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Sukkot

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Celebrations Saying Thank You

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Objectives

Early learning goals

  • Know about similarities and differences between others, and among families, communities and traditions.
  • Sing songs, make music and dance.
  • Represent ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role play and stories.

Lesson Planning

Sammy Spider shares his experience of the Festival of Sukkot. Children help to build a sukkah; make representative Lulav and Etrog to use with poem ‘Sukkot’ by Judith Nicholls.

Children will:

  • Engage in activities representing a traditional Jewish Sukkot Festival and learn something of the significance of this traditional celebration and have opportunities to respond creatively, imaginatively and meaningfully.
  • Ask and answer questions about religion and culture as they occur within these experiences.

You Will Need

  • Sammy Spider's First Sukkot by Sylvia A Rouss
  • Spider hand puppet
  • Materials to construct a sukkah
  • Fruit and vegetables
  • Green crepe paper, long garden canes
  • 3 different types of twigs – date palm branch, myrtle, willow
  • Yellow playdough
  • Healthy snacks and water

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