in the flowers and the ringing of church bells. wilderness, preparing for his death Easter processions are held in some and resurrection. countries such as the Philippines and Spain. It is a day of joy and celebration. 5 RE: What is Easter and how is it celebrated? (Workbook)

Lesson 1 Learning Activity: Retrieve what you have just found out about Easter Step 1) Metacognition  Without looking back at the text you have just read, look at the four questions in the grid below.  In your home learning book, write the numbers 1), 2), 3), 4).  Put a star next to the numbers if you think you will be able to answer them correctly.  Put a question mark next to the numbers if you don’t think you know the answer. 4 Questions to test yourself (remember, no looking…!) 1) Can you put these 3 parts of the Easter 2) What date is Easter Sunday? calendar in chronological order (the order they happen in)? o Easter Sunday o Lent o Pancake Day 3) What is the week before Easter Sunday called? 4) Can you name 4 ways in which Christians (Can you remember both names?) celebrate on Easter Sunday?  Now your book will look like this (remember blue is book!):

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1) 2) 3) ? 4)

 Or maybe like this:

RE Lesson 1: What is Easter?

1) 2) ? 3) ? 4)

Step 2) Test yourself  Without looking back at the text you have just read, answer at the four questions in the grid in complete sentences.  Your book will look something like this (remember blue is book!):

1) In order, the 3 parts of the Easter Calendar are______

2) The date of Easter Sunday______

3) The week before Easter Sunday is called______or______

4) 4 of the ways in which Christians celebrate Easter Sunday are______

Step 3) Self-marking and correcting  Now look back at the text for Lesson 1 (What is Easter?) and mark or correct your answers in purple pen (or any colour will do). Step 4) Learn from your mistakes  If you got any wrong, make sure you learn the right answer for tomorrow!

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Lesson 2: Who do Christians believe Jesus was?

Retrieval Practice: What can you remember about Easter from Lesson 1?

 Without looking back at your work from Lesson 1, answer these questions in your home learning / exercise / note book.

Lesson 1: What is Easter?

Easter is a Christian festival. The date changes from year to year. 1) What do Christians celebrate on Easter Sunday? 2) What date is Easter Sunday?

Easter is not just one day. Easter Sunday marks the end of Lent. 3) How long is the festival of Easter? 4) When does Lent begin?

Lent is a time for fasting (not eating much). The Easter story is at the heart of Christianity. 5) Why do Christians have Lent? 6) Why is Easter so important to Christians?

 Remember to answer the questions in complete sentences. Your book will look like this:

Lesson 2: Who do Christians believe Jesus was? Retrieval Practice

1) On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate______2) The date of Easter Sunday ______3) The festival of Easter ______4) Lent begins on ______5) Christians have Lent______6) Easter is important to Christians because______

 Now look back at the text for Lesson 1 (What is Easter?) and mark or correct your answers in purple pen (or any colour will do). 7 RE: What is Easter and how is it celebrated? (Workbook)

Lesson 2: Who do Christians believe Jesus was?

By reading the Gospels we can find out what Christians know about the life of Jesus from Jesus was like. the New Testament.

Christians believe that Jesus is God’s son. Christians believe that Jesus showed his divine power as a miracle worker.

Christians believe that Jesus' teaching and life give Christians believe that Jesus was The Messiah (‘the humans the perfect example of how to live. chosen one’)

Four people wrote about Jesus’ life. These Christians know about the life of Jesus accounts are called the Gospels. By from the Bible. reading them we can find out what Jesus The part of the Bible that was written was like. after Jesus was born is called the New The four authors – traditionally identified Testament. as Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – had The first four books of the New Testament different audiences in mind when they are called the ‘Gospels’ because they wrote, so the accounts are quite different. contain the ‘good news’ about Jesus’s life, (You can read stories about the life of Jesus by finding the death and resurrection. book and references numbers in purple brackets in the Bible.) 8 RE: What is Easter and how is it celebrated? (Workbook)

The Gospel of St John tells Christians about seven miracles performed by Jesus. 1) Turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana. (John 2: 1 - 11)

2) Making a very sick person well again in Christians believe that Jesus was not just a Capernaum. (Matthew 9: 1 - 8) man. They believe that God wanted us all to know him personally. So he came to 3) Making a person who could not walk earth in the form of a man – Jesus – and better, so that they could walk without that if we find out what Jesus was like we crutches. (John 5) can learn what God is like. We can know 4) Feeding five thousand people with only God through Jesus. five loaves of bread and two fish by the Christians believe Jesus was God in the Sea of Tiberias. (Matthew 14: 15-21) flesh – Jesus was the incarnation of God. 5) Healing the blind so that they could see. Most of us can remember the story of (John 9: 1 – 12) Jesus’ birth, which is celebrated at 6) Bringing back to life a man called Christmas. Lazarus, who had been dead for four days. It tells us where Jesus was born- in a (John 11: 1 – 44) stable in Bethlehem - and that his parents 7) The greatest miracle of all: Jesus’ were called Mary and Joseph from resurrection. (Matthew 28: 5-6) (John 11: Nazareth. (Matthew 1: 1 – 23) 25 - 26) It also tells us that Jesus was no ordinary The other Gospels tell Christians about baby: he was visited and worshipped by other miracles. many people, including three kings when he was born. Christians believe that part of the reason why Jesus did so many amazing things is because he really wanted us to know that he was the Son of God, who had been sent to live among people and show them that God loved them.

The Gospels tell that throughout his life, Jesus performed many amazing miracles and helped many people.

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Christians believe that Jesus said: The Bible tells Christians that the Jews, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever God’s chosen people, believed that a follows me will never walk in darkness, but ‘Messiah’ would come to save them. will have the light of life.’ (John 8 : 12) ‘Messiah’ is a Hebrew (Jewish) word which means ‘the chosen one’. The word ‘Christ’ They believe that throughout his life, Jesus is the Greek word which means the same tried hard to be the best person he could thing: ‘the chosen one’. be, so that his followers could live their best lives too, as God would want them to. The land of Palestine where the Jewish He resisted the ‘darkness’ of the people lived at that time was ruled by the temptation to do bad things because he Romans, and many Jews expected the was determined to do only good. ‘Messiah / Christ’ to be a military figure who would fight the Romans and drive Christians also believe that Jesus said: ‘I them out and save the Jews from slavery am the good shepherd. The good shepherd and ill-treatment. lays down his life for the sheep.’ (John 10: 11) Jesus did not want to be a warrior or king like that. He believed he was chosen to They believe that this means that Jesus lead his people peacefully back to God and was sent by God to guide and look after a life of good. This is what Christians people, just as a good shepherd looks believe he was sent to Earth to do. after a flock of sheep and protects them from danger. Even if that meant sacrificing his own life to save them. As part of his role as ‘the good shepherd’, Jesus travelled the countryside as a preacher, teaching people about God’s love and telling them how to live a good life, as God intended, by looking after each other and not being selfish or greedy.

He did this even though he knew that it would get him into trouble with the people in charge of the country.

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Lesson 2 Learning Activity: Retrieve what you have just found out about Jesus Step 1) Metacognition  Without looking back at the text you have just read, look at the four questions in the grid below.  In your home learning book, write the numbers 1), 2), 3), 4).  Put a star next to the numbers if you think you will be able to answer them correctly.  Put a question mark next to the numbers if you don’t think you know the answer. 4 Questions to test yourself (remember, no looking…!) 1) What are the 4 books in the New Testament 2) Who do Christians believe Jesus was? that tell Christians about the life of Jesus called? Who wrote them? 3) Can you name at least 3 miracles performed by 4) What two things did Jesus say about himself Jesus in the Bible? and his job on Earth? What did he mean when he said those things?  Now your book will look like this (remember blue is book!):

RE Lesson 2: Who do Christians believe Jesus was?

2) 2) 3) ? 4)

 Or maybe like this:

RE Lesson 2: Who do Christians believe Jesus was?

1) 2) ? 3) ? 4)

1) The 4 books that tell Christians about the life of Jesus are called______They were written by ______

2) Christians believe that Jesus was ______

3) 3 of the miracles performed by Jesus are: ______

4) Jesus said______and ______He meant that______and______

Step 3) Self-marking and correcting  Now look back at the text for Lesson 2 (Who do Christians believe Jesus was?) and mark or correct your answers in purple pen (or any colour will do). Step 4) Learn from your mistakes  If you got any wrong, make sure you learn the right answer for tomorrow!

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Lesson 3: What is Passion Week (also traditionally known as Holy Week)?

Retrieval Practice: What can you remember about Jesus from Lesson 2?

 Without looking back at your work from Lesson 2, answer these questions in your home learning / exercise / note book.

Lesson 2: Who do Christians believe Jesus was?

By reading the Gospels we can find out what Christians know about the life of Jesus from Jesus was like. the New Testament. When was the New Testament written? What are the 4 Gospels and who wrote them?

Christians believe that Jesus is God’s son. Christians believe that Jesus showed his divine power as a miracle worker. Why did God send part of himself down to Earth to live Why did Jesus perform so many miracles? among men?

Christians believe that Jesus' teaching and life give Christians believe that Jesus was The Messiah (‘the humans the perfect example of how to live. chosen one’) What 2 things did Jesus say about himself and his job What do Christians believe it was Jesus’ job to do as the on Earth? ‘Messiah’?  Remember to answer the questions in complete sentences. Your book will look like this:

Lesson 3: What is Passion Week (also traditionally known as Holy Week)?

Retrieval Practice 1) The New Testament was written after ______2) The 4 gospels are ______. They were written by ______3) God sent part of himself down to Earth to live among men so that______4) Jesus performed so many miracles so that ______5) Jesus said ______and ______6) As the Messiah, Christians believe it was Jesus’ job to______ Now look back at the text for Lesson 2 (Who do Christians believe Jesus was?) and mark or correct your answers in purple pen (or any colour will do). 12 RE: What is Easter and how is it celebrated? (Workbook)

Lesson 3: What is Passion Week (also traditionally known as Holy Week)?

Passion Week (also called Holy Week) takes place The name ‘Passion Week’ represents the strong love between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. Jesus felt for humanity.

It is difficult to know exactly what happened in the last People who study the bible generally agree on a days of Jesus’ time on Earth. timeline of major events leading up to Jesus’ resurrection.

Because there are so many accounts of Passion Week (also called Holy Week) Jesus’ last days on Earth in the Bible, it is takes place between Palm Sunday and difficult to know exactly what happened in Easter Sunday (Resurrection Sunday). Passion Week (Holy Week). To study the biblical accounts of Passion Week, you read the following chapters from the Bible: Matthew 21-27, Mark 11- 15, Luke 19-23, and John 12-19.

Christians chose to call the days leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection ‘Passion Week’ because that name represents the strong love Jesus felt for all human beings and the passion with which Jesus willingly sacrificed his life on the cross. Christians However, most Christians agree on the believe that he did this did this to pay for following timeline of events during the 7 the sins of all of His people, so they could days leading up to Easter Sunday. be saved. 13 RE: What is Easter and how is it celebrated? (Workbook)

Lesson 3 Learning Activity: Learn the key events of Passion Week Step 1) Draw the timeline of key events on a blank page in your home learning book. You don’t have to write the words (unless you want to), but you should draw the timeline and pictures.

Step 2) Now trace the timeline you have just drawn with your finger, saying what the pictures mean and what happened on each day.

Step 3) After that, find a blank page at the back of your home learning book and draw as much of the timeline as you can from memory (WITHOUT looking at it). You CAN do this!

Step 4) Finally, look at the timeline on this page again. Self-mark and correct your timeline in purple pen (or any colour will do), adding any pictures or labels you forgot.

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Lesson 4: What is Palm Sunday?

Retrieval Practice: What can you remember about Passion Week from Lesson 3?

 Without looking back at your work from Lesson 3, write down everything you can remember about Passion Week in your home learning / exercise / note book.  Can you draw the timeline of key events without looking?

 Now look back at the text and the time line of key events in Lesson 3 (What is Passion Week?) and mark or correct your answers in purple pen (or any colour will do).

Lesson 4: What is Palm Sunday?

Palm Sunday is the first day of Passion Week. Jesus went to Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish festival of the Passover.

People were surprised when Jesus rode into They waved palm branches Jerusalem on a donkey. and shouted, ‘Hosanna’.

Palm Sunday is sometimes called For many Christians, Palm Sunday ‘Passion Sunday’. is an important day.

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them. But Jesus did not want to be a warrior or king like that. He believed he was chosen to lead his people peacefully back to God and a life of good. Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter So he asked his disciples to find him a Sunday. Holy Week (or Passion Week) donkey and its young colt and surprised begins on Palm Sunday. the people of Jerusalem by arriving like a servant on a donkey instead of on a horse or chariot like a king.

On the Sunday before he was arrested, crucified and resurrected, Jesus travelled to Jerusalem with his disciples to celebrate When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, crowds the Jewish festival of the Passover. of people came out to welcome him. They Passover is a Jewish festival held to spread their cloaks on the ground in front remember the time that the Jewish people of him. They waved palm branches. And left slavery behind them when they were they shouted, ‘Hosanna’, which is a led out of Egypt by Moses over 3,000 Hebrew (old Jewish) word which means years ago. ‘save us, I pray’: "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is You can read about how the Jewish people he who comes in the name of the Lord! were led out of Egypt by Moses in the Old Hosanna in the highest!" (Matthew 21:6-9). Testament. You can read about Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem in the Gospels (Matthew 21:1- 11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19).

Jesus knew that many people had heard of him because of the miracles he performed and that people thought he was a great teacher because of the sermons (religious speeches) he gave. He knew that they called him ‘King of the Christians believe that Jesus rode into Jews’ and that they thought he would save Jerusalem knowing that he would soon 16 RE: What is Easter and how is it celebrated? (Workbook)

give up his own life to save everyone. He knew that it was the beginning of the end of his life on Earth. They believe that even though he knew what would happen, he carried on with with a strong positive emotion – a ‘love’, or a ‘passion’. That is why Palm Sunday is sometimes called ‘Passion Sunday’.

Every year, on Palm Sunday, many churches have special services to celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. It is also a time for many Christians to remember his suffering before his death and resurrection.

Many churches provide congregation members with small crosses made from palm leaves at special Palm Sunday services. The priests or ministers bless these palms, which are also used to make the Ash Wednesday ashes for the next year. Many churches distribute palms in the shape of a cross. Churches may also have a procession that involves people singing songs and waving palm leaves. Some churches give people pax cakes (small round cakes like short- bread) at the end of a service. Children’s activities on or around this event may include story telling about biblical events relating to Palm Sunday and crafts such as making palm crosses.

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Lesson 4 Learning Activity: Retrieve what you have just found out about Palm Sunday Step 1) Metacognition  Without looking back at the text you have just read, look at the four questions in the grid below.  In your home learning book, write the numbers 1), 2), 3), 4).  Put a star next to the numbers if you think you will be able to answer them correctly.  Put a question mark next to the numbers if you don’t think you know the answer. 4 Questions to test yourself (remember, no looking…!) 1) Why did Jesus travel to Jerusalem? 2) Why did Jesus choose to travel on a donkey and not on a horse or chariot? 3) When is Palm Sunday? 4) Can you name at least 3 ways in which Christians commemorate Palm Sunday?  Now your book will look like this (remember blue is book!):

RE Lesson 4: What is Palm Sunday?

3) 2) 3) ? 4)

 Or maybe like this:

RE Lesson 4: What is Palm Sunday?

1) 2) ? 3) ? 4)

1) Jesus travelled to Jerusalem to ______

2) Jesus chose to travel into Jerusalem on a donkey because ______

3) Palm Sunday is ______

4) Christians commemorate Palm Sunday by______, by______and by______

Step 3) Self-marking and correcting  Now look back at the text for Lesson 4 (What is Palm Sunday?) and mark or correct your answers in purple pen (or any colour will do). Step 4) Learn from your mistakes  If you got any wrong, make sure you learn the right answer for tomorrow!

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Lesson 5: What happened at the temple on the day after Palm Sunday?

Retrieval Practice: What can you remember about Palm Sunday from Lesson 4?

 Without looking back at your work from Lesson 4, answer these questions in your home learning / exercise / note book.

Lesson 4: What is Palm Sunday?

Palm Sunday is the first day of Passion Week. Jesus went to Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish festival of the Passover. When is Palm Sunday? What is the Jewish festival of Passover?

People were surprised when Jesus rode into They waved palm branches Jerusalem on a donkey. and shouted, ‘Hosanna’. Why were people surprised when Jesus rode into Why did people wave palm branches and shout Jerusalem on a donkey? ‘Hosanna’?

Palm Sunday is sometimes called For many Christians, Palm Sunday ‘Passion Sunday’. is an important day. Why is Palm Sunday sometimes called ‘Passion Why is Palm Sunday important to Christians and how Sunday’? do they commemorate it?  Remember to answer the questions in complete sentences. Your book will look like this:

Lesson 5: What happened at the temple on the day after Palm Sunday>Retrieval Practice

1) Palm Sunday is______2) The Jewish festival of Passover is held to celebrate ______3) People were surprised when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey because______4) People waved palm branches and shouted ‘Hosanna’ because ______5) Palm Sunday is sometimes called ‘Passion Sunday’ because ______6) As the Messiah, Christians believe it was Jesus’ job to______

 Now look back at the text for Lesson 4 (What is Palm Sunday?) and mark or correct your answers in purple pen (or any colour will do).

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Lesson 5: What happened at the temple on the day after Palm Sunday?

The temple was a very special place for Jesus. Jesus went to the temple in Jerusalem on Monday.

Jesus chased out the animal sellers and money Jesus was shocked and angry exchangers out of the temple. about what he found in the temple.

The Pharisees (religious leaders) saw what Jesus did and were angry. Jesus told them why he was so shocked and angry and what would happen.

The temple in Jerusalem was a very special On the day after Palm Sunday, like many place for Jesus. He had been coming to the Jewish people, Jesus went to the temple to temple to worship God with Mary and worship God as part of the Passover Joseph since he was a child. festival. He believed that it was the one place Passover is a Jewish festival held to where God could meet with his people remember the time that the Jewish people and where they could meet with their left slavery behind them when they were God. led out of Egypt by Moses over 3,000 years ago. Many other people believed the same. Each year they travelled to the temple in Jerusalem to worship God and to ask for forgiveness for their sins (the bad choices they had made).

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Jesus was so shocked and angry about the Jesus was looking forward to meeting with way that the religious leaders were using God in his temple, but when he got there, God’s temple to make money out of he was shocked and angry about what he people that he turned over their tables saw. and chased the animal sellers and coin The temple was very crowded, but not exchangers out of the temple. only with people who wanted to pray and He would not allow anyone to carry items worship. for sale through the temple courtyards. The temple looked like a market place or shop. It was full of people trying to make money by selling animals and ‘temple coins’.

In those times, people used to sacrifice animals to God in the temple to ask him to The Jewish religious leaders (the forgive their sins. Because people were Pharisees) saw what Jesus did and it made them really angry (Matthew 21:15). travelling from miles away to get to the temple, they couldn’t always bring their They wanted to know who in the world animals to sacrifice, so people started Jesus thought he was to tell them what to selling them at the temple – at outrageous do in their own temple. prices! As well as sacrificing animals, people used to bring coins to the temple as offerings to God. The religious leaders in the temple said that the Roman coins made God unhappy because they had a picture Jesus told them it was because the temple of the Roman Emperor Caesar on them, was God’s House, a place where people and Caesar claimed to be god. So, they from everywhere could come and pray – told the people that they had to buy but they had turned it into a place of special “temple coins” to put in the robbery and greed. He said: offering. The religious leaders over- charged people on purpose so that they It is written that the Lord said, "My house will could become rich! be called a house where people from all nations can pray.” (Isaiah 56:7) But you have made it a 'den for robbers. (Jeremiah 7:11) 21 RE: What is Easter and how is it celebrated? (Workbook)

Lesson 5 Learning Activity: Retrieve what you have just found out about what happened on the day after Palm Sunday Step 1) Metacognition  Without looking back at the text you have just read, look at the four questions in the grid below.  In your home learning book, write the numbers 1), 2), 3), 4).  Put a star next to the numbers if you think you will be able to answer them correctly.  Put a question mark next to the numbers if you don’t think you know the answer. 4 Questions to test yourself (remember, no looking…!) 1) Why did Jesus go to the temple in Jerusalem on 2) What 2 things did Jesus see at the temple the day after Palm Sunday? which made him angry? 3) What did Jesus do in the temple?? 4) Who were angry with Jesus when they saw what he did?  Now your book will look like this (remember blue is book!):

RE Lesson 5: What happened at the temple on the day after Palm Sunday?

1) 2) 3) ? 4)

 Or maybe like this:

RE Lesson 5: What happened at the temple on the day after Palm Sunday?

1) 2) ? 3) ? 4)

1) Jesus went to the temple in Jerusalem on the day after Palm Sunday so that ______

2) The two things Jesus saw at the temple that made him angry were that ______

3) In the temple, Jesus ______

4) The ______were angry with Jesus when they saw what he had done in the temple.

Step 3) Self-marking and correcting  Now look back at the text for Lesson 5 (What happened in the temple on the day after Palm Sunday?) and mark or correct your answers in purple pen (or any colour will do). Step 4) Learn from your mistakes  If you got any wrong, make sure you learn the right answer for next time!

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