Holy week Home learning

Focus Scripture Suggested activitiesPalm Sunday Matthew

21:1-11- Make palms with hand prints and lolly

sticks- Sing the hymn ‘Give me joy in my

heart’ and put actions to the words- Make a newspaper article about the

triumphant entry

Washing of the feet John 13:1-17

- Carry of the washing of the feet with dolls or figures

- Make a card from a disciple to Jesus thanking him for the washing of the feet and explain how it made them feel.

- Make a poster show how we can serve others

Last supper Matthew 26:17-30

- Role play the story and re-enact what happened with bread and juice

-Make a fishbone diagram of the event considering the five senses (taste, hear, touch, see, smell)

- Write a letter from a disciple to a family member telling them about the events.

Jesus Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane

Matthew 26:36-56

-Make your own prayer garden in a flower pot

-Write a prayer from Jesus to God at the time he was in the Garden.

-Write a diary from the point of view of Jesus?

Trial and crucifixion of Jesus

Mark 15 -Make crosses from folded paper

-Make a silhouette artwork using tissue paper-Write a letter to Pontius pilot persuading him that Jesus is the Son of God.-Make an egg box story adding objects to represent keys evening

-Create a guide to Holy week

Questions

Big question Key questionsEYFS ‘What happened

during Holy Week?’

Why do we make the sign of the cross? Why do we have crucifixes/crosses? What is the difference? What journey did Jesus make? How did Jesus feel? How does the events of Holy Week make you feel?

Year 1/2

‘What can I find out about what

happened to Jesus during Holy Week?’

Why were the crowds so pleased to see Jesus? What does ‘Hosanna’ mean? Why is the meal Jesus shared with his disciples called the Last Supper? Where and when did he share the meal? How different would the Last Supper be from the first supper the disciples shared together? What did Jesus say when he gave the bread and wine to his disciples? Why do you think he said these words? Where do you hear these words being spoken? What do they make you think? What would the disciples be thinking and feeling as Jesus said these words to them? Why did Jesus wash his disciples’ feet? What is the message for us?

Year 3/4

‘How do the events of the Last Supper

still guide us today?’

When is Holy Week? What services take place during Holy Week? What are the liturgical colours of Holy Week? (red, white and purple) What other signs and symbols do we associate with Holy Week? When and where did the Last Supper take place? What happened at the Last Supper? What were the disciples celebrating when they had the Last Supper? (Passover.) What did Jesus command of the disciples? (“Do this in memory of me” etc.) When do we follow the command of Jesus? (Mass) What do each of the events of the Last Supper tell us about Jesus?

Year 5/6

How does the story of Jesus driving the traders from the temple help us understand the tensions

around Jesus?’

How many events from Holy Week can you remember? Why is it called Holy Week? When does Holy Week start? Were all the people praising Jesus? Why do you think some people were not praising him? What did Jesus say to the Pharisees? What would the chief priest have said? Why is this story significant for Holy Week? (reaction of the chief priests etc.) Which of the stations do you know about? Which one has most meaning for you etc?