Leaving Today!

Pesach is approaching, to begin our learning, we asked the children what they already knew about Yetziat Mitzrayim (Leaving Egypt), and they amazed us with their knowledge! Leah, beautifully retold the story of Batya reaching out to baby Moshe, sharing how Hashem performed a miracle by stretching her arm all the way to the basket.

The children shared the story of how the Jewish people worked very hard in Egypt. They told us how King Paroh didn’t want to let them go, even though Hashem brought the 10 Makos. The kids imagined how hard it must have been to make bricks and work all day.

The children were so shocked when Morah told them that Yetziat Mitzrayim didn’t just happen a long time ago, it happens every day! We are all working to overcome the 'Paroh' inside of us, the part of us that doesn’t want to let go of our struggles, fear and challenges.

To help the children connect to the idea of breaking free, each child made handcuffs and wrote down something they want to break free from. It could be a bad habit, a fear, or something else that holds them back.

Eli, breaking free!

We talked about Kriat Yam Suf (the parting of the sea), where Hashem made a way for the Jewish people to escape. To help the children experience this moment, we did a 'Splitting of the Sea' walk, where each child dipped their feet in paint and stepped across a large sheet, creating their own path!

What color did the water turn into when we mixed the blue and yellow paint?

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We had so much fun exploring the differences between matzah and challah! First, we made two types of dough: one that rises (chametz) and one that stays flat (matzah). Challah had many ingredients, while matzah had only two - flour and water.

While the challah dough was puffing up, we made our own Gan Matzah Bakery! To add a fun challenge, we tried to make the matzah and clean up, all in just 18 minutes!

Chametz puffs up, just like when we feel too lazy or stubborn to do the right thing. Matzah stays humble and reminds us to follow Hashem’s way quickly, just like the Jewish people did when they left Mitzrayim! The Rebbe taught us that we should be like matzah-quick to do mitzvot and always ready to grow!

Green light red light game with Moshe and Pharaoh!

We made a vibrant and creative open art, embracing the spirit of spring in preparation for Chag Ha'Aviv, one of the names of Pesach.

Happy dancing for completing a challenging puzzle!

 Fun in the sun!

Pre-K Kria

Learning the letter פּ in fun & creative ways!

K Kria

This week, we introduction the Chirik sound! To make the learning process extra fun and memorable, we celebrated with a Chirik Party! The kids got into the spirit by dressing up as bees, which fit perfectly since the the word bee sound like a Chirik Beis, and they were so excited to form a shape of a Hebrew letter using their bodies!

Academics

We have been learning about American Symbols.
At Circle Time we played an American Symbol Letter Match Game.

At one of our Centers, we played an American Symbols graphing game.
This activity helps us develop data analysis skills…and is fun!

Aftercare

Building together!

Happy Birthday Yossi F. 💙

And Happy Birthday Morah Chana, Gillian and Keren 💗

Shabbat Shalom!