Pre-K+4+Purim

Kids check off what parts of clown they traced and cut ||  ||
 * = Essential Questions ||= * The effect and meaning of different sounds
 * What makes a person brave?
 * What is a community? || Content/ Skills ||
 * = Judaic Studies ||= * The story of Purim
 * The four mitzvot of Purim
 * How we celebrate Purim and why
 * Hebrew vocabulary pertaining to Purim
 * Difference between the Torah and Megillah ||  ||
 * = Language Arts ||= * Dramatize the story-kids tell it back in their own words
 * Read books about Purim
 * Sang Purim songs ||  ||
 * = Social Studies ||= * Shapes and measurements through hamantashen making
 * Graphing and eye-hand coordination (favorite characters and favorite hamantashen filling) ||  ||
 * = Math ||= * Ask kids how Purim is celebrated in their homes and community
 * Community (going to shul to hesr megillah, having a seudah with other people)
 * Sharing and empathy(Giving Mishloach Manot and Matanot Le'evyonim to people) ||  ||
 * = Science ||= * Sounds
 * 5 senses of Purim
 * Measuring and seeing how things change form through baking ||  ||
 * = Social Skills ||= * Sharing and empathy (through giving mishloach manot)
 * Collaboration and cooperation (Class will write the story of Purim together with class) ||  ||
 * = Creativity/ Critical Thinking ||= * *Exploring different art mediums through megillah and gragger making ||  ||
 * = Resources ||=  ||   ||
 * Assessment || Kids retelling the story