Our class has been using a big interactive mountain to count the Sefiras Haomer.
From the second night of Pesach all the way till the next holiday of Shavout we count a number a day till we receive the Torah again. This is a chance to not only get excited but to work on our character.
Each day a friend got to 'open' that days flower number and see what we can work on!
During the Sefiras Haomer it is also a sad time. We are remembering the students of Rabbi Akiva who were passing away due to their lack of respect of each other.
Mimi, dressed up as a bride to teach us we don't plan weddings during this time.
Yakov, held a musical instrument since we don't listen to music.
Menachem F and Menachem H were role playing a hair cut since we wait for that as well.
Rabbi Akiva was 40 years old when he discovered Torah! We envisioned our Tatty's coming into school not knowing the aleph beis and we were teaching them! We can be teachers even if we are young! We are very grateful to be learning Torah way before 40 ;)
Rabbi Akiva, was inspired to learn Torah when he discovered a rock with a hole being made by droplets of water consistently falling on it. This gave Rabbi Akiva hope to learn Torah and become a Torah Scholar because he knew nothing, yet just by learning one thing at a time and work hard he knew it would stick to him.
We made a Lego rock to show the pieces slowly coming off as Chana dripped more water on it.
Painting rocks with wooden sticks to show the idea when you add a lot of dots (drops) it fills the whole rock.
A lesson Rabbi Akiva taught was Ahavas Yisroel. To showcase this we each had a twig and when we cracked it, it was quite simple. As we put together the twigs and continue to crack it significantly got harder. This taught us when we work as a team and learn Torah and do Mitzvos TOGETHER we actually become stronger!
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