Our Salad Bowl Comes to Life!

   During our culture unit, we created a classroom "salad bowl" with paper pieces.  We each wrote something unique, traditional, or special to our families that represents our culture.  Students wrote about their favorite holiday, favorite foods, and favorite games.  Some students wrote about Passover.
   Today, we welcomed Mrs. Siwak in as a special guest to share and explain Passover.  Her presentation connected to all aspects of our learning from culture.  She read the story of Passover, and the class quickly connected to this story as a legend, because it has been passed down from generation to generation.  She also explained the ceremonies and importance of these.  Then she explained the importance of food.  Mrs. Siwak helped students understand that food can serve as a symbol to groups of people and represent strong cultural beliefs.  The class was invited to try some Matzah and grape juice.
   What a fun way to connect to our learning about culture and see the salad bowl come to life!