Palm Sunday Sunday School Lesson for Kids –
Jesus Rides into Jerusalem on a Donkey
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about both Jesus’ identity and the need to respect the church as a holy place.
Needed: Bibles, construction paper, old clothes, balloons
Worship Activity: Mini Church Service
To help kids understand that the church is a holy place, take some time to walk through the elements of a church service. Do any or all of the following:
Sing a praise song.
Choose a student to lead a prayer.
Choose a student to tell what a Bible passage or verse means.
Choose one or more students to give a testimony or praise.
Take an offering.
Choose a student to make an announcement.
After each element, ask how that action helps us give respect to God.
Lesson
Read Matthew 21:1-3.
How did Jesus know that there would be a donkey in a certain spot for Him to ride on? (God knows everything and God told Jesus about where the donkey would be.)
(Read Matthew 21:4-11.)
Why were all the people waving palm branches for Jesus and putting their clothes on the road for His donkey to walk on?
They had seen and heard about all the miracles He had been doing. They believed that Jesus was a great prophet from God and were waving the branches to welcome Him into Jerusalem. They believed that Jesus should be their new king. It’s like they were having a parade for Him.
(Read Matthew 21:12-13.)
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Why did Jesus wreck the stuff of the people selling things in the Temple?
The Temple was the church for the people back then. The church is supposed to be a special place where people can come and pray and worship God. It isn’t supposed to be used for a store or for a place where people try to make money.
(Read Matthew 21:14-15.)
What were the children saying about Jesus? (Hosanna to the Son of David!)
It means, “Praise to the Son of David.” They were saying it to Jesus because they knew Jesus was a descendant of King David. The children knew who Jesus was, and Jesus loves it when children praise Him!
Game: Palm Tree Parade Relay
Cut out palm leaves from construction paper and gather clothes into two piles. Divide kids into two teams. Place the piles of clothes at the end of the room.
Teams must relay to lay out the clothes from their team‘s starting line to the clothes pile, so the first student from each teams runs down to the clothes pile, then brings something back to lay right in front of their team’s line. The second student runs down and lays a second piece of clothing in front of the first until the teams have a line of clothes stretching from the team’s line to the original pile of clothes.
Each student then must take turns getting a balloon down and back by waving their palm leaves to push it along their clothes path.
Remind students about how the people waved palm branches and laid their clothes on the road when Jesus came into Jerusalem.
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