Raising children in love and faith
A family peace table is a wonderful conflict resolution process and location. It is also a safe space for calming down and regulating oneself. My daughter’s kindergarten teacher introduced the idea of a peace table in their classroom last year and my daughter was super excited to bring it home into our house. It’s made …
Today I made Shavuot playdough mats and let the kids explore some sensory fun while being exposed to more Shavuot symbols. I also laid out our Shavuot 3 part cards and read off the summaries again while the kids explored just as a gentle review of the customs and traditions. My nature lovers gathered some …
Since we are heading down the last two weeks of Counting the Omer, which leads us to the holiday of Shavuot, I decided to review the holiday with my kiddos by playing with our Shavuot Montessori-Style 3 Part Cards. This year Shavuot starts the evening of May 16th. It celebrates the receiving of the 10 …
To continue learning about Israel this week in honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut, today we read the PJ Library book 3 Falafels in my Pita and did a fun and easy 3 Falafels in My Pita supplemental activity 🥙 What You’ll Need 3 Falafels in My Pita printable 3 Falafels in my Pita book Sensory bin …
If you also have a Passover seder tradition of giving kids plague bags during that section of the seder, these Think & Craft 10 Plague Bags might be a fun activity to try this year! This year I’ve been actively trying to incorporate a deeper consideration of the plagues themselves and the depth of their …
We love playdough so we were all excited to explore Passover Matzah Playdough & Playdough Mats! Playdough is such a great sensory experience. It is also so much fun to build with and can be a fun way to practice telling the Passover story. I made this special matzah playdough because I wanted the kids …
Stories, songs and rhymes are a wonderful way to introduce or review holiday symbols, themes and elements. And there are so many possibilities for Passover that also help encourage literacy and math skills while reviewing the elements of Passover! I love working with felt pieces—the material is soft and sensory pleasing, it’s interactive, and it’s …
I set up this Chametz or Not? Sensory Bin to let my kids explore and categorize different foods so they have a better understanding of what foods we can eat during Passover. One of the many traditions of Passover is paying careful attention to what foods you eat for the duration of the holiday. The Chametz …
Most kids love learning about the 10 Plagues part of the Passover story and this 10 Plagues Card Game is a fun way to review the story and practice some skills at the same time! What You’ll Need 10 Plagues Card Game printable Scissors Laminator (optional) Putting It Together Print out 1 or 2 sets …
Make reading your favorite Passover books even more fun with our Passover Reading Bingo Challenge! For Hanukkah we made our first reading book bingo challenge and have now been doing it for every holiday since. It’s a fun and engaging way to review the symbols and important elements of a holiday and challenge the kids …
