Purim on Sefaria: Resources for Educators

A collection of Purim resources suitable for a variety of ages and learning environments

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Hide and Seek - A Purim Scavenger Hunt Teacher's Guide

This is the teacher guide for a Purim scavenger hunt activity. Travel through the megillah by answering clues until your students find a (virtual) prize.

Not Published•Sefaria Education•1636 Views•January 31, 2020

Hide and Seek - A Purim Scavenger Hunt

This is the first sheet in the Purim Hide and Seek Scavenger Hunt.

Sefaria Education•6295 Views•January 29, 2020•Purim

Masks that Conceal; Masks that Reveal - A Text Study and Mask-Making Activity

Sefaria Education•2128 Views•January 21, 2021•Revealing,Mask,Costumes,Concealing,Masks,Purim

Who's Behind That Mask? Text Study and Art Activity

Essential Questions How are masks or dressing up used in the Megillah? In what ways do masks hide parts of ourselves? How do they also show who we really are? Learning Objectives Students will be able to cite examples of people hiding and revealing in the Megillah. Students will be able to portray their real selves behind their masks. Audience This activity was written for elementary school students For students high school aged and up, see the sheet "Masks that Conceal; Masks that Reveal - A Text Study and Mask-Making Activity" https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/294281?lang=bi Supplies for the activity Texts to study Paper, crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc.

Sefaria Education•1569 Views•January 25, 2021•Concealing,Purim,Masks,Revealing,Mask,Elementary School,Costumes,Lesson Plan

The World Turned Upside Down - Ve'na'hafoch Hu

What if the world suddenly flipped upside down? Learning from the Jews of Shushan who knew that the world can be topsy-turvy, threatening life at one moment and affirming it in the next.

Sefaria Education•2362 Views•January 17, 2021•Authenticity,Hiddenness,Hidden,Masks

Purim Perspectives: What's the Story?

Sefaria Education•1470 Views•January 17, 2021•Megilat Esther,Esther,Book of Esther,Megillah,Purim

Eating Haman

Sefaria Education•1303 Views•January 28, 2020•Haman,Megillah,Purim

Picture That: A Megillah Activity

Sefaria Education•981 Views•January 14, 2021•Jamboard,Illustrations,Book of Esther,Megillah,Purim

Going Incognito

Sefaria Education•1893 Views•February 3, 2020•Costumes,Hiding,Purim,d'Var Torah,Middle School,Masks,Pedagogy

Scrolling Through The Megillot

Essential Question: How do the megillot connect to the holidays on which they are read? Learning Objectives: Students will be able to locate the five megillot in the Jewish library. Students will be able to identify when each megillah is read throughout the year. Students will be able to express the motif of the megillah through illustrations.