Title:
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E.A.S.T.E.R.
Eggs Lesson
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Author/Source:
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Karl
Bastian
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Topic:
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Easter
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Summary:
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An
Easter presentation that uses the letters of EASTER to tell the real meaning
of the holiday.
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E.A.S.T.E.R. Eggs
An Interactive Pre-School
Easter Lesson
NEEDED: Six eggs, each labeled with the letters of the word
EASTER. Each candy should be filled with candy except one of the E's.
It is ideal if the eggs can be clear, although it is not necessary. This
presentation is done with a puppet, although that too is an optional
presentation method.
SUMMARY: An overview of the meaning of Easter concluding with an
explanation of the Gospel message and invitation.
SET-UP: Hide all of the eggs that have candy in them around the
room: E, A, S, T, and R. The 2nd empty E egg should be in the puppet's
possession, or another leader who can say the same line as the puppet below.
Write the word EASTER on the white board or have displayed somehow.
LESSON INTRO: Begin by talking about Easter.
"Guess what holiday is coming?" "What do you like about
Easter?" "Have you ever been on an Easter egg hunt?" etc.
Eventually say, "Today we are going to learn about the meaning of
Easter, and to do so I'd like to introduce you to a friend of mine." Get
out puppet and introduce. Ask the puppet if he got the lesson ready for you?
After he says, 'yes' have him tell the kids what he did. He will say he hid
some eggs! But just a few - some eggs with letters on them that spell Easter.
Explain that when you say 'go', they can look for them, and if they find one
to come back to their seat the hold it above their head so you can see it.
LESSON: After the kids hunt and find the eggs, have them all sit
down. Ask them if they know how to spell the word EASTER. (Point to where you
wrote it.) Say that you are going to use the letters of the word EASTER to
explain what it means. Your puppet is going to help.
Ask
what each letter is and then talk about what that letter means. (See chart
below) On the 2nd E notice it is missing. Before the kids start to look again
(they may jump up to look) have the puppet admit that he has it. Ask why.
Because he thought something was wrong with it. "What's wrong with
it?", you ask. He replied, "It is empty." But you go on to
explain that it is empty for a reason. Because the Tomb was empty too.
The
puppet can add commentary or ask questions or say silly things to keep the
children engaged during the talk. At the end, review the meaning of each
letter with the kids and then let the kids who found the eggs keep them as a reminder
of what Jesus did for them. If you have a small group, you could have a
candy-filled egg for each child to take home.
End
by reviewing the letters - and close with an invitation to ask Jesus to
forgive them and be their Savior so that someday He will raise them up from
the dead too!
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EASTER EGG LESSON
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