Dinosaur Discoveries

Yarok class has been very busy discovering many different ways to learn about dinosaurs.  We made a paper mache egg by blowing up a balloon & placing a toy dinosaur inside of it, we painted it brown and splashed speckled dots of paint on to it.  We also erupted a volcano with baking soda and vinegar.  We froze toy dinosaurs in green tempera paint, painted with them drawing our own dinosaur and then chiseled the toy dinosaurs out of the ice.  During circle time the children reach into a grab bag and pull out a dinosaur egg, crack it open to identify their numbers and letters.  Our class also loves to play pin the fossil on the number as we spin the child while counting in Hebrew. 

Paper Plate Dinosaurs in Miss. Joy's Class

Miss. Joy's is studying dinosaurs and we made paper plate dinosaur hand puppets. First, put two paper plates on top of each other-right side up. Staple them together halfway around the edges. Fold the part that is not stapled half over the stapled section. Second, put your fingers inside the pocket created and note where your thumb falls on the back and tape on a paper loop for your thumb falls on the back and tape on a paper loop for your thumb to slide into. Third, Decorate the plate with markers, paper, buttons, or anything the child wants to make their own dinosaur face. It is a fun great project to do with your children.

Bracelets for Rebecca

We have been learning about Rebecca and Isaac in school this past week. In the story, when Rebecca was chosen to be Isaac's wife she was given the gift of a golden bracelets, so I decided to have the children make bracelets to represent Rebecca's. All you need is a small cardboard roll, silver or gold foil, tissue paper, scissors and glue. Cut a strip off the roll about three fingers wide, cut it open and cover with foil. Then have the children decorate it with buttons, tissue paper and whatever you else you want. It is so much fun. I hope you enjoy this art project.

Dinosaurs everywhere but nowhere near us!

This week we begin a two week exploration of prehistoric life and I wondered...  what is the fascination of children to dinosaurs?  Any adult who has seen Jurassic Park I think will agree, these huge, volatile creatures are intriguing yet scary.  I guess that's why children are drawn to them as well. These larger than life monsters are terrifying and bold yet we can do pretend play with them in it because we know they no longer are dangerous to us in our world. So bring on the T-Rex and lets get ready to rumble!!!!!

Shabbat Shalom from the Katom Class

We had a great day on Friday celebrating Shabbat.  We explored the sensation of the grass on the playground for our sensory experience.  The infants really enjoyed being outside on such a beautiful day.

Another week in the Katom class...

Our babies at B'nai sure are growing into little toddlers. A big happy first birthday to Isaac (Jan 9) ad Joel (Jan 18) I will also like to take the time to introduce our newest member of the Katom class Major. Major joined us last week and is doing an amazing job adjusting to his new surroundings. We look forward to watching him and his classmates continue to grow through the many milestones.

What to do on a rainy day?

What to do on a rainy day?

On a rainy day the children’s energy levels are always high because we have to stay in doors. We all know children love to dance and sing. In the Adom’s room our children love the Elmo exercising CD. First we cleaned up all our toys to have plenty of room to dance. Then we had all the children stand and begin to follow the words in the songs. We skated, tap danced, marched in place, and more. The children enjoyed dancing and  following Elmo's instructions.