In the Green Room this week we explored nature. We went on a nature walk outside to collect different materials to make natural paintbrushes. Our friends collected sticks, leaves, rocks, and flowers and we bound them together to make a paintbrush. The hike outside developed their gross motor skills, imagination, creativity, and was a whole-body sensory experience.
Vella, Nosson, and Shira use their natural materials to paint bubble wrap!
The green room on their nature walk.
Vella found a great twig to use as a paintbrush handle!
Our friends create their paintbrushes as an after-nap activity.
Shimmy explores the outdoors and searches for natural paintbrush materials.
Literacy
We also explored play dough this week and used ABC cookie-cutters to spell our names. This was not only a sensory experience but it developed their literacy as well. Shira, Nechama, and Nosson decided that the large popsicle sticks looked like toothbrushes when they put play-dough on the end. This cracked everyone up and we all made toothbrushes and pretended to brush our teeth. How creative!
The green room uses play dough to spell their names. They also enjoyed filling baby food jars with the dough and Nosson figured out that if the cap is too big you can use play-dough to help it stick shut.
Shira and Nechama pretend to brush their teeth.
Thanksgiving
This week the we are busy working on our Thanksgiving project. We discussed different words this week within the theme of Thanksgiving. We learned the words thankful, grateful, and appreciate. Each day we went around the circle during davening and shared what we are grateful for and who we appreciate. We made bowls out of clay as a Thanksgiving gift and they will be displayed at the Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday November 23 at 11 am. You will be able to see videos of your children saying what they are grateful for so please don't miss this yummy and fun party! All parents are welcome.
Tamar creates her bowl out of clay.
Ben and Shimmy work on fine-motor skills by exploring legos.
Parsha
The parsha this week is Vayeira. We discussed the main themes of the parsha using pictures and Morah D read a parsha story. Hashem sent three angels to visit Avraham after he had his bris. This facilitated a discussion about the mitzvah of bikur cholim (visiting the sick). We talked about Yitzchok being born and why he has that name. Your child can tell you it's because it means laughter and Sarah laughed when Hashem told her she was going to have a baby even though she was 90 years old! We asked everyone how old their mom was when she had them. These are their answers:
Nechama: 40 years old
Vella: 63 years old
Nosson: 68 years old
Shimmy: 2 years old
Ben: 3 years old
Tamar: 5 years old
Shira: 91 and 2 years old
Please ask the following parsha questions at your Shabbos table this week:
1. What is the name of the parsha this week? (Vayeira)
2. How old was Sarah when Hashem told her she would have a baby? (90)
3. What was her baby's name? (Yitzchok)
4. Hold old was Yitzchok when he had his bris? (8 days old)
5. Who came to visit Avraham in his tent? (3 angels)
Good Shabbos,
Morah D and Morah Shoshana
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