I hope you enjoy these original Hanukkah songs. I am pleased to share them with children, parents and teachers as they celebrate and learn about Hanukkah. Hag Sameach, Sylvia Happy Hanukkah (“The Wheels on the Bus”) Menorah candles burning bright, burning bright burning bright, Menorah candles burning bright, HAPPY HANUKKAH!…
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Sammy Spider Books Selected for PJ Library
From a recent PJ Library post: A BELOVED JEWISH SPIDER is making two appearances on PJ Library book selections list: Sammy Spider’s First Book of Jewish Holidays and Sammy Spider’s First Yom Kippur. Both books are written by Sylvia Rouss and illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn. For author Sylvia Rouss, it wasn’t…
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Fun Things to do at Home and at School with Sammy Spider
Sammy Spider’s First Rosh Hashanah (focus on sizes to reinforce holiday symbols as you teach size relationships, small, middle-sized, and large). Use a picture of Sammy Spider or a spider puppet. Ask children to help Sammy Spider find the smallest apple, the middle-sized challah, the biggest bowl of honey, the…
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Passover Learning Games for Young Children
Matching Game Color and cut out the Passover symbols. Glue into a file folder. Color and cut out a second set of symbols and glue to construction paper. Laminate. Have children match the symbol cards to the cards in the file folder. Variation: enlarge one set of symbols and have…
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Passover Recipes for Young Children and their Parents
MATZAH PIZZA 1 matzah square per pizza 2 Tbsp. tomato or pizza sauce 4 Tbsp. shredded mozzarella cheese Prepare the matzah square by spooning on the sauce and adding the cheese. Place on a foil covered baking sheet and bake at 400 for 5-10 minutes, until cheese melts. MOCK OATMEAL…
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Gifts of Love, an Original Story
“Gifts of Love” is a heart-warming story about the friendship that develops between two children from diverse cultures. They share an optimistic view of the world, and while one struggles with illness, the other strives to help her friend in a very personal way. Parents may want to read…
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