Every fable has a moral. On the last night of Hanukkah, a little dreidel learns the important lesson that true happiness comes from just being yourself. The plain wooden dreidel is unhappy that no one is playing the dreidel game. “Nobody notices me”, the dreidel complains to the beautifully lit…
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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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By the Better Angels of our Nature
A two-week road trip from Nashville to New Orleans, meant good food, good music and a first hand look at the racism of our nation. Visits to the National Civil Rights Museum and Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum vividly told the difficult story of African Americans in the United States.…
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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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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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Celebrate Rosh Hashanah with Sammy Spider
Parents and their children, and teachers and their students can start the Jewish New Year with Sammy Spider. PJ Library and Kar-Ben have created guides and curriculum which are included in this blog. The celebration continues at this link “Rosh Hashanah Will Soon be Here. It’s the Beginning of the…
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