Sixth Grade Passover Plague Dishes

This sixth grade Passover project is one of my favorite projects of the year. I love working with polymer clay because of the bright colors and the flexibility. For this project, students create miniature reinterpretations of the ten plagues. Then, they glue them to palettes with ten divets. During the part of the seder when the ten drops of wine are removed and plagues are chanted, students can put the droplets in the corresponding places.  

Here are some close-ups of the mini-plagues:

Death of the Firstborn

Frogs

Death of the Firstborn

Blood

Cattle Disease

Cattle Disease

Frogs

Wild Beasts

Cattle Disease

Death of the Firstborn

Hail

Wild Beasts

Hail

Cattle Disease

Locusts

Fifth Grade Passover Projects

Fifth graders created these matza covers with fabric and fabric markers. They drew their designs, then created lines that cut across the shapes, breaking them into smaller shapes. Then, they colored the shapes in a checkerboard pattern to create the optical design. The rich colors and graphic patterns make these matza covers eye-catching and memorable.

Passover Projects Recap: K-1

Where does the school year go?  And how is it possible I haven't been on here in six weeks? I have so many beautiful projects to tell you all about, so here I go.

The Passover projects were beautiful and I wish I could have seen all of them at the seders. I tried a few new projects, as well as some classics that I've been teaching for years. I hope everyone enjoyed them!

Kindergarteners and first graders used decoupage and watercolor techniques to create these beautiful salt water bowls and mats. We reviewed the blessings over the herb and salt water, and attached them to the projects in Hebrew and in English.

The mats were created using watercolor paint- but there was a twist that the kids loved. When you add salt to wet watercolor, it absorbs and forms snowflake-like crystals. They loved salt-water-color painting!