Pesach

The holiday of Pesach is so rich with hands on learning experiences, from tasting the seder foods to baking the Matzah to searching for Chametz. 

In Pre-Nursery Pesach was not just a subject, it really came to life!

We learned that we drink four cups of grape juice on Pesach. We practiced pouring four cups of water on our own trying not to spill :)

We pretended to be real matzah bakers in our Drama Center rolling play dough Matzahs while wearing baker hats!! 

We had such a great learning experience at the Matzah factory where we got to bake Matzah from scratch, starting with preparing the actual Wheat kernels all the way to the final product!

We learned that on Pesach we eat bitter Maror because the Jews' lives were so bitter. We did a taste test to explore all of the different tastes. We tasted salty Pretzels, sweet chocolate chips, sour pickles and bitter maror (romaine lettuce). 

Look at the expressions of the Yeladim as they taste the bitter Maror!

We heard the story of the Jewish slavery in Egypt and we pretended to be the Jews in Egypt building Pyramids with Dixie cups and out of moon sand.

We did bedikat Chametz- the traditional search Chametz in which we collected ten pieces of Chametz using a feather and a spoon. This activity was a great fine motor exercise!

We had a beautiful model Seder! It was such a nice way to sum up everything that we have learned and to experience the Seder first hand! We got to eat real Matzah, Maror, Charoset and egg. We also drank some Yummy grape juice and sang the Ma Nishtana so beautifully!! 

Leshana Haba-ah Beyerushalayim! May we merit to celebrate Pesach in Jerusalem!