Christian Easter Activities - Reading Comprehension - Printable & Digital
- PDF
- Google Appsâ„¢
- Easel Activity
Description
Sharpen your students' reading comprehension skills using the most important story ever told! These Easter reading passages include Scriptures telling the story of Jesus's death and resurrection alongside comprehension questions and graphic organizers reinforcing skills like main idea, cause and effect, inference, and more. Six reading passages make it easy to plan high-interest reading lessons for Easter week!
This resource includes:
- 6 Easter reading passage worksheets with comprehension questions
- Answer keys
- Google Slides version
Each worksheet includes:
- Scripture passage telling part of the Easter story
- 4 short-answer comprehension questions
- 1-2 mini graphic organizers
This resource includes the following digital versions:
- Google Slides (link in PDF)
- Easel Activity (link in My Purchases)
The Scripture reading activities cover Jesus's betrayal, trial, crucifixion, burial, resurrection, and appearing using passages from all four Gospels. (All Scriptures used in this resource are taken from the World English Bible translation, which is in the public domain.)
Students will practice identifying main idea, sequencing events, locating cause and effect, using details to make inferences, comparing and contrasting people and events, and more. The familiarity of the Easter story to most Christian students makes it super easy to hone in on specific reading skills and go deeper as you analyze interesting characters, connect important events, and notice why things happened the way they did!
Use these handy reading passages as your reading lessons for the week of Easter, Scripture studies in your Bible or religion class, or no-prep homework or sub plans. They're perfect for Christian school or homeschool! I hope your students enjoy strengthening their reading skills this Easter season while they spend time thinking about the amazing love and mercy of Jesus.
Answer keys are included.
(Cover clipart by The Blueberry Pail)
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