Guess what? A new holiday is coming! You guessed it. It's the holiday of Purim. If you stop by our classroom, it looks like there's a party going on. Our science table has been turned into the palace of Shushan with puppets of Purim characters and table and chairs. The children are enjoying reenacting the story of Purim that they hear at group time when I share the story of Purim using the felt board with the felt characters.
We sing songs in the interactive story.
Song : King Achashverosh Made a Great Feast.
King Achashverosh made a great feast. He asked his wife Vashti to come.
She had many pimples, a 100 at least. She said I won’t join in your fun.
The king was so angry. He said to his guards. “Take her, I don't want her, She's mean!”
But from all the maidens that Shushan town had Esther became the new queen.
Haman told everyone,” Bow down to me.” But Mordechai said, “ That I’ll never do.
I bow only to Hashem, Hashem Elokim, and I’m proud, so proud to be a Jew!”
