http://margodill.com/blog/2009/11/30/maniac-monday-teaching-about-holidays/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:04:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://margodill.com/blog/2009/11/30/maniac-monday-teaching-about-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-7183 Administrator Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:45:22 +0000 http://margodill.com/blog/?p=757#comment-7183 Great ideas, Laura. Thanks for sharing. I like the idea of focusing on THEMES such as giving to others instead of on the actual holidays themselves. Great, great idea! :) Great ideas, Laura. Thanks for sharing. I like the idea of focusing on THEMES such as giving to others instead of on the actual holidays themselves. Great, great idea!

]]> http://margodill.com/blog/2009/11/30/maniac-monday-teaching-about-holidays/comment-page-1/#comment-7182 Laura Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:19:07 +0000 http://margodill.com/blog/?p=757#comment-7182 As a Jewish mom, I like to see holiday curriculum that focuses on the "secular" themes of the holidays such as giving to one another, spending time with family, helping the less fortunate, special foods, etc. Chanukah is a very minor holiday in Judaism. It only receives the attention it gets because it happens to fall near Christmas. Instead of trying to appease people, it would be nice to see teachers exert some creativity when it comes to the winter holidays. As a Jewish mom, I like to see holiday curriculum that focuses on the “secular” themes of the holidays such as giving to one another, spending time with family, helping the less fortunate, special foods, etc. Chanukah is a very minor holiday in Judaism. It only receives the attention it gets because it happens to fall near Christmas. Instead of trying to appease people, it would be nice to see teachers exert some creativity when it comes to the winter holidays.

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