Христос воскрес! Happy Easter.
Today we did a lot of short activities related to Easter. And everyone went home with a lot of candy and stickers. Brush your teeth – you guys promised me.
Find words within words
First, we looked at the phrase “HAPPY EASTER” – everyone had 2 minutes to make as many words as they could from those letters. Examples: YES, REST, PETS, STAR
We did the same for “EASTER BUNNY” and “EASTER EGG.” Julia, a 5th-grader, completely ruled this game! She had at least 7 words after each round.
Easter egg hunt
Next, we discussed the tradition in the States of Easter egg hunts – that was something new to Ukrainians! Also, the concept of the Easter bunny was something no one had heard of. He’s basically the Santa Claus of Christmas – he brings eggs/candy to kids for Easter. Since the Easter bunny didn’t have actual eggs (or plastic ones), he hid cut-out eggs all over the room; each egg had a number of points on it (anywhere between 1 and 10 points.) The students had to search the room for the eggs, count up their points, and they got stickers/candy. The more points, the more prizes.
Ukrainian Easter
Then, the students split up into two teams. One team had to list as many Ukrainian Easter traditions as they could in the span of 5 minutes; the other team had to list as many Ukrainian Easter foods as possible. “Holy water” was one of the things listed under “foods.” That one was a little debatable. 🙂
Guess the reasons for the symbols
At the end, everyone worked individually and wrote down guesses of why the Easter bunny and the egg are symbols of Easter. Andrew was correct about the Easter egg: it symbolizes new life. The Easter bunny is a symbol of spring.
By the way, congratulations to Julia’s family – her mom had a baby yesterday evening, named Anya!
Next week’s topic: American road trips
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