This week in the Peach Room our friends began to explore and learn concepts related to Shabbat. Morah Ora explained that after Hashem created our beautiful world he needed to rest on the seventh day. Shabbat is an important time to rest, pray, and spend time with our families at the end of each week. We don't go to school or work! We might bathe, brush our hair, and wear our nice Shabbat clothes. A big meal is prepared and we light the candles. After lighting the candles we say a blessing called "Kiddush" over the grape juice and Challah bread. As a class we also read several storybooks including "1,2,3 Shabbat", "Shalom Shabbat - a book for Havdalah", and "My First Shabbat Board Book."
Dramatic play Our friends worked together to set up for Shabbat. After they were done we all took turns pretending to light the Shabbat candles, pour the grape juice in cups, and "cutting" the Challah. On Shabbat we eat with our friends and family as we enjoy each others company.
Group Project The big project of the week was decorating a challah cover and board. For the challah cover we used a fabric with fabric markers. Our friends decorated them in different ways, each way unique. For the challah board we used mosaic peaches and gems. Our friends dipped them in the glue and carefully glued them in the board in different patterns.
Table top This week at the the table, we had play-dough. We have been practicing rolling and braiding challah. Our friends love to make their own challah and bring them home once they’re baked!
Sensory table At the sensory table we had beans, tops, spoon/scoops, and little wooden vegetables. Our friends pretend to make their own chicken soup. Madison likes broccoli in her soup, but with no carrots. Ella wants only chicken in her soup. Hailey and Shai prefer only beans in their soup. Angie likes tomato’s and carrots. Yehonathan liked to put everything in his soup.
Next week we are going to make real chicken soup to share over our CJP Shabbat dinner. We hope you will all enjoy!
This week we added a new song to our Shabbat songs - “Days of the week”.
"Yom Rishon, Avoda
Yom Sheini, Avoda
Yom Shlishi, Avoda avoda
Yom Riviee, Avoda
Yom Chamishi, Avoda
Yom Shishi, Avoda Avoda
Yom Shabbat Menucha
Yom Shabbat Menucha
Yom Shabbat Menucha Menucha
On Sunday we work work work
On Monday we work work work
On Tuesday we work work work, work work work
On Wednesday we work work work
On Thursday we work work work
On Thursday we work work work
On Friday we work work work, work work work
On Shabbat we all rest
On Shabbat we all rest
On Shabbat we all rest, rest rest rest."
On Shabbat we all rest
On Shabbat we all rest, rest rest rest."
Next week we are gonna to make a shabbat box and candle holder!
Shabbat shalom - Morah Ora and Morah Goldie
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