Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel

Today was Classical Kids Co-op at the Old Mystic Baptist Church. This is where we spend our Fridays with other homeschool families where the classes are taught by the parents. These include: Preschool Games, Story of the World, Cultures of the World, Preschool Science, Fun with Music, and Montessori Journey, to name a few of the younger classes that my kids are enjoying.

For Story of the World, Chapter 38: The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation, we created a sand art craft and molded a dreidel out of clay with decorated letters N, G, H, and S. The kids learned how to play the game of dreidel, spinning their own creation, and used candy for the "counters".

• We started with 10 counters for each player.
• Every player contributes one counter into a central pile. This becomes the "pot."
• Players spin the dreidel in turn and contribute or collect items from the pot based upon which letter faces up when the dreidel stops its spin.
• For N - Nun - Nisht - the player collects nothing from the pot.
• For G - Gimmel - Gantz - the player gets it all.
• For H - Hey - Halb - The player collects half of the pot.
• For S - Shin - Shtel - The player sets one of his own items into the pot.
• The player who gains the most (or all the counters) wins.

Rilla enjoyed this game so much that she played it with Max using marbles when we returned home.