Purim

Talk about the picture. Play Eye-Spy. Name the different hats. Ask questions about the picture.

Play

Find the 7 differences between the two pictures.

Use the pencil to circle the differences.

Who am I?

Read the clues and drag the names to the correct people.

Joanne

Cathy

Robert

David

Mike

Betty

I am wearing a hat and holding something in my hand. I am

I am wearing a hat and different coloured shoes. I am

I am wearing something striped and have something in my hair. I am

I am wearing a pretty dress and I have blond hair. I am

I am wearing something on my head and a robe. I am

I am wearing a hat and a matching tie. I am

Purim - Up and Down

Choose your counter, roll the die and move along the board.Name the items as you go along. Who will reach 'Finish' first?

go back 1 space

Finish

go forward 1 space

Start

For 6th grade and above or English speakers (for younger students go to page 8).

Purim Poem

It is time to dress up and put on some make-up. I never know what to wear and neither does my friend Claire. Every year we sit and debate what we want to be on this great fete. So maybe I'll dress up as Minnie Mouse or as a lighthouse; with a bow and spotty skirt or wear a pointed hat with a glow. So maybe I'll dress up as a knife and fork or a bottle with a cork. A knife and fork covered in silver foil and a bottle with a cork so the wine won't spoil. So maybe I'll dress up as Superman or a handyman; a costume with tights and a robe, or some tools to fix your old wardrobe. So maybe I'll dress up as a queen or even a green bean. A queen with a crown or a green bean turned brown.

So maybe I'll dress up as a Bus Card or a Tel-Aviv lifeguard. Do you need a refill? Watch out your drink doesn’t spill! So maybe I'll dress up as a baker or a famous dressmaker. I'll need a white hat. Can you sew me one like that? So maybe I'll dress up as a public phone or a dog and its bone. A public phone, what's that? Maybe my friend will dress up as a Fruit Bat. So maybe I'll dress up as a falafel in pita or a graceful cheetah. We'll need some hummus and chips and a pair of fast moving hips. So maybe you'll help me decide… to be a groom or a beautiful bride. What should I wear? What do you think? Should it be red, blue or pink? Have fun on this wonderful fete; have you decided what you want to be yet?

• Underline the rhyming words in the poem. Use the pencil on each page. • Drag the answers on the right to answer each question correctly. 1. What do we debate every year? ______________________________________________________ 2. What will I cover the knife and fork in? _____________________________________________________ 3. What will Superman wear? _____________________________________________________ 4. Who can sew me a white hat? _____________________________________________________ 5. What do I need to put in my pita? _____________________________________________________

What we want to be on this great fete.

I need to put in some falafel.

He will wear tights and a robe.

I will cover them in silver foil.

I can sew you a white hat.

General Questions

• What are you going to dress up as this year? • Are you going to a Purim party? • What is your favourite Purim costume? • Unscramble the following words from the text: 1. giltshohue _____________________ 2. damynahn _____________________ 3. giuldfear _____________________ 4. madeskerrs _____________________ 5. glucfear _____________________

dressmaker

graceful

handyman

lifeguard

lighthouse

For 4th grade and above or English speakers.

Purim Story

The girls have a 'Fancy Dress' party at school. They want to dress up as zoo animals. Pam and Jill want to be brown bears. Tammy and Sally want to be fat camels. Babs and Debz want to be green crocodiles. Cindy and Candy want to be black and white striped zebras. Fran and Jan want to be big grey elephants. Romi and Tommy want to be large lions. Viv and Ziv want to be tall giraffes.

Back to Questions

Let's talk about the text: 1. Name three colours from the text, and underline the words. 2. Name three adjectives from the text, and underline the words. 3. Name three animals from the text, and underline the words. 4. Which animal do you want to dress up as for Purim?

Drag the answers on the right to answer each question correctly. 1. Where is the 'Fancy Dress' party? __________________ 2. Which animal is brown? __________________________ 3. Who wants to be a fat camel? ______________________ 4. Which animal is striped? __________________________ 5. What colour is the elephant? ______________________ 6. Which animal is large? ___________________________ 7. Who wants to be a tall giraffe? ____________________

Viv and Ziv want to be tall.

The lion is large.

The zebra.

The bear is brown.

The party is at school.

Tammy and Sally.

It is grey.

Word Search - Draw a line through each word you find.

Find the animals in the Word Search

bear - camel - crocodile - elephant - lion - giraffe - horse - monkey - tiger - bird - frog - snake

Who can fill complete their Purim Shopping list first?

Instructions Choose a shopping list. Each student in turn, deals a card, reads it or says what the picture is and checks if they have that item on their shopping list. If they do, they cross off that item on their list. Then it is the next student’s turn to deal a card. The student that completes their list first is the winner. Younger students can just say what the item is. Older student can say why they have that item on their list.

Haman's Ears - Memory Game

Haman's Ears - Maze

Can you help Romi get to 'Haman's Ears' before her sister eats them? Use the pencil to go through the maze.

Who are they?Drag the names to the pictures.

Esther

Queen Vashti

MOrdechai

King Achasverus

Haman

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