Sarah's Passover

 

Summary:

The book I read is about how a young girl celebrates her favorite holiday Passover. While she prepares to celebrate this important holiday, Sarah also learns about why they celebrate Passover and her Jewish heritage.

Genre Evaluation:

This book could be classified as a Contemporary Realistic Fiction. The scenario in this book could happen in any Jewish home and is set in a contemporary setting. It is a multicultural book also because it shows the readers a side of her culture which may not be their own

Classroom Activities:

There are many activities that can be done from information in this book.

1. One activity that can be done is a vocabulary game. This book has a list of Jewish words associated to the holiday that can be used in a matching game to pair up the Jewish word with the English word.
2. Another Activity that can be done is actually inside the book. Students can create their own Passover pillow to sit on. This activity would allow students to make a keepsake that would remind them of the holiday.

This activity aligns with SLU Core Value of Respect because in creating the pillow, each student has to bring their own ideas to the table. They have to respect the other students creations as well as their own.

Read & Response Questions:

1. What is a holiday that you celebrate that is similar to the Jewish Passover? and how do you celebrate it?

2.What special traditions are tied to a holiday that you celebrate that requires you to do something different from your everyday routine?

About the Author:




















Lisa Bullard is the award-winning author of more than seventy books for children, including the middle grade mystery Turn Left at the Cow. Her books have won several honors, including a Children’s Choice Award, and she has taught writing classes for adults and young people at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis


and other places for over 10 years.

Comments:

I think that this was a very interesting and cute book. It tells the story of a little girl on her favorite holiday, while adding in details of her culture. This book also aligns to SLU core value of respect and it teaches students to respect each other even if your beliefs are different.

References:

Galda, L., Cullinan, B. E., & Sipe, L. R. (2010). Literature and the child (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworths, Inc.

 
Goodreads. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/296436.Lisa_Bullard