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Resurrection DayUnit Study

Includes: Language Arts, History, Geography,Science, Visual Arts,

Drama, Reading ResourcesIncludes 7 Resurrection Day themed coloring pages

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RESURRECTION DAY UNIT STUDYWhile this unit study is intended for 1st – 8th grades, some of the exercises could easily be tailored for younger children. I have also added some ideas in some of the subjects, to use with older children.

This unit encompasses a variety of daily subjects, including Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies/Geography and Visual Arts. In addition to the printables, you will need your Bible, a dictionary, access to the internet, a Biblical Atlas/Map (for reference), crayons, construction paper, scissors, glue and any additional items required for the Science experiments and Visual Arts projects.

Language Arts/History1. Have students read all 4 Gospel accounts of the Crucifixion and Resurrection (Matt 26-28; Mk 14-16; Lk 22-24; Jn 18-20:23)2. Have students read the History of Crucifixion (Handout A).3. After reading, have the student(s) define the vocabulary words and answer the questions on Worksheet A.

Older Students: Have older students do a harmony of the Crucifixion/Resurrection accounts from the Bible. A harmony is “a collation of the material of parallel narratives, esp of the four Gospels.” (NOTE: The easiest way to do a harmony is to turn your paper orientation (on the computer) to landscape & make four columns for each Gospel. Then simply line up the scriptures that match or closely match across the columns. It should look something like this.) What does the harmony show you? What does each account have in common? What is different? Why do you think they are different? What parts of the Crucifixion account are most important? Why do you believe that?

Social Studies/Geography1. Draw your own map of ancient Galilee, Sumaria & Judea. You can find one in the back of most Bibles, here at BibleAtlas.com

or here at Bible-History.com. 2. Using your own map, locate and label the following: Galilee, Samaria, Judea, Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea and Jordan River.3. Using your own map, locate and label the following cities: Bethlehem, Nazareth, Capernaum, Jerusalem.

Older Students: Draw a map showing the approximate path from Jerusalem (Pilot’s house) to Golgatha.

MathUse one of the activity pages for your math exercise.

1. Matching Numbers: PreK (Worksheet B), K-1st (Worksheet C) 2. Roman Numeral Math: 2nd-3rd (Worksheet D) or 4th-5th (Worksheet E)

Science1. Try this Spotless Lamb experiment (you will need white carnations, a vase and red food coloring).2. Read about the Blood-Red Moon and what it has to do with the death of Jesus. (There are 3 parts to this, which continue at

the bottom of each entry.)3. If you own the video, Star of Bethlehem, I highly recommend watching it. If not, you can purchase it now! Although this is for

older students & adults, if you are able to explain what is being said to younger students they might find it fascinating. Trust me…it is worth the watch!

Older Students : Write a report on one of the following and how it relates to Christ’s death on the cross: lunar eclipse, earthquakes.Older Students: Read more about Dating the Crucifixion, Pilate and Sejanus and Daniel’s Prophecy.

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Visual Arts1. I have included 7 pages of Resurrection Day themed coloring pages.2. Print, color and assemble this fun and Biblical Easter Story Wreath.3. Print, assemble these Paper Resurrection Eggs. Then, use them to tell the Resurrection story.

Older Students: Have older students make this Agony in the Garden craft/diorama or another scene from the Crucifixion story.

Drama1. Have children act out different scenes from the Crucifixion account (the plot to kill Jesus, coming before Pilate, Judas’

betrayal, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection)2. Have kids stand with their arms stretched out like they would be on a cross and their feet close together or on top of one

another. How long can they stand without falling? How long until their arms are tired? What must it have been like to hang there for hours (or even days)?

Extra ReadingFor Tots:Pingry, Patricia A. On Easter Sunday. Candy Cane, 2007.Ellis, Gwen. Read and Share: The Story of Easter. Thomas Nelson, 2008.Stiegemeyer, Julie. Things I See at Easter. Concordia, 2005.Bowman, Crystal. An Easter Gift for Me. Zonderkidz, 2007.

For Ages 5+Heyer, Carol. The First Easter. Ideals Children’s Books, 2008.Barsness, Todd. God’s Easter Promise. Concordia, 2006.Hunt, Angela Elwell. The Tale of Three Trees. Cook, 2004.Stockstill, Gloria McQueen. Jesus Rose on Easter Morn. Concordia, 2003.Ytreeide, Arnold. Amon’s Adventure: A Family Story for Easter. Kregel, 2010.

Older Students: Wikipedia has the best historically accurate account of the Crucifixion of Jesus that I could find online. It is easy enough to understand that older students would enjoy reading about it. I have summarized the History of Crucifixion on Handout A, but if your student wishes to read more Wikipedia has a great history of crucifixion itself. NOTE: Wikipedia is graphic in their description, so please read over the material yourself first before allowing your child to read it themselves.

Extra Activities* Try making these Resurrection rolls either while studying this unit or the morning of Resurrection Sunday. Just make sure to give

yourself enough time to fully explain the meaning behind them.* Try making these Resurrection cookies – they look delicious and the explanation is so clearly put into terms kids can understand!* Make these quick and easy pretzels from Catholic Icing for a reminder about prayer during Lent.

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A Brief History of CrucifixionCrucifixion is a form of execution used in ancient times that was a very slow, painful and gruesome form of death. The condemned person was tied, nailed – sometimes both – to a cross and left to hang until they were dead.Romans are commonly associated with crucifixion, but in fact the Seleucids and the Carthaginians also used this form of execution from the 6th century BC to the 4th century AD. Japan has also used it for their criminals – and sometimes Christians. Emperor Constantine I got rid of crucifixion in 337AD out of respect for Jesus Christ, who was the most famous victim of crucifixion.

“The English term cross derives from the Latin word crux. The Latin term crux literally means "in general, a tree, frame, or other wooden instruments of execution, on which criminals were impaled or hanged" and "in particular, a cross".

The English term crucifix derives from the Latin crucifixus or cruci fixus, past participle passive of crucifigere or cruci figere, meaning "to crucify" or "to fasten to a cross".”

Crucifixion was a gruesome, humiliating, excruciating, slow and painful public death. It was often used as a warning to its witnesses in order to keep them from committing wicked crimes. Crucifixion methods varied greatly depending on the time period and the location. Crucifixion was a form of execution for only those committed the worst of crimes, not for petty criminals.

Often times, “the condemned was forced to carry the crossbeam on his shoulders to the place of execution. A whole cross would weigh well over 300 pounds (135 kg).” Crucifixion could hours or even days depending on the health of the condemned, the methods used and the outdoor elements. Contrary to popular beliefs that it was difficult to breath thus causing death; Roman subjects endured rapidly increasing pain, which resulted in a longer and more agonizing death. The legs of the crucified were often broken or shattered with an iron club – an act called crurifragium. Breaking their legs quickened death, but the pain and agony was also meant to deter the witnesses from committing crimes.

The instrument used in crucifixion – or gibbet – is commonly referred to as a cross. But in ancient times cross had several different meanings. How do we know the cross we see in pictures is the same type Jesus was crucified on? First, the New Testaments writers do not go into such detail about the cross, only about the crucifixion itself. But early writings, dating from about 100AD on, do speak to the shape of the Christ’s cross and describe it like the letter ‘T’, or in other words an upright and a transverse beam, which sometimes had a small ledge in the upright.

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Information taken from Wikipedia