This month the children in the nursery classroom at the David C. Isenberg Family Early Childhood Center are celebrating Passover, the eight-day festival that takes place in spring. This holiday celebrates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
The Room 1 children are celebrating this holiday by reading Passover books, recreating a Seder, making invitations for their families to join them for their Seder, making Elijah’s cup, Passover play dough (green), and, of course, frogs commemorating the plague of the frogs.
Through classroom curriculum, these concepts are tied into spring and planting. The children sang their favorite frog song (lyrics below). They planted parsley seeds and explored the parts of the plant – roots, stem, leaves, and blossom.
Want to make some play-doh? Try making this fun and easy recipe at home.
Play-doh recipe
1 cup flour
1 cup salt
3 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 cups water
3 tablespoons oil
Food coloring
Mix everything together. Store in a sealed bag
Frog Song
One morning King Pharaoh woke up in his bed
There was frog in his bed
On his head
Frogs on his nose
Frog on his toes
Frog here, frog there
Frogs just jumping everywhere
– Submitted by the David C. Isenberg Family Early Childhood Center.