Marveled through the Makos

 In our second week of our Pesach unit we are in full swing of Haggadah preparation . Everyday we invited the children at our morning centers with their personalized pages. While hard at work, we overheard fascinating conversations on some of the steps in the Haggadah. "Did your Tatty really cry from the Marror?!" 

Working hard on our covers and using hole punchers to make the splitting sea scene. 

We focused on the concept of Bitachon (faith) by making mini tambourines. We learned from the all the Jewish Mommy's in Mitzrayim that they  knew the entire time they were going to be freed by Hashem and even prepared Tambourines to dance with! Outside we played a game where the children covered their eyes or closed them while jumping into Morahs arm. This built in trust and safety. This is exactly how the Jewish Woman felt. 

Learning about the 10 Makos (plagues)! The Pesach comic book was a big HIT in our class and we read it everyday with a twist. As we got through each Makah, Morah made it come to life through different props. We had paper plates blowing on them creating the effect how the Makah of Locusts came about through wind,. We played a game of guessing what animal sound we heard for the Makah of Wild animals. 

During the Makah of darkness, we placed a thick blanket over our friends. The Mitzriyim could not see and could not move! We felt it by being under a tablecloth and the close proximity of each other made us feel claustrophobic! 

The kids were so excited to add any detail they knew about them throughout the shows. The Jewish people had light with them wherever they walked.

Our deep breathing this week was Pesach themed as we puffed our belly's out like challah and breathed out by flattening down like a Matzah! 

Makos match-it game with the Hebrew Letters

Building Tzadik and Final Tzadik

Our Jungle gym is really being used as a great climbing space for our brave friends.