Easter Resources 2022
Here at CVE Scotland we have started putting together some recommendations for Easter resources to use this year.
As we discover more we will update this page. Please get in touch if you think something is missing. Thank you.
Easter Resources which are most suitable for:
Scripture Union Scotland & Scripture Union Ireland’s Colour in Easter:
Based around a three-part video series, this cross-curricular resource for P6 and P7 brings the Easter story to life! Alongside the videos is a downloadable resource pack with quizzes and reflection activities formatted for both classroom delivery and home learning. Colour in Easter is simple to use and can be delivered as one session or split into shorter lessons.
https://www.suscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/schools/colour-in-easter
Ten Must Know Bible Stories has downloadable lesson plans, activities and assemblies available for Early Years and Primary, including an Easter story trail which is new for 2022.
https://tenbiblestories.org/resources/easter-death-and-resurrection-of-jesus
https://tenbiblestories.org/assemblies-and-minilessons
The Scottish Bible Society’s A Tale of Two Gardens PowerPoint explaining the Easter Story.
www.bibleworld.co.uk/resources
Youth for Christ has plenty of Primary and Secondary resources
For Primary schools: Easter Home Learning Packs, online and off-line Easter games, explainer videos and much more can be found through the following website:
The Easter Story Pairs Game « RE:start (request.org.uk)
For Secondary schools: ‘The Easter Story: John’s Eyewitness Account’ is a video with accompanying teaching materials and ideas for collective worship for pupils to think about what the significance of Holy Week and Easter is for Christians as well as plenty of explainers throughout the Re:quest site.
The Easter Story: John’s Eyewitness Account « RE:quest
Holy Week and Easter « RE:quest
Prayer Spaces in Schools have many activities listed on their website for Easter and Lent. It is free to download a pdf of an activity. There is a recording of a Zoom training session about Easter Prayer Spaces activities on their website.
The Easter Code is being adapted into an online resource by Steve Younger.
The Easter Code: Can You Crack It? – CVE Scotland (cve-scotland.org.uk)
Messy Church has plenty of activities to suggest. The summary of Easter resources also has links to many other organisations’ Easter activities.
https://www.messychurch.org.uk/resource/summary-easter-resources
Scripture Union Scotland’s Easter Adventure is a holiday club resource written for P4-P7s and could be used by churches, messy church teams or holiday clubs. The programme takes the children on a journey from Palm Sunday to the Resurrection, and includes an introductory activity, dramas, games, Bible teaching, crafts and songs, finishing with group time and a Bible devotional booklet for the children to take home.
SU Scotland’s Easter Adventure
Scripture Union Scotland’s Jungle Adventure Holiday Club – due at the start of March – is a five day outdoors Bible based holiday club resource for ages 5-11 years.
https://www.suscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/missions/jungle-adventure-holiday-club
Children’s Church Chats has some recommended Easter-themed videos for sharing with your youth group.
Children’s Church Chats – YouTube
Steve Younger’s YouTube Channel has videos with ideas for showing pastoral support around this time and sharing the message of Easter (e.g. a Comfort Box, an Easter Story Box). Below is a PDF of the ‘Hug in a Bag’ and ‘Easter Story Box’ texts, shown on CVE Scotland’s online event for school chaplaincy ‘To Easter…and Beyond’.
The Scottish Bible Society’s Wonder Walks are a series of eight readings and simple activities to for children and their adults to do during Lent and Easter, designed to do whilst out on a walk.
The Scottish Bible Society’s Journey into Jerusalem takes families through a series of more detailed Lent and Easter readings.
scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/journey-jerusalem
Youth For Christ’s Re:quest Easter resources
There are Easter resources produced by the YFC Schools Resources team on the RE:quest website. A series of films explore John’s account of Holy Week with additional lesson and assembly material.
GodVenture website has many ideas and links for Lent and Easter.
www.godventure.co.uk/news/the-best-lent-and-easter-ideas-for-your-family
The Bible Project’s Good Friday, The Crucifixion of Jesus and The Resurrection of Jesus videos
https://bibleproject.com/church-at-home/good-friday/
https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/gospel-luke-4
https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/gospel-luke-5
Prayer Spaces in Schools Easter Series has nine prayer ideas to help young people reflect on the story of Easter in fresh ways.
https://www.prayerspacesinschools.com/resources/61
Steve Younger’s videos on YouTube
Steve is CVE Scotland’s school chaplaincy project leader and produces short videos for his schools to use for their Time for Reflection. The messages can also be reproduced by yourself to suit your own school or youth group. Look out for his Easter message coming soon.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCantgdN6zvsEVJPbP055uuw
Robyn Welsby’s videos on her YouTube channel Online Christian Assemblies
Robyn produces engaging explainer videos which encourage viewers to consider an issue for themselves. Although primarily written for schools in Wales these can very helpfully be used in Scotland. Easter videocoming soon.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_TJ4DlL2YaJscfmNuIXVyQ
Colin Buchanan’s video Super Saviour (Episode 3) (more suitable for church or home setting)
Colin Buchanan | Compassion Australia
Fischy Music’s YouTube channel has all last year’s Easter assemblies still to view and we’re sure they’ll be putting some new ones out this year too!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT-BL0ieZvhvTjfqls0U0jA
Barnabus in Schools’ Easter ideas including assemblies and downloadable resources
https://www.barnabasinschools.org.uk/topics/easter
SPCK has plenty of assembly ideas and a new ‘Pause for Thought’ format popular for using in remote learning
https://www.assemblies.org.uk/index.php
The Salvation Army has many varied Primary and Secondary assemblies and other resources for use throughout the year, including Easter time.
https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/schools
Online Christian Assemblies, Sutton Schools Work and Grace Church Milton Keynes have recommended videos to use available on YouTube. It is very likely that there will be Easter messages added soon to both these sites.