Hello and Happy Thanksgiving!
In the spirit of 'thanks' we learned the word toda this week in K-1 Gan. 'Toda' means 'thank you' and we made 'toda' cards for members of our family. We talked about forgiveness and the importance of forgiving family members like Joseph and his brothers. We talked about having a positive attitude and what a difference it's made for Jews as a culture.
Because of holiday traveling, we didn't have many students in class this week so instead of learning new letters, we practiced vowel sounds. We combined all vowel sounds with a few of the letters we've already learned and played memory and recognition games. We had a very special Hanukah-themed song (and dance!) led by Cantor Schloss before T'fillah and it was a great treat to get up and move around.
Have a wonderful holiday!
Erica
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The Story of King Solomon
Hello from Gan K/1!
This week, we learned the story of King Solomon and his ability to tell between tov (good) and lo tov (bad). We made King and Queen Solomon crowns. One side of the room was labeled "tov" and the other "lo tov". With my back to them, I told them a brief story--mostly ones we've learned like Joseph forgiving his brothers. They had to pick a side before I turned around. It was a great way to stretch our legs on a rainy day and talk about how certain decisions aren't always clear between "tov" and "lo tov" like when Moses' mother was forced to send her child down the Nile.
We learned the letter "Hay" and practiced it. From there we learned the word "haggadah" and that we use one during Passover. Then we talked about "tov" and "lo tov" in the Passover story. We talked about how it's hard to decide whether the plagues were "tov" or "lo tov" because they caused so much suffering, but we decided that the suffering of the Hebrew slaves had been far, far worse.
They are really understanding what a mitzvah is and why we do them, now. That doing good deeds can be very easy but also it can be a hard decision. After we discussed the fact that we are always learning new things in Judaism. We talked about Moses bringing the 10 Commandments down from Mount Sinai but they immediately knew that there was more to the Torah and to Judaism than those ten things. And it's a mitzvah to learn!
See you next week!
Here is a picture of the class this week in their Solomon crowns.
This week, we learned the story of King Solomon and his ability to tell between tov (good) and lo tov (bad). We made King and Queen Solomon crowns. One side of the room was labeled "tov" and the other "lo tov". With my back to them, I told them a brief story--mostly ones we've learned like Joseph forgiving his brothers. They had to pick a side before I turned around. It was a great way to stretch our legs on a rainy day and talk about how certain decisions aren't always clear between "tov" and "lo tov" like when Moses' mother was forced to send her child down the Nile.
We learned the letter "Hay" and practiced it. From there we learned the word "haggadah" and that we use one during Passover. Then we talked about "tov" and "lo tov" in the Passover story. We talked about how it's hard to decide whether the plagues were "tov" or "lo tov" because they caused so much suffering, but we decided that the suffering of the Hebrew slaves had been far, far worse.
They are really understanding what a mitzvah is and why we do them, now. That doing good deeds can be very easy but also it can be a hard decision. After we discussed the fact that we are always learning new things in Judaism. We talked about Moses bringing the 10 Commandments down from Mount Sinai but they immediately knew that there was more to the Torah and to Judaism than those ten things. And it's a mitzvah to learn!
See you next week!
Here is a picture of the class this week in their Solomon crowns.
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