May 18
This week we have been reviewing stories from the Torah that we have heard before… months ago! But our nursery and kindergarten children seem to remember like it was yesterday. We started with Bereshit (the beginning), floated with Noah, remembered Yosef (Joseph), and parted the sea with Moshe (Moses). There are so many stories and so …
Jun 12
Shorashim had a fantastic final week at the Jewish Enrichment Center! We may have been down to bare walls, and been without our usual space on Sunday, but we didn’t let that get us down! We played some of our favorite games from the year, such as hopscotch! We made meals for our old צבעים …
Jun 12
At some point this past week your child(ren) probably brought home a whole mess of totally awesome stuff they created at the Jewish Enrichment Center over the past year. One of them most definitely was their HaSefer Sheli. They completed this book in Yetzirah to review all those great things they learned and remember fun …
Jun 03
This week Shorashim talked a bit about Shavuot and took on some exciting challenges! We focused our Shavuot explorations about the harvest aspect: we were inspired by pictures we had of various fruit and flowers that grow in spring and drew our own interpretations of them, as well as pictures of some other plants we …
May 29
The short week didn’t stop Shorashim from having some thought provoking discussions! With the paint now dry on our tzedakah box, we had a lot more to discuss. First we had to add other decorations. In order to get ideas, we went out to take a look at how we decorated the Lost and Found …
May 22
This week Shorashim explored the question of what to do when one finds lost money. One Shorashimer found 3 pennies! She was very concerned as to where they came from, so she decided to go around and ask to see if anyone at the Jewish Enrichment Center lost them. They didn’t belong to anyone …
May 15
Continuing with our theme of Hashavat Aveidah (returning lost items), this week Shorashim discussed what to do if they happen to find a lost item. They quickly responded, “return it to the person who lost it,” but what if the owner is unknown? Using our knowledge of school environments, it didn’t take long for Shorashimers …
May 15
As the Jewish Enrichment Center comes to its last month of 5774, in Yetzirah all of the children are reflecting and showing off what they’ve learned! They have started making some what of a memory book that they are calling הספר שלי (Ha Sefair Sheli, My Book). In this book we will revisit each theme (from Rivkah, to Beit …
May 08
Shorashim dove further into Hashevat Aveidah this week by making posters for items that are special to them. At a very young age, it is difficult for children to understand the perspective of others. Part of Hashevat Aveidah is returning lost items to others. We wanted to make sure that Shorashimers were able to …
May 07
Every Wednesday after Shirah/Tfillah the children and I do yoga together. It started out as a movement break while only speaking Hebrew. But as time went on, they learned more and more Hebrew and needed more of a challenge. So we did Yoga Teva taking them through the cycle of a grown plant or tree. …
