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Tag Archive: play
Mar 15
Shteelim Pesach Play
Written 100% as dictated by Shteelim – We used the Torah, a Haggadah, and some children’s books to help us figure out the details. When we got stuck on why Moshe took Aaron with him, we got out a Tanach, and read the actual Torah text to see what it said. The 5773 Shteelim …
Feb 14
A Purim Puppet Show!
This week Shteelim has been moving on with the basic story of Purim. Our Purim play has moved on to creating Purim puppets and using them with our Purim theater. The children decided on their own puppet characters and their own words while the Morah (teacher) prompted the Purim narrative. The children were able to fill …
Feb 06
Shteelimers become Queen Esther, Mordechai and Queen Esther’s Dog!
With Purim around the corner, the Shteelimers were eager to dress up in costumes. Sticking with the story, many said they were Queen Esther or Mordechai but one Shteelimer even decided to become Queen Esther’s dog! To prepare for the play with our new costumes and props we set up a dressing room in Pinat …
Jan 22
Nonsense Words!
Yep, our Nitzanimers are ready for…nonsense words! Here’s one now! Everyone had three vowels we could put under any letter we wanted. Then we had a friend “read” our nonsense word. What fun!
Dec 02
Shorashim-ers Become Dreidels
With Chanukah around the corner, Shorashim started the celebration! We began by playing with wooden dreidels and learning the names of the letters Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Shin. Then we became dreidels! While singing Chanukah songs, the children spun and danced like dreidels. Each child wore a sign with Nun, Gimmel, Hey, or Shin on the …
Oct 26
We’re Going On A Tzeva Hunt!
We chant: “We’re going on a tzeva hunt! We’re going on a tzeva hunt!” We’re off!! אדום - adom! צהוב - tzahov! ירוק - yarok! סגול – sagol!
Oct 10
Inviting Guests Into Our Sukkot
Shteelim children (Pre-K and K) were very interested in the Sukkot custom of inviting guests into our sukkot. Children played in the small-size sukkah in Beit Shteelim, preparing food for their guests and inviting friends inside. In Yetzirah, children made tissue paper guests. “My guest is smiling… Because they’re happy to be here.” My guest’s …
May 16
Math, Jewish Enrichment-Style
Lots of math these days! We are learning to count to 100 in Hebrew. Each day, Nitzanim children guess how many marbles/beans/stickers/etc. are in a glass jar, and write their guess in Hebrew. At (pegisha - meeting), we count the pieces, out loud in Hebrew. Children figure out the difference between the closest guess and the actual …
May 02
Chessed Jars in Shorashim: Learning Empathy
This week in Shorashim we added “Chessed Jars”. With a huge pile of tzedakah, the Shorashimers each had a chance to pick which Chessed Jar to put their coins in. Each jar had a different picture on it representing a different act of Chessed: -giving food to people who need food -giving toys to kids …
