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Matthew 28 · 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.

PreschoolHe Is Risen!

TombAngelWomanflower

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 3ANGEL → picture 1SUN → picture 4JOY → picture 2

Grade 1He Is Risen

The tomb was empty. → picture 5An angel rolled away the stone. → picture 4The women told the good news. → picture 1Jesus met His friends on a mountain. → picture 3Go and tell all nations. → picture 2

Order:

1. An angel rolled away the stone.2. The tomb was empty.3. The women told the good news.4. Jesus met His friends on a mountain.5. Go and tell all nations.

Grade 2The Empty Tomb

  1. Who went to the tomb? Two women named Mary (circle)
  2. Who rolled away the stone? An angel (circle)
  3. What did the angel say first? Don't be afraid. (circle)
  4. Where was Jesus? He had risen; He was alive.
  5. Whom did the women meet on the way? Jesus (circle)
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Grade 3Go and Tell!

  1. What day did the women come to the tomb? Very early on Sunday (the first day of the week)
  2. What did the angel do with the stone? Rolled it away and sat on it
  3. Why did the angel say not to be afraid? Jesus was not there; He had risen, just like He said.
  4. Where did the disciples meet Jesus? On a mountain in Galilee
  5. What promise did Jesus give? I am with you always, even to the end of the age.
1: An angel rolled away the stone.2: The tomb was empty.3: The women told the good news.4: Jesus met His friends on a mountain.5: Go and tell all nations.

Grade 4The Great Commission

  1. What did the angel invite the women to do? Come and see the place where the Lord was lying
  2. How did the chief priests try to cover up the resurrection? They paid the guards to say the disciples stole the body.
  3. What authority did Jesus say He had? All authority in heaven and on earth
  4. What did Jesus command His disciples to do? Make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching them to obey all He commanded.

Word bank: 1. tomb; 2. angel; 3. risen; 4. joy; 5. Galilee

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

Grade 5All Authority

  1. Why is the role of the women as first witnesses a sign of honesty? Their testimony was often dismissed in that culture, so no one inventing the story would choose them.
  2. How does the guards' cover story actually support the resurrection? It admits the body was gone from the tomb; it only claims the disciples stole it.
  3. What honest detail does Matthew include about the eleven on the mountain? Some of them doubted.
  4. How does the Great Commission fulfill God's promise to Abraham? Through it, the blessing of the gospel goes to all nations.
  5. How do the beginning and end of Matthew connect? It begins with Immanuel (God with us) and ends with Jesus' promise, I am with you always.
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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