Parents and children, and teachers and students may enjoy visiting four of my earlier posts about Purim. 1. Click here for “A New Retelling of the Purim Story for Young Children” A long, long time ago in a town called Shushan there lived a king named Ahashverosh. King Ahashverosh liked…
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Passover Fun with Sammy Spider, the Littlest Frog, and More
Passover can be such a fun holiday, so I want to share these stories, ideas and activities. I hope you enjoy them at home or in your classroom. Just click on the two images below or scroll down to read the 3 page Sammy Spider Activity Guide from PJ Library.
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Year Round Stories, Songs and Rhymes for the Jewish Family with Young Children
Since the rights to these book and stories have been returned to me, I decided to make them available to the current generation of early childhood educators and parents and grandparents of toddlers. Enjoy! Fun with Jewish Holiday Songs, Original Songs set to Traditional Melodies Fun With Jewish Holiday Rhymes…
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Celebrate Shavuot with Sammy Spider & with a video of No Rules for Michael
Shavuot is celebrated seven weeks after Passover, usually in late May or early June when the wheat harvest ripens. Shavuot which means “weeks” is also known as the “Festival of First Fruits.” In biblical times, farmers brought bread baked from the spring wheat harvest to the Temple in Jerusalem as…
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Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebrations and Two Video book readings for Children, Early Childhood Students, Teachers and Parents
Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Background Biblical Israel dates back 3000 years. After the destruction of the Second Temple 2000 years ago, the Jewish people were dispersed to other countries all over the world. It wasn’t until 1948 that the modern country of Israel was created. In 70 C.E., the Jewish people…
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Links to Purim Fun
Parents and children, and teachers and students may enjoy visiting my earlier posts about Purim. Click Here for “Purim Fun for Children and their Parents” RECIPES AND MORE 4 eggs, 1 cup oil, 1 ¼ cups sugar, 2 tsps. vanilla, 3 tsps. baking powder, ½ tsp. salt, 5 ½ cups…
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