Jewish Holiday of Purim - 3 Lesson Plans - KS2

This is a set of three lesson plans to teach children about the fun Jewish holiday of Purim. It is suitable for ages 7 - 11. The pdf plans are very detailed (11 pages plus resources). These lessons could be taught at any time of the year.



Lesson 1 teaches children about the story of Queen Esther and includes a drama hot seating activity.



Lesson 2 teaches children about how Jewish people celebrate Purim and includes a letter writing activity.



Lesson 3 consolidates the previous lessons and includes two art activities based on Purim celebrations.



Each lesson starts with an introductory session and finishes with a plenary session. There are also lots of opportunities for whole class discussions. The plan includes three differentiated levels of objectives and all the necessary resources. There is also an optional PowerPoint (This is non-editable. Click 'Read Only' to open) to accompany the lessons which tells the story of Queen Esther and how Jewish people celebrate Purim.

All of the documents are in a large zip file.
No further preparation required.