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48 C P H . O R G / C U R R I C U L U M 2 3 4 P R E A S S E S S M E N T S ● Prepare two large pieces of butcher paper. Label one "Lent" and the other "Easter." Have your students brainstorm things they already know about these two seasons of the Church Year, then write ideas on the pa- per. You can do this as a whole-class activity or divide the class into groups and let each group write their ideas. If necessary, provide prompts for your students. Possible prompts could include Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, the Garden of Gethsemane, and Pontius Pilate. ● Learn about how your students celebrate Easter by giving the class a writing prompt. Ask one or both of the following questions: (1) How does your family celebrate Easter? (2) Why do we celebrate Easter? Give your students several minutes to write their responses. Later, let them share their writing with a classmate. ● Conduct a brief class discussion about the question "How did Jesus save the world?" Divide your students into small groups and instruct them to write a short story or play about how Jesus saved the world. Each student should work together to create a script or story that they will perform for the class. Use these performances to assess the level of background knowl- edge each student has about Jesus' saving work. P R O J E C T I D E A S Holy Week passport—In this unit, students will be learning about the events leading up to Holy Week as well as Jesus' commission and ascension. The project for this unit focus- es on detailing the events of Holy Week in chronological order. Students will be making and completing a Holy Week passport as though they are with Jesus on His journey to the cross. The passport can be in the form of a minibook or mul- tipage collage. Each page can cover one day of Holy Week, starting with Palm Sunday and concluding with Jesus' resur- rection and ascension. Students can draw a picture of what happened each day and add written details. Information could include where Jesus was, who was with Him, and any significant details included in the Gospel accounts. Students can also include things that they might have heard, seen, or felt if they were present with Jesus during this time. The passport can include reflections of the importance of each day and what each day means to them. The passport can also serve as a witnessing tool to help others understand what we believe about Holy Week and the significance of it in our lives as Christians. You may choose to have your students share their passports with a younger grade and have your students explain the Holy Week events to other children. L O O K A H E A D ● Relate: Games, p. 238 Play Flashlight I Spy. ● Faith in Action, p. 246 Make sidewalk chalk messages. ● Discovery Center, p. 250 Explore the food served in a Seder meal. ● Worship Life, p. 254 Hold a one-hour prayer vigil. ● Classroom Community, p. 258 Make and use a set of resurrection eggs. ● Create: Art, p. 262 Make a butterfly suncatcher. ● Relate: Games, p. 274 Play a "Launching the Good News" game. I N T O T H E W O R L D You've likely heard it many times in your classroom: "I get to go first!" It's human nature to put ourselves before others. Even Jesus' disciples argued about who was the greatest. But Jesus calls His people to serve, not to be served. Jesus said, "Whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many" (Mark 10:44–45). The Church has many organizations that reach out in love and mercy to meet the needs of those who are suffering, poor, or in need of help or encouragement. How do you choose an organization to support or a need to address? Look at your school, your church, and your community and discover what the needs are. Here are some ideas for serving others: ● Gather groups of students to clean up the grounds at the school, at the church, or at members' homes. ● Assemble packages for those who serve in the armed forces. Ask your church for the names of members in the military. Gather nonperishable snacks, lip balm, devotion books, and notes from students. ● Gather funds to buy fleece and make tied blankets. Donate to a ministry that collects blankets for those in need. Pray for the person who will receive the blanket. ● Bake cookies to take to your local fire or police station. Include thank- you cards that share Bible verses. UNIT 7 Unit Prep © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. c p h . o r g GRADE 3 TEACHER GUIDE

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