News in the Neighborhood

News in the Neighborhood

We started talking about what a neighborhood is. 

Moshe said, "A neighborhood is where we live."

We also spoke about the places in a neighborhood we go.

We figured out that there are 3 kinds of places; our homes, stores and places we don't buy things, like a library or a police station. We invited the children to illustrate the stores that they like in our neighborhood.

Looking at maps of neighborhoods.

Identifying the symbols that stand for different places.

A birds eye view map of our school.

 Roleplaying a doctor and mothers-to-be at the neighborhood hospital.

Creating a huge neighborhood with bridges and roads.

Creating a STEAM magnet maze.

 We had to use magnets to get the paperclip through the maze.

A highlight of our week was visiting and touring a beloved neighborhood store.

Trader Joe's and Mr. Jamahal showed us all around, even in the back of the store.

We also loved getting our own bag of goodies to take home.

We listened to the story Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney and were inspired to create our own books.

 Batya glues the pictures into her book.

Reading it all together in a group.

Working on a fun Aleph Bais project for Final Chof.

A tape resist art.