Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Easter Lessons - Based on Magdalena: Released from Shame

Magdalena is an adaptation of the Jesus Film specifically for women. The Easter lessons provided here are suitable for both men and women as the segments used focus on the Easter story. The first sheet is a sheet with pictures and descriptions of symbols of Easter, and students match the words with the pictures. The next is a conversation sheet from the SOCEM Conversation guides which introduces some of the traditions associated with Easter, the third sheet is the story of Good Friday from Magdalena and the last sheet is the story of Easter Sunday.
The segments you will need to show from the DVD are chapter 14 (59:10)and chapter 16 (1:07) The sheets have lessons that include filling in the missing words from the movie, discussion questions and vocabulary exercises.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Easter Lessons - Based on The Gospel of John DVD (2003)

Click here or on the image below to see two ESL lessons for Easter based on The Gospel of John DVD (2003) starring Henry Ian Cusick and narrated by Christopher Plummer.
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John

Saturday, April 4, 2009

New Easter Lessons

Here are the draft versions of studies you may want to use for Easter. They are drafts, so suggestions would be most welcomed.
Good Friday pictures (from which the pics in the lesson were taken) are available for other uses too, here and here.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Easter Lessons using the Jesus Film

Click the link below to see and download or print ESL lessons for Easter using the Jesus Film adapted from the inspirational films website.
The introductory lesson is one on expressing condolences and that leads to the Good Friday lesson on the death of Christ: For the film parts, called "First Look" and "Second Look", begin with the scene of the soldiers gathering nails together (1:38:58)and watch until the burial (1:48:28).
The Easter Sunday Lesson: Watch from 1:48:29 - 1:52:38.
Click here!
Blessings on you this Easter!

Sunday, April 1, 2007

Conversation Guides: Easter Lesson

Here is the Easter Lesson for intermediate ESL students from the Conversation Guides file: Easter

Resurrection Eggs!

For many years now I have used the commercially made 'dozen eggs' children's tool to teach the Easter Story to my students.

Each of the 12 'egg' cups in the egg carton contains a small symbol from the Biblical account eg. a stone to represent the stone rolled over the tomb; a wine cup; a piece of rope, etc. All these are presented in a certain order and can be used with or without the reading of the appropriate scripture, depending on the group you are teaching.

These kits can be made at home or purchased at a Christian bookstore, costing between $15.to $20.

Sylvia
Oshawa and Ajax ESL teacher