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It was all hatched from the idea that the Lulwanda Children should be immersed in the Easter Story this Resurrection Season. A story bag was created to accompany the telling of “Easter Week” scripture over a period of days. Each student was given a bag, to which they would add a simple item every day after the story.
These small items would help trigger their memories as they re-told the story to someone else. Items were adapted from “The Resurrection Eggs” and included:
Palm Branch - for Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem
Plastic coin - representing the 30 pieces of silver Judas received for Jesus’ betrayal
Piece of soap and bread - for the washing of the feet and the food at the last supper
Picture of praying hands - for the time spent in the garden of Gethsemane
Brown shoestring - for the whip that gave Jesus 39 lashes
Crown of thorns - which the children made from vines
3 nails - that held Jesus to the cross
Toothpick - for the spear that pierced Jesus’ side to ensure his death
Piece of cloth and a stone - for the burial cloth and tomb
The very first day the teachers saw just how important tactile learning was to the children. The curious students gave the teachers their undivided attention. The following day, the children were so eager to hear the next part of the Easter story, they asked for their Bible lesson upon their arrival to school. The teachers loved seeing how this teaching method made the story come alive for the students. “The children won’t let us move on to anything else until we have done the Easter story,” said one teacher.
One day, the P4 teacher was absent and the children from her class sent the head boy to the Head Teacher’s office and reported that they had not yet been told the story and requested that he, himself come and teach them that day. The Head Teacher was giddy with surprise that the story was so important to the children. The community children who attend Lulwanda Primary School were very excited to be able to take this story bag home to share the Good News.
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