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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SAMMY SPIDER ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM A PRESCHOOL CLASS
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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Coming in the Fall 2020, Sammy Spider’s First Book of Prayers
Sammy Spider watches Josh Shapiro and his family as they recite prayers for a variety of occasions. A first Jewish prayer book introduces children to daily and Shabbat prayers, plus special prayers. Engaging, rhyming text explains when and why Josh prays. This giftable book includes the prayers: Modeh Ani, Prayer,…
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Sammy Spider’s Publisher has a Free Calendar for Teachers
Sammy Spider’s publisher, Kar-Ben, would like to send you a gift—a FREE Our Jewish Year Calendar Poster. This glossy, full-color 36×24 inch calendar has room for writing notes (student birthdays, assignment due dates or whatever else) and will take you from Rosh Hashanah through the end of the…
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Sukkot Celebrations with Michael’s Preschool Class and with Sammy Spider
Five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot begins. It is a fall harvest holiday which dates back to the time of Moses. It’s a wonderful family opportunity that you can explore with PJ Librarry and Kar-Ben Program guides which are below; and, at these links: What is your favorite fruit for…
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Yom Kippur Observances for Young Children
Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. It is a day on which adults fast and pray. We ask God to forgive us and we apologize to those we have wronged during the past year. At the end of Yom Kippur services, the…
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