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Early Foundations
Curriculum

Easter

Monthly Teaching Guide

Copyright Foundations Publishing, All Rights Reserved 2006
For Ages 2 to 6

Early Foundations

Equipping Churches, Empowering Parents

Easter
Table of Contents

Monthly Letter
Verse: Matthew 28:6
Song: This Little Light of Mine
Prayer
Sunday School Suggested Order of Activities

Week 1
Easter Morning
Craft: Easter Placard

Week 2
He Has Risen!
Craft: He Has Risen Page

Week 3
Doubting Thomas
Craft: Popsicle Puppets

Week 4
Caleb and Carly
Craft: Good News Poster

Assessment
Monthly Craft List
Supplemental Activity Pages

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Early Foundations

Equipping Churches, Empowering Parents

Dear Parents,
Yet another month has come and gone! This is my favorite time of year, however, because it is such a reminder of
how great God is. This month’s theme is Easter and we are excited to share the Easter truth with our children. We
hope you enjoy this special time of year.
Our topic for this month is: Easter
We will be learning the verse: He is not here, he has risen just as he said. Matthew 28:6
Our song is: This Little Light of Mine
The books we will be reading are the following:
He Has Risen
Easter Morning
Doubting Thomas
Caleb and Carly
We will have copies of books, verses, and songs for you to read, explore, and discuss with your children, as well as
weekly study guides to assist you throughout the month.
We look forward to the month ahead and are excited about partnering with you to raise spiritual children in faith
and knowledge of Jesus.
Sincerely,
Children’s Ministry Director

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Song: This Little Light of Mine

This little light of mine, I am going to let it shine
This little light of mine, I am going to let it shine
This little light of mine, I am going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

This little light of mine, I am going to let it shine
This little light of mine, I am going to let it shine
This little light of mine, I am going to let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine

Prayer:

Dear Jesus,
Thank you for dying on the cross for our sins.
Thank you for rising again because you love me.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen

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Sunday School Suggested Order of Activities

10-15 minutes: Children Arrive; Playtime

5 minutes: Clean-up and gather for Circle time

15 minutes: Circle Time

Gather children around and welcome
Remind children of the Theme of the month
Sing Song
Say Verse

Read Story
Ask three questions
Explain Craft- show example
Pray

10 minutes: Craft

15 minutes: Playtime; Parent pick-up

**** All times are approximate. The order and length of the
circle time can be expanded. For example, if more than one
song is desired, then certainly that is encouraged. Furthermore,
expanded prayer times with prayer requests, longer welcoming
times getting to know students is helpful, and further follow-up
questions can be added naturally. These times are simply a
suggestion and were designed to create a cohesive and
consistent experience from week to week.

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Week One

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Easter Morning

Illustrated by Noel Tuazon

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The warm sunshine woke Lili up early.
“It’s Easter, it’s Easter,” she shouted jumping out of bed and
running to the living room.

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“I love Easter,” declared Lili’s mom while she made the toast.
“Hurry Lili, get ready for church,” said her dad stretching for
the sky. “It is a very important day; we don’t want to be late!”
Lili ate her last bite of toast and put her plate in the sink. She
brushed her teeth and hair then as fast as she could; she pulled
on her yellow Easter dress.

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“You look lovely,” said her mom while putting on her hat.
“So do you,” said Lili rubbing her fingers across the delicate
flowers on Mom’s dress.

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At church there were many new friends and families. Lili
quickly ran into Sunday school to see her teacher.
“Hi Lily,” said her teacher, “how are you on this special
morning?”
“I’m wonderful; I love Easter!”

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From a corner of the room a new friend named Eddie asked,
“Why do you love Easter? Why is today a special day?”
Lili looked at their new friend and smiled.
“Today is the day that we remember that Jesus rose from his
grave just like he promised; he is alive and he loves us!” said
Lili smiling.

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“That’s true,” said her teacher, “the Bible says that Jesus died
for us, but then he rose again. The angels told Mary: He is not
here; he has risen just as he said! Today we celebrate that he is
alive!”

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“Really?” asked Eddie, “You mean Easter isn’t about hiding
eggs, or Easter bunnies, or chocolate?”
“Those are all fun things,” said Lili, “but Jesus is the reason we
celebrate and the reason this day is so special.”
“That does make this day special,” said Eddie smiling at his
new friend.

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Classroom Questions
What new friend did Lili meet at Sunday school?
Why is Easter so special? What does it celebrate?
Is Easter about hiding eggs, Easter bunnies, or chocolate?

Parent/child weekly study
What did Lili do on Easter morning? What do we do in our
family?
Who was Lili’s new friend at Sunday school? Who are your
friends at Sunday school?
What does the Bible say about Jesus? Why do we
celebrate Easter?
Lili told Eddie about Jesus. She told him that Jesus loves him.
How do you think Eddie felt? Happy? Surprised? How do you
feel about Jesus?

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Weekly Craft Activity
Easter Placard
Materials:
Copy of Verse
Construction paper
Box of decorations
Glue
Yarn

• Glue the verse onto the construction paper.
• Decorate with various decorations.
• Attach Yarn to form a hanger.

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He is not here; he has risen
just as he said.
Matthew 28:6

He is not here; he has risen
just as he said.
Matthew 28:6

He is not here; he has risen
just as he said.
Matthew 28:6

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Toddler Version
Easter Morning
The sun woke Lili up very early on Easter morning.
“I love Easter,” said Lili’s Dad. Everyone agreed.
“You look lovely,” said Lili to her mother. “You do too.”
Lili’s family went to church to celebrate Easter.
There was a new friend at church. His name was Eddie.
The Sunday school teacher told Eddie all about Jesus.
Eddie and Lili were happy to know that Easter is about Jesus.

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Week Two

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He Has Risen!

Illustrated by Jean Evanson

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Mary was very sad.
One of her best friends, Jesus, had died, and was buried in a
tomb.
The tomb had large round rock in front of it; it was so big that
no one could move it alone.
Every day Mary would visit the tomb and remember her best
friend Jesus.

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It had been three days since Jesus had died, but this morning
was special.
Mary got up extra early and went to the tomb, but when she got
there an amazing thing had happened: the stone had been rolled
away.
At first this made Mary very scared, for no one could move the
stone alone because it was so big!
Then Mary felt very sad because she thought someone had
stolen Jesus’ body from the tomb.

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But then Mary was surprised because when she looked inside of
the tomb she saw two angels dressed all in white and shining
like the sunshine.
“Why are you sad?” they asked Mary.
“I am sad because someone has taken my friend Jesus,” replied
Mary.
“He is not here, he has risen just as he said,” said the angels.

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Mary was so happy! She ran home and told all of her friends,
“Jesus is alive! He has risen!”
Jesus was alive and he came and visited all of his friends and
family.
Jesus kept his promises and loves every one of us! He died for
us, but now he is alive!

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Classroom Questions
Why was Mary sad?
Who did Mary see in the tomb?
What did they tell Mary?

Parent/child weekly study
What did Mary do every day after Jesus died? What do you do
every day?
What happened to the rock in from of Jesus’ tomb? Who do you
think moved it?
Mary was surprised when she saw the angels. What do you
think they looked like?
Mary went and told all of her friends that Jesus was alive. We
should tell our friends too. Who could we tell about Jesus?

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Weekly Craft Activity
He Has Risen Page
Materials:
He has Risen! Picture
Cut out stones
Angel picture
Crayons
Glue
Dowels

• Children color the angel and the picture of the tomb.
• Glue the angel inside of the tomb.
• Attach the stone to the paper with a dowel.

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Toddler Version
He Has Risen

Mary was very sad because Jesus had died.
She went to Jesus’ tomb, but found a wonderful thing; the stone
was rolled away and Jesus was not there.
Inside there were two angels. “Don’t be afraid,” they told Mary.
“Jesus is alive!”
Mary was happy because Jesus is Alive!

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Week Three

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Doubting
Thomas

Illustrated by Jean Evanson

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There once was a man named Thomas. He was a brave man,
and a friend of Jesus’. In fact, he was one of Jesus’ disciples.
After Jesus died on the cross, Thomas was very sad. He really
missed Jesus. Jesus was his best friend, and he wished he could
see him again and talk to him like he always had.

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