John 20 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: He Is Risen!

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolJesus Is Alive!

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenJesus Is Alive

TOMB → picture 2MORNING → picture 1GLAD → picture 4HANDS → picture 3

Grade 1My Lord and My God

The stone is rolled away → picture 3Peter and the other disciple run → picture 4Jesus calls Mary → picture 5Receive the Spirit → picture 2Thomas believes → picture 1

Order:

1. The stone is rolled away2. Peter and the other disciple run3. Jesus calls Mary4. Receive the Spirit5. Thomas believes

Grade 2The Empty Tomb

What did Mary find at the tomb? The big stone was rolled away.
Who ran to the tomb? Peter and the other disciple
How did Mary know it was Jesus? She knew His voice when He said her name.
What did Jesus say to His friends? Peace be with you.
What did Thomas say? My Lord and my God!

Grade 3I Have Seen the Lord

When did Mary come to the tomb? While it was still dark on the first day of the week
What did Peter and the other disciple see? The linen cloths and the head cloth folded by itself
Who did Mary think Jesus was at first? The gardener
What did Jesus breathe on the disciples? The Holy Spirit
Who did Jesus say are blessed? Those who believe without seeing

1: The stone is rolled away2: Peter and the other disciple run3: Jesus calls Mary4: Receive the Spirit5: Thomas believes

Grade 4Blessed Are Those Who Believe

Why was the arrangement of the grave cloths important? Robbers would not have left the cloths so neatly.
How does Mary's recognizing Jesus connect to John 10? Like the Good Shepherd's sheep, she knew His voice when He called her name.
What did Jesus give the disciples when He breathed on them? The Holy Spirit
Why did John write his Gospel? So that you may believe Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.

Word bank: 1. tomb; 2. Peter; 3. name; 4. Peace; 5. Thomas

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5That You May Believe

What evidence in the tomb showed the body was not stolen? The linen cloths were lying there and the head cloth was rolled up separately.
What does Jesus' phrase my Father and your Father show? Because of the resurrection, His disciples became part of God's family.
Why did Jesus show the disciples His wounds? To prove He was the same Jesus who was crucified
How does Jesus breathing on the disciples recall Genesis 2? God breathed life into Adam; Jesus breathed the Holy Spirit, bringing new life.
How does Thomas's confession connect to the beginning of John's Gospel? Thomas called Jesus God, matching John 1, which says the Word was God.

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.