Purim

Purim is a spring festival meant to commemorate the Jews’ deliverance from genocide more than 2,000 years ago under Persian Empire rule.

The holiday, marked by costume-wearing, dancing, parades and traditional food, originated with the Biblical book of Esther and was first celebrated during the first century A.D.

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Students Activities

Idiomatic Costumes in English

Choose appropriate idioms or instances of a play on words to guess from the photos. Inspire your students to use idioms for their Purim costumes! Make it into a contest :-) (You'll need a Pinterest account to see these)

Purim on Kahoot!

Play this game with your class (or do a search for other Purim Kahoots! Or make your own)

Mojo Masks (app for iTunes)

Mojo Masks adds face makeup to your photo. The makeup fits perfectly on the face in the photo and stays on the face as the face moves, allowing you to even record short videos

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Building a little AR (Augmented Reality) into an English lesson could well boost creativity, engagement and give a deeper sense of purpose to a writing task

Videos

The Story of Purim in English

Watch from 0 - 1:27 with your class. Then have THEM explain what Purim is for THEM. Watch the rest of the clip, and see how many of the things mentioned are the same

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