Easter Story Printable: Free Minibook for Children - Free Printable

Let’s look at what we have here.

We’re given three cards that tell parts of “The Story of Easter.” Each card has a picture and some words. The middle card is the title: “The Story of Easter,” with an image of a tomb and flowers around it — which usually means Jesus rose from the dead.

Now, let’s read each card carefully:

Left Card:
> The angel told them
> “He is not here,
> He is risen,
> Just as he said.”
> Jesus is Alive!

This talks about the resurrection — when Jesus came back to life after being buried. An angel tells people He’s not in the tomb anymore because He’s alive!

Middle Card:
> The Story of Easter
> (with image of empty tomb)

This is just the title card — it doesn’t give new story info, but reminds us this is about Easter and the empty tomb.

Right Card:
> Jesus died on the cross, and his friends were very sad.

This talks about Jesus’ death — which happened *before* He rose again.

---

So now, think about the order of events in the Easter story:

1. First, Jesus died on the cross → His friends were sad.
2. Then, He was buried in a tomb.
3. On the third day, He rose from the dead → The tomb was empty.
4. An angel told everyone: “He is not here — He is risen!”

That means the right card (Jesus dying) should come FIRST.

Then the middle card (title + empty tomb) represents the moment of resurrection — so that comes NEXT.

Then the left card (angel saying “He is risen”) happens AFTER the tomb is found empty — so that comes LAST.

Wait — actually, let’s double-check.

In most telling of the Easter story:

- Jesus dies → friends are sad (right card)
- He is buried
- Women go to the tomb on Sunday morning → find it empty
- Angel appears and says, “He is not here — He is risen!” (left card)
- So the empty tomb (middle card) is part of that same event — maybe even before or during the angel’s message.

But looking at the images:

- Right card: Jesus on cross → death
- Middle card: empty tomb → resurrection has happened
- Left card: angel speaking → announcing the resurrection

So logical order:

1. Jesus dies (right card)
2. Tomb is found empty (middle card)
3. Angel announces He is risen (left card)

BUT — sometimes the angel speaks WHILE they’re at the tomb — so maybe middle and left happen together.

However, since we’re putting these in sequence for a story, we want cause-and-effect order.

Death → Burial → Resurrection (empty tomb) → Announcement by angel

So:

First: Right card (death)

Second: Middle card (empty tomb — showing resurrection occurred)

Third: Left card (angel explaining why tomb is empty)

Yes — that makes sense.

Alternatively, if you think the angel speaks BEFORE they see the tomb is empty? No — in the Bible, they go to the tomb, see it’s open/empty, THEN the angel appears.

So:

Step 1: Jesus dies → right card

Step 2: They go to tomb → find it empty → middle card

Step 3: Angel explains → left card

Perfect.

Final Answer:
Right card → Middle card → Left card