The Holy Mishkan

This week we learned about Parshas Teruma where Hashem wanted the Jewish people to build a Mishkan (a mini Beis Hamikdash). A place where they can feel close to Hashem while they traveled to Eretz Yisroel.

Teruma means donations. Hashem told Moshe to ask the Jewish people if they have any of the 14 items that the Mishkan needed they can donate it if they want to, Hashem wanted it to be their choice. 

Our friends practiced donating different materials that was needed.

Making a project showing the 14 different  materials.

This week we also learned how our very own body is like the Mishkan! 

After learning about the most holiest part of the Mishkan, the Aron we made an edible one!

Mimi, helping out and showing friends how to make it.

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Tracing the Keilim (vessels) in the Mishkan.

Prk Kria

We learned the letter nun this week. Mendy, practicing writing a nun on the white board.

Shia, made his very own creative nun!

Kindergarten Kria

We have been practicng our new vowel of Shva.

We learned its quite a silly vowel since it depends where in the word its placed to know the sound. This week we focused on what it sounds like in the beginning of the word! 

Using stickers to create the vowel symbol!

During morning centers, we place review un pages for both levels and its fun to see the prk friends try the kindergarten work!

English Academics 

Learning about word families.

Patterning puzzles & sentence writing!

We are in the Hebrew month of Adar! The most joyous month of the year! This year we have two Adars! Working hard on a beautiful Adar sign and we have been doing a lot of dancing and singing!

Dancing for Adar!

 

Mishpatim and Mitzvahs!

This week's Parsha Mishpatim is filled with many Mitzvahs. We focused on some this week in our classroom.

We learned about Kosher and that we don't mix milk and meat! Shai, holding up a food item and our friends had to say if it belonged in the Milk, meat or Pareve (neither) category. Mimi, adding a page in her Mitzvah book about keeping Kosher.

Through story telling and acting we learned about how important it is to protect a hole in the ground so no people or animals get hurt. The person who dug the hole has to be responsible. Chana, helped build a fence around a hole so Morah Hadar wouldn't fall in.

Lastly, we played a game about a Mitzvah that when we borrow something we need to take care of it and return it. While Mendy was blindfolded he had to guess who was lending him something from the classroom.

Yossi, working hard cutting out his name and finding items that start with his first letter of his name to decorate with.

Learning how to play chess! What a fun great brain activity!

Another brain exercise  is trying to follow the hand pattern that Morah did on the table! This is also a great activity to cross the left and right side of the brain. 

Practicing our letters and vowels by using magnetic letters on muffin tins that had a mix up of different vowels that we already know. Some of the Prkers are catching on just by watching the Kindergarteners practice!

Prk Kria 

We learned the letter final Mem!

 Kindergarten Kria 

We learned a new Hebrew Vowel of Shva!

It sounds like something is itchy-- "iiii" we had fun doing different activities to practice the new sound.

 English academics 

Our friends were busy making, reading & writing three letter words in English Academics

For our Math skills we practiced  counting in 10s  & Language Arts we did reading/comprehension of sight words .

 

Delicious Mezonos!

"This week we learned the Bracha Mezonos. Food that is made from grain (wheat, barley, rye, spelt or oat) but is not bread gets the Bracha Mezonos like cakes, crackers cereals, pasta etc.

Our friend puppet peeking into lunch boxes to find this Bracha. Ayal, found a matching cracker and made a beautiful Bracha.

Using a face puppet we had friends come up and review last week's Bracha of Shehakol and this weeks Bracha and practice to see if they knew the Bracha!

We have been busy creating an interactive Bracha Book that our friends will take home at the end of this unit. 

Yosef and Yossi working on their pretzel page!

Using our taste buds to guess what food item is in our mouth that is the Bracha of Mezonos. 

Eli, practicing his math skills by counting the toppings on his cookie.

Zalman and Noa, painting pasta.

Nechama, lining up her pasta ;)

Once it was dried Ido created a beautiful pasta necklace. 

We also made edible Mezonos necklaces using cheerios. Took a lot of concentration getting the the string in the hole. 

Making yummy oatmeal cookies.

Axel, role playing a Morah and teaching his friends.

Nothing like after the rain when our sand box becomes a fun sensory experience. 

Avraham the ABC's pointer. Having jobs at circle time creates a sense of responsibility and patience when waiting for their turn.

Working hard together to get our classroom cleaned!