Great Tree Resource for Tu B'Shevat

This is a great tree resource, the tree is actually a puzzle that goes together by size order. The pushing and pulling to put it togehter is a great fine motor activity. The company who makes it is Schleich.

Jewish twist on a fine motor activity

A Jewish twist on a fine-motor activity using mini challah counters and magen david pasta!

Color Song Kach Nolad

What do Bone Button Borscht and Stone Soup have in common?

The children in our three-year-old program are reading the old classic Stone Soup by Marcia Brown.Recently we received a copy of Bone Button Borscht by Aubrey Davis, from the PJ LIbrary. This book is a retelling of the Stone Soup folk tale with a Jewish twist. The children will be comparing and contrasting the two versions. The Jewish values central to this story are ma'akhil re'evim (feeding the hungry) and hakhnasat orchim (welcoming guests). The children are planning to make 2 pots of soup, one to share with the rest of the school and the Synagogue clergy, and one to take to the shelter in our town. Thank you PJ Library for this wonderful opportunity to compare an old favorite and make a difference in the lives of our children and the community we live in.

Car Invesgtigation leads to tzedakah for ARMDI

In our preschool there is an investigation all about "cars and trucks" right now. Our education director is also an EMT and he has volunteered to bring the ambulance to our school. The children will get an up close look at what an ambulance looks like both inside and out. This is going to lead to a discussion about our tzedakah project, raising money for American Friends of Magen David Adom (ARMDI)in Israel. Each class has a cardboard ambulance tzedakah box (see photo)and the children will have a real understanding about where the money is going and why.

What's Jewish in the Writing Center

This morning during center time the teachers in our four-year-old class displayed a variety of blue writing tools, white paper and triangles to trace, to create a Magen David (Jewish star). Watch this adorable video as one child cheers his friend on..........

Zehava and the Three Bears

This is a link to Zehava and the Three Bears in Hebrew. The children in our three-year-old program are comparing different versions of the story The Three Bears. This is a downloadable version from Israeli television - enjoy!

We also just purchased Pinchus and the Pig, the Klezmer version of The Three Pigs. (Thanks Max!)