Passover Rebus

A Lesson Plan by Emily LodmerMalibu Jewish Center & Synagogue , Malibu, CA

for the Shira Contest, Tell Us How You Teach!Sponsored by Oy Toys/And Thou Shalt Read

My Lesson Plan: Passover Rebus Grade Level: Middle School + [Fun for adults, too!]

Once students have studied the characters, story line, order and symbols of the seder, this lively rebus game can serve as a fun and engaging way to review.

MATERIALS:

1. Computer and projector2. Chalk or white board to keep score

ADVANCE PREPARATION

3. Explain the rules for solving a rebus (word-picture puzzle) 4. Practice with one sample slide of instructor’s choice.5. Pop culture references may require some advanced explanation. Kids

may not know the 3 Stooges’ Moe, Charro, Bruce Lee, Ann Hathaway, Ted Williams, etc. Instructor can Google these images & show them to the class before the actual game begins.

Format :

1. Divide the class into 2 teams.2. 1 player from each team is “up.” 3. The instructor projects a Power Point slide. Whichever team

solves the puzzle first gets the point. Then player #2 from each team solves the next puzzle, and so on until all the slides have been viewed.

There are four sets of slides that follow: Passover People, Passover Rebus Redux, Passover Rebus, and Passover Foods. Each one can be a separate game.

PASSOVER PEOPLE

Passover Hero

Passover Hero (alternate spelling)

ZZZ

Hero’s Brother

Boo, hiss- Passover Villain(-Tina) (-boat)

Hero’s sister; danced withtimbrels (-Synghman)

Passover Villain’s given name (+ CC)

Passover Villain’s Daughter; raised as her own

+ya

Key-for the teacher only

• 1. Passover People 8. Batya• 2. Moses• 3. Moses• 4. Aaron• 5. Pharaoh• 6. Miriam• 7. Ramses

PASSOVER REBUS Redux

A MIRACLE!

G-d (-Williams)

the C.

:

(-us) our go

(-s) S

(- glass)

The l+

Key-For the teacher only

• 1. Passover Rebus Redux 6. First of three• 2. G-d parted the Red Sea. Pesach symbols• 3. Pharaoh would not let our people go.4. Egypt is not our home.5. Our home is the land ofCanaan

PASSOVER REBUS

This Holiday

Prayer over

(- )+

Prayer over

+C

What +ng

2

+ ing (-s)

X +O + (-t)

Who Did What?

Pb the (-s)

a- the C.

What (-s) suffered

(-t) (+gz)

Where did ya find ZZZ ?In the

Enough!

A

Key-For the teacher only

• 1. Passover Rebus 7. Leaving Egypt=Exodus• 2. Pesach 8. Moses led the people • 3. Kiddush across the Red Sea• 4. Motzi 9.What Egypt suffered:• 5.What Moses saw: Ten PlaguesBurning Bush 10. Where did Batya find 6. Home to Pharaoh: Moses? BullrushesEgypt 11. Dayenu

PASSOVER FOODS

Cracker-like

Cracker-like of (–Ben)

+ tion

Cracker-like

Un-11d

Mixture Representing mor + (- pits)

(-tea)

Green Vegetable on the Seder Plate

Green Vegetable on the Seder Plate

Bitter Herb

Bitter Herb

Shank +nZ+ +AH

Seder Plate Symbol-

4

+ L

Dessert E

Key – for the teacher only

• 1.Passover Foods 9.Horseradish• 2. Matzah 10. Shank bone• 3.Bread of affliction 11. Baytzah• 4.Unleavened bread 12.4 glasses of wine• 5. Charoset 13. Matzah, charoset,• 6.Karpas maror sandwich=Hillel• 7.Parsley sandwich• 8.Maror 14. Afikomon