Table of Contents:
1. Teacher’s background information.
Jesus had said several times that he was going to be betrayed, crucified and then to be raised from the dead.
It was the Jewish Passover and Jesus:
“took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’
Luke 22:19-20 NIV
In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.”
The lesson plan explores what these words mean and why Christians celebrate Holy Communion (also called the Lord’s Supper, or Mass).
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2. Lesson plans and resources for What is Holy Communion, the Last Supper?
[a] What is Holy Communion – The Last Supper lesson plan is a PowerPoint slideshow viewable or downloadable for teachers to show the children. (Opens in a new tab on www.slideshare.net)
[b] What is Holy Communion – The Last Supper lesson plan video based on a PowerPoint presentation. Created with 5-second slides, so pause the video to enable the children to study each slide: (Same material as the PowerPoint above).
[c] For teachers to teach from a printable document What is Holy Communion – the Last Supper? RE lesson plan is a resource for teachers who cannot use electronic displays.
[d] Free videos and songs:
See the Last Supper (or Communion) videos below.
Sing an Easter song, see below.
3. Children’s Cartoon Videos for Easter:
[a] Jesus’ Last Supper. What is Holy Communion? – Kid’s Bible Story (4.55 minutes long)
[b] ‘The Substitute Lamb: What Jesus’ Last Supper is all about. A teaser from the video above (49 seconds long)
[c] ‘How Do We Do Communion?’ (1.05 minutes long)
Jesus gave us a way to remember how he died for us. By the Crossroads Kids’ Club.
4. Free children’s song.
[a] ‘Only Jesus’ by the Compass Bible Church.
5. How to fulfil the locally agreed syllabus for ‘What is Holy Communion, the Last Supper?’
Hopefully, you will be able to match your local agreed syllabus with what is here, which satisfies eight councils:
These lesson plans are based on the Progression Documents of The Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Rutland County Councils. This is in the light blue text.
The green text is from other Councils: Lewisham Borough, West Sussex, Hull and East Riding.
Here are the main aims of the lesson plan:
- Find out about how the Holy Communion / Eucharist / Mass / Lord’s Supper is celebrated in church and why it is important to many Christians.
- What do Christians recall about Jesus’ last supper with his followers?
- Why is it important for Christians to share bread and wine?
Key vocabulary: Bible, Christ, Church, Disciple, Easter, Faith, God, Gospel, Grace, Holy, Holy Communion, Jesus, Lord’s Supper, Mass, New Testament, Prayer, Resurrection, Saint, Salvation, Sin, Worship.