Informational texts come in all shapes and sizes. Your kids will read the New York Times article, "Preparing for Passover" then answer seven comprehension questions. The answer to each question is located in embedded hyperlinks. 

Students explore and study the festive holiday of the Jewish calendar, Passover. They assess their customs, rituals, foods and history. Each student becomes aware that this holiday reminds Jews about the time when their people were...

Fifth graders examine the history of the Passover holiday and the Seder traditions. They read and discuss a handout, answer discussion questions, read the book "Matzoh Mouse," identify the fourteen steps of the Seder, and take a quiz.

Students explore the meaning of Passover. For this holiday lesson, students participate in various learning centers that focus on the Passover holiday. The learning centers include simulating the feelings of slavery, listening to music...

In this online interactive Passover worksheet, students examine 20 Passover-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 20 sets of letters. This worksheet may also be printed for classroom use.

In this Passover overview worksheet, students match the 8 words to the appropriate phrases that describe the Passover meal. For the second question, students are required to draw a sketch of the Passover meal.

In this Passover worksheet, students locate six words related to the Passover in a word find. Words include: Leaven, Matzah, Moses, Egypt, Haggadah, and Seder.

Recipies are a natural medium for using fractions in real-world problems. This delicious activity has learners adapting the ingredients for coconut and chocolate chip macaroons, a Passover treat, for fewer and more cookies than the...

Students examine the Jewish enslavement and Exodus from Egypt to gain their freedom. They read and discuss the story, "The Reminder" and work in small groups to discuss the symbols and rituals of Passover and the Fourth of July. After...

Students study historical facts about slavery and investigate slavery in the world today. They study the holiday of Passover and about organizations that help enslaved people in the world.

Students identify the basic freedoms of citizens in the United States.  In this Bill of Rights lesson, students act out scenarios about the Bill of Rights.  Students create a picture book describing the rights they've acted out.

Students identify where vegetables originate from. In this agriculture lesson, students use a search engine to find out where certain vegetables originate from. Students plot the information onto a world map.

Comprehensive resource for learning why the Jewish holiday of Passover is celebrated. Topics covered are history, traditions, the Seder, symbolism, and more. Makes extensive use of video to tell the story.

Wonderful information about the meaning of Passover, how Jews prepare for the holiday, and the order and contents of the seder.

This web page offers a very nice outline and explanation of the Passover Seder with the use of a popular Jewish poem.

This Jewish Virtual Library web page offers a very nice outline and explanation of the Passover Seder.

Find out more about the Jewish Passover by visiting this colorful resource. Includes craft ideas and coloring pages.

Provides numerous links to information about Pesach. Links focus on explaining the contents of the Haggadah and Pesach seder.

Read about the history of the Freedom Seder, a Jewish and African-American tradition. Includes an audio version of the story and a video.

This resource provides the text of a children's story about Passover, with clickable links to definitions of special terms.

This Passover Haggadah, which tells the story of Passover for the Seder meal, is revised and updated annually and can be downloaded. Illustrated.

Read a brief description of Pesach, or Passover, and see a picture of a Seder plate.

What's the story behind Pesach/Passover? Use this informative site to learn more about the traditions behind this Jewish religious holiday.

Features a description of the Haggadah which is used to tell the story of Passover around the Seder table each year, in particular, the Golden Haggadah, which is one of the most lavishly decorated medieval Haggadot. With links to...