The Teaching Tree...Different kinds of "Fruits"

Tu B'shvat celebrates the New Year for Trees. 

 This week we brought a tree into our circle for a discussion and learning opportunity! 

We told the children that today, we will learn from the TREE!

The Tree is going to be MORAH for the day!

Hiding behind the Tree, as the Tree was the Morah!

We tried to be like trees stretching our arms out as branches... tall and strong!

There are SO MANY things we can learn from a tree! 

To stand tall and proud, remember your roots, drink lots of water...

 

On Tu Bshvat, we want to try and be like trees, learn from them! Trees that give Delicious fruits!

As Jewish children, we can give delicious fruits too! We can do Mitzvot!

Just as WE enjoy to eat fruits...

Hashem (G-d) does too... but in a different way! 

 

Our Mitzvot are the kind of FRUITS we can give HASHEM as a gift!

When we do a mitzvah, we give Hashem a delicious fruit to enjoy! And make the world a more beautiful place (just as trees and fruits do!)

 Each of the children received a paper fruit, to draw/write a miztvah that they will do in honor of Tu B'shvat, and posted it on our Tree!