Learning about ourselves

We began learning about our bodies on Wednesday. We started by learning we all have a body. We all have hands, feet, head, and stomach. We then did the hokey pokey dance to review our body parts. Not only did the children have fun, but they also worked on their listening skills, gross motor and coordination skills. They also learned and reviewed their new English vocabulary words; body, hand, feet, stomach, and head.
Today, we began by coloring a picture of a child. The girls got a girl picture and the boys a boy picture. We discussed who is a girl and who is a boy.
By circle time, we learned about the parts of our face. Our eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. We also discussed what each body part does.  We smelled cinnamon and nutmeg with our nose. We also said that we can listen to music with our ears. Guess what? After circle time, we met our music teacher and really enjoyed her music and movement songs.

Red art, Red shopping, and Red food!

We have been immersed in the color Red. We started our week painting our play dough and pouring red glitter on it.

Later that day, we review red and practiced our matching skills. Morah Perel put out three color circles and each child got a turn to match a red food to the correct circle.

We also went to the grocery store to look for red foods. Before we went we discussed how we are to behave in a grocery store. We walk with our feet, no running. Our hands are down by our sides and not touching anything. Our ears are listening to Morah. We did an absolutely super job!

On Tuesday, we began our day with a free art collage using red materials. The children learned how to use the glue properly and to open their minds to creativity!

After playtime, we got to taste the Red pomegranate that we had bought in the grocery store. Then we painted using the pomegranate seeds. This activity worked on their fine motor skills and helped them experiment with science.

Making Play dough

On Thursday, we had a fun and sensory experience making play dough. Morah Rivky showed the children how she was following a recipe to make the play dough. After it was mixed, each child was given a ball of dough to play with and shape.
This process opens the children's minds to the idea of being able to create a new product from other items. We will be doing many different projects like this and is the beginning of the child's understanding of science. On a more simpler level, the activity of playing with play dough fulfills a child's need for sensory input. It also will be a two step art project, because we will be painting it red this week.

                                  

On Friday, we had such a great time shaping and playing with the challah dough. In the beginning of the year, Morah Bella and Morah Perel help the children with shaping the challah. As they grow to understand that we are shaping dough that is then baked and eaten, we then encourage them to use their imaginations and shape themselves. This week all the Morahs' hands were covered in flour and busy. Expect pictures next week! 

Red all around!

We learned so much about the color red today. We started the day finger painting with red finger paint.

Then after play time, we went on a red hunt. The children had so much fun spying the color red.

Yoni spotted red!

We matched our class circle to the red on the bus.

Avital and Cayla dressed up by play time!