In one of our two-year-old classrooms the teachers set up a grocery store in the dramatic play center with a section filled with Jewish objects (see photo). Prior to this Jewish environment journey, I don't think we realized the value of looking at everything we do with a "Jewish lense".
Now we have two-year-old children shopping for challah covers, Shabbat candle sticks, challah, buying Jewish newspapers, Chanukah menorahs,
wine for Shabbat - you get the picture!
As soon as we read this post, we remembered one of the songs we wrote and recorded as a single - it's called "Getting Ready For Shabbat" and can be heard here: http://www.oysongs.com/search_results.cfm?view=All&criteria=allard. Just wanted to share that song with you, as it's one that isn't on one of our CDs, but we think reflects this post. Keep up the good work - we LOVE reading about your successes!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! This would be a wonderful activity to do when our classes are learning about Pesach. The children can choose(or not choose) items depending on whether or not those items would be fitting for a seder table.
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