Rotation.org Writing Team

PALM SUNDAY

ROTATION SET SUMMARY

SCRIPTURE PASSAGES

Matthew 21:1-11
Mark 11:1-10
Luke 19:28-44
John 12:12-19

MEMORY VERSES

Mark 11:9
Psalm 118:26

OBJECTIVES

Children will:

Older students will locate the stories in their Bibles; Younger students will learn that the story is in the New Testament in the Gospels.

Know that Jesus came to Jerusalem along with thousands of others to celebrate the Jewish Passover.

Learn that Palm Sunday remembers Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem just a few days before his arrest, trial, and crucifixion. This story begins the events of Holy Week.

Discover that Jesus’ entry on a donkey signified that he was a humble, peaceful Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.

Understand the meaning of the word Hosanna; the people expected a king to save them. Yet the crowd misunderstood what sort of Messiah Jesus was.

BIBLE BACKGROUND [Virginia Colvig]

Reflect on Palm Sunday, the Scripture Passages, and the Memory Verse

MORE BIBLE BACKGROUND [Ken Wezeman]

Consider the Palm Sunday connection to Jesus’ mission to bring God’s people salvation

ART [Anne Camp]

Construct a Palm Sunday parade of stone figures

ART [Carmen Peter]

Craft Palm baskets from paper bag strips or palm fronds

BANNERS/TEXTILES [Jaymie Derden]

Create homemade paper containing embedded palm fronds

CINEMA [Carol Hulbert}

View Jesus Christ Superstar movie

COMPUTER [Neil MacQueen]

Use Let’s Talk or Kid Pix 3 or 4 to create “Jesus Cries and “Rock Shouts” as well as “Fill in the Blank Prayer Sentences”

COOKING [Julie Burton]

Make Bloomin’ Apple in shape of palm leaf with younger children and Hearts of Palm dip with older students

CREATIVE WRITING [Stephanie Smith]

Use a word list to write a story from the point of view of one of the characters in the Palm Sunday event

DRAMA [Wendy Sempf]

Engage in an interactive drama, including freeze frames, to ask and answer questions about Palm Sunday

GAMES [Ruth Wilcox]

Play a game of “H-O-S-A-N-N-A,” modeled after the format of “H-O-R-S-E” to answer questions about the Palm Sunday story

MISSION [Julie Burton]

Learn about Eco-Palms project and find ways to participate in it

MUSIC/PHOTOGRAPHY [Kim Trimboli]

Select pictures/photographs to match emotions of those involved in the events of Palm Sunday with music related to the special day including “Hosanna” from Jesus Christ Superstar.

STORYTELLING [Amy Crane]

Participate in an interactive guided meditation to tell the story of Palm Sunday

EDITOR: Phyllis Wezeman

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