Passover Worksheets
About Our Passover Worksheets
This comprehensive collection of Passover Worksheets offers a rich and engaging resource for students, teachers, and homeschoolers seeking to explore the traditions, history, and meaning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. Available in convenient PDF format, these worksheets are easy to view, download, and print, making them perfect for classroom instruction, at-home learning, or holiday enrichment activities. Designed for a variety of ages and learning levels, this collection combines educational value with hands-on activities that deepen understanding of Passover in a fun and meaningful way.
At the heart of the collection are several worksheets that introduce the story of Passover. Students will learn about the biblical account of the Israelites’ slavery in Egypt, Moses’ leadership, and the ten plagues that led to the Exodus. These reading comprehension worksheets include age-appropriate summaries followed by questions that test reading skills, vocabulary, and comprehension. For younger students, simplified texts with picture-based questions help reinforce key facts, while older learners engage in more detailed analysis and critical thinking questions.
A standout feature of this collection is the Seder Plate Worksheet, which helps students identify and understand the symbolic foods used during the Passover Seder. This worksheet includes colorful illustrations of each item-such as maror, charoset, karpas, and zeroa-with blank spaces for students to label and describe their significance. Paired with this is a Seder Steps Worksheet, which outlines the fifteen parts of the traditional Passover Seder. Students can match each step to its description, sequence them in the correct order, and even color accompanying images to reinforce understanding.
The collection also includes vocabulary-building worksheets that highlight key Hebrew and English terms associated with Passover. These sheets feature matching activities, word searches, and crossword puzzles that reinforce terms such as “matzah,” “afikoman,” “Haggadah,” and “Pharaoh.” For students learning Hebrew or exploring Jewish culture more deeply, these vocabulary activities provide both linguistic and cultural enrichment.
In addition to language-focused activities, the Passover Worksheets collection features creative writing prompts and journal pages. These encourage students to reflect on themes of freedom, tradition, and remembrance. Prompts might include questions like “What does freedom mean to you?” or “How does your family celebrate Passover?” Writing activities are tailored to different grade levels and promote thoughtful expression while connecting personal experience to the holiday’s deeper messages.
Artistic students will appreciate the coloring sheets and craft-based worksheets included in the set. There are printable Passover-themed coloring pages featuring scenes like Moses parting the Red Sea, the burning bush, or families gathered at the Seder table. Other worksheets guide students through making a paper Seder plate, designing their own matzah covers, or creating a Passover placemat. These hands-on projects combine creativity with tradition and are perfect for both classroom art time and at-home holiday preparation.
For those interested in sequencing and timelines, a Passover Story Timeline Worksheet allows students to place key events of the Exodus in chronological order. This worksheet promotes historical understanding and helps learners see the broader narrative arc of the holiday. A related activity challenges students to identify cause-and-effect relationships in the Passover story-for example, how Pharaoh’s refusal to release the Israelites led to the plagues.
The collection also includes math-integrated worksheets with Passover themes. These might include counting plagues, graphing favorite Seder foods, or solving word problems involving holiday preparations. These cross-curricular connections help students see how Passover relates to different areas of study, while also keeping learning fresh and engaging during the holiday season.
To further deepen students’ understanding of Passover traditions, the collection includes a “Compare and Contrast” Worksheet that examines how Passover is observed in different Jewish communities around the world. Students can explore differences in customs, foods, and prayers, and reflect on the common themes that unite Jewish people across cultures and continents.
Each worksheet in the collection is designed with clarity and visual appeal in mind. Simple layouts, engaging illustrations, and clear instructions ensure that students can work independently or with minimal guidance. Teachers will appreciate the ready-to-use format, and homeschoolers will find the collection well-suited for both individual and family learning sessions.
What is Passover?
Passover, or Pesach in Hebrew, is a major Jewish holiday that commemorates the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt. According to the biblical story in the Book of Exodus, God sent Moses to demand the release of the Israelites from Pharaoh. When Pharaoh refused, God unleashed ten plagues upon Egypt, culminating in the death of every Egyptian firstborn. The Israelites were instructed to mark their doorposts with lamb’s blood so the Angel of Death would “pass over” their homes-hence the name Passover. After this final plague, Pharaoh allowed the Israelites to leave, leading to their dramatic escape through the parted Red Sea and journey toward freedom.
Passover is observed for seven or eight days (depending on tradition) and includes many rich customs and rituals. Central to the celebration is the Seder, a ceremonial meal held on the first night or first two nights, where participants retell the Exodus story, eat symbolic foods from a Seder plate, and read from a book called the Haggadah. Matzah, or unleavened bread, is eaten throughout Passover to remember how the Israelites left Egypt in such haste that their dough did not have time to rise. The holiday emphasizes themes of freedom, faith, and remembrance, and it remains one of the most widely celebrated and spiritually significant festivals in Judaism.