Tashlich in the 4's Classroom:
We went for a hike to a lake (pretend), sat in a circle and talked about Yom Kippur. A few children remembered going to a body of water and shaking crumbs off their clothing. Another child said that he threw bread into the water. Many children were familiar with the idea of fasting. In some families they "fast" by not eating treats for a whole day!
We talked about things that we wished we could do even better...
Mendel: be nice to Nissan better and to listen to my mommy and tatty...
Elet: to cook Pizza better..
Peretz: to mail things more to people (he clarified that he meant make and mail letters and cards like he did for Rosh Hashana). Later he added.... like making calls on the phone.
Chayla: give more..give Devorah Leah whatever she wants for her.
Nechama Leiba:
listen to my mommy...clean my whole house by myself even better! Give my toys to Rivky without even getting anything back. I don't care if she doesn't give me the toys.
Jacob: I want to eat better...
Hilary: I want to cook ...make challah with my mommy...
Dalya: I want to make more challah with my mommy...
They listened to each other....another one of those wonderful moments
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Elet explored with open-ended materials such as rocks and colored glass stones. He made many patterns and creative designs ... and a flower which truly looked like a flower! The whole class came over to see Elet's design.
Mendel, Dalya, Hilary and Peretz wrote something in their journals to welcome their parents to the classroom.
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The easel is open on a daily basis. Sara and Hilary painted at the easel with great concentration and care. Each child in the class was thrilled to paint with plenty of space and time to create. Morah Nechama even needs to keep a waiting list for who paints next! They literally beamed with a sense of accomplishment when they finished.
Yesterday (Wednesday) the children were fascinated to hear the story of Yonah complete with visuals --- many thanks to Morah Sarah for putting this experience together in an age- appropriate and meaningful way. The children were mesmerized!
Last bit not least: some sweet humor:
Mendel: I'm a lefty..
Sara: Oh... I'm a righty.
Hilary: my daddy is a bothy....
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