A Brave Hidden Queen · early & middle elementary Judaic Studies
Purim lesson pack חַג פּוּרִים
Queen Esther's bravery told for the youngest readers in the room. 14 slides cover the Persian setting, the four main characters, Esther's choice, and the four mitzvot of Purim — the megillah, mishloach manot, matanot la'evyonim, and the festive meal.
Print the worksheets directly, with extra support for planning.
8-page printable worksheet PDF in US Letter size, alongside the editable PowerPoint worksheet file. Both contain the same worksheet pages.
6-page Parent Teaching Toolkit for planning, pacing and reflection. Choose US Letter or A4; both editions contain the same six pages.
Your original lesson files are also included: English and Hebrew presentation decks, parent guide, teacher-prep PDF and scope and sequence.
Download and extract the ZIP folder. Open the printable worksheets, guides and toolkit in a PDF reader. Use PowerPoint or compatible presentation software for the lesson decks and optional worksheet editing. Print holiday worksheets on US Letter paper.
Single-family license: print for your own household. Each family in a co-op needs its own copy. The toolkit paper sizes and worksheet formats are alternate editions, not additional unique pages.
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What's inside
Everything you need to teach Esther's story — and all four mitzvot of Purim.
English presentation deck — 14 slides, 16:9, with a full speaker script in the notes.
Hebrew vowelized deck — same 14 slides in Hebrew with full nikud.
Worksheet pack — 8 printable pages: design my costume, trace Purim vocabulary, count & circle, plan a mishloach manot bag, word match, color hamantaschen, reflection.
Teacher prep PDF — 14 pages; slide image on top, full Hebrew speaker notes below.
Slide 10 also covers costumes & groggers — the kids' favorite part.
The arc
Persia, the story, the mitzvot.
We start with the setting — Shushan, the palace, the king of 127 lands. Then we meet the four main characters: Esther the brave hidden queen, Mordechai her wise cousin, Haman the jealous advisor, and the king. Esther saves the day. Then we land in today — the four mitzvot we do every Purim because of her courage.
Slides 1–8 · the story
Title — Chag Purim
What is Purim? — 14th of Adar, late winter
Long ago in Persia — Shushan
King Achashverosh's palace
Queen Esther — the brave hidden queen
Mordechai — Esther's wise cousin
Haman — a jealous advisor
Esther saves the day!
Slides 9–14 · the mitzvot
The Megillah — read the whole story, twice
Costumes & Groggers — the kids' favorite
Mishloach Manot — send food to a friend
Matanot LaEvyonim — gifts to those in need
Hamantaschen & Seudat Purim — the festive meal
Chag Purim Sameach!
Why parents love it
Built for early & middle elementary learners (K–6, ages 5–12). Written for the parent celebrating Purim at home.
No Hebrew required
Every Hebrew word transliterated. Every speaker note in English. The parent guide includes a pronunciation cheat sheet — Esther HaMalkah, Mordechai, Megillah, Mishloach Manot, hamantaschen, and the rest.
A brave-girl story
The deck frames Esther as a brave hidden queen who used her courage to save her people. Haman's threat is referenced but never dramatized — Esther's choice carries the story, not the danger.
Doable mitzvot
The parent guide has five simple no-cook mishloach manot ideas, a costume-planning sheet, and a hamantaschen recipe — so even first-time Purim families can do all four mitzvot in a single afternoon.
FAQ
Questions parents ask about the Purim pack.
Is Haman's threat too scary for young children?
Slide 7 introduces Haman as "a jealous advisor" who "wasn't kind to Mordechai" — never as a killer. The deck emphasizes Esther's bravery and Hashem's hidden protection, not the threat. Age-appropriate for K–6 (ages 5–12).
Does the pack teach all four Purim mitzvot?
Yes — slides 9–13 cover megillah-reading, costumes & groggers, mishloach manot, matanot la'evyonim, and the seudat Purim. Each one gets its own slide with a child-friendly explanation and the Hebrew name in full nikud.
Can the kids actually make mishloach manot themselves?
Yes — worksheet page 4 is a "plan your mishloach manot" sheet where your child draws what goes in their bag, and the parent guide has five simple no-cook bag ideas for homeschool families.
What's a megillah?
Slide 9 explains: a megillah is a scroll. The Megillat Esther is the Purim scroll, and we read the whole story twice on Purim — once at night and once in the morning. Children traditionally make noise with groggers every time Haman's name is read.
Why do we wear costumes on Purim?
Slide 10 explains the costume tradition gently — Esther had to hide who she was, and on Purim we celebrate hiddenness by dressing up as someone else. Worksheet page 1 is a "design my costume" sheet your child can fill in.
Do I need to know Hebrew to teach this?
No. Every Hebrew word is transliterated, every speaker note is in English, and the parent guide has a pronunciation cheat sheet for every Hebrew word in the pack.
Pairs beautifully with
Other packs in the Jewish Calendar Series.
Purim and Chanukah are the two Jewish "brave hero" stories — Esther in Persia, the Maccabees in Israel. Both stories of religious freedom, both for kids who love a heroic narrative. Purim also pairs naturally with Pesach: two stories of Jewish deliverance, told back-to-back in the spring.
Chanukah חַג חֲנֻכָּה
Another story of brave Jews against a hostile king — the same theme, a different chapter.
Diaspora observance. Every Purim begins at sundown the evening before the first listed date. For halachic questions or Israel-observance dates, see our five-year Jewish calendar or consult your rabbi.
Year
Begins
Halachic time span
2026
Monday
Begins Monday evening, Mar 2; ends Tuesday night, Mar 3.
2027
Monday
Begins Monday evening, Mar 22; ends Tuesday night, Mar 23.
2028
Saturday
Begins Saturday evening, Mar 11; ends Sunday night, Mar 12.
2029
Wednesday
Begins Wednesday evening, Feb 28; ends Thursday night, Mar 1.
2030
Monday
Begins Monday evening, Mar 18; ends Tuesday night, Mar 19.
