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Category: Holidays

“goodreads” review of Sammy Spider’s First Book of Prayers

10 October 2020
Sylvia Rouss

Sammy Spider is out and about again around the Shapiro’s family as little Josh is learning different types of prayers….Such a great book that can be pulled out every day since there’s a prayer to fit with something each and every day. Click here to read the review.

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Celebrate Simchat Torah with the video of “Sammy Spider’s First Simchat Torah”

7 October 2020
Sylvia Rouss

For you to enjoy with your children and students for remote learning during the holidays while we “social distance” to protect ourselves and others from the Covid 19 virus. Together, but apart!

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Celebrate Sukkot with videos of Sammy Spider’s First Sukkot and A Watermelon in the Sukkah and MORE!!!

24 September 2020
Sylvia Rouss

For you to enjoy with your children and students. Sukkot can be observed at home, at school and through virtual experiences.  Here are three links to resources and continue scrolling down to two videos. What is your favorite fruit for the Sukkah? An apple? A watermelon? Sukkot Celebrations with Michael’s…

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Links to KAR-BEN’s Free Sammy Spider Activity Downloads

13 May 2020
Sylvia Rouss

KAR-BEN has Free Sammy Spider Activity Downloads Hands-on activities like coloring and puzzles are excellent ways to help children learn about new concepts. These activities are especially appropriate during this time of staying at home.   Just click on the image to go to the full set of  available activities.  There…

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Ira reads Sammy Spider’s First Passover on YouTube

7 April 2020
Sylvia Rouss

Watch and listen as Sammy Spider tries to join the Shapiro family  as they celebrate Passover. He really wants to help Josh find the afikomen., but will he?  I hope all the children who are at home enjoy Ira’s production of my story, “Sammy Spider’s First Passover.”  

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SAMMY SPIDER ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM A PRESCHOOL CLASS

8 March 2020
Sylvia Rouss

A preschool class at the Buffalo Jewish Community Center wrote me and Sammy Spider because the children are learning about authors. The class concluded their request by writing, “It is always amazing when we can help the children understand that authors are real people too.”  MAYBE YOU WILL WRITE TO…

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