We started our new topic this week about food. This includes garden, fruits, vegetables and restaurant. Our Dramatic Play Center changed, we have a garden and a restaurant. During the following weeks it will improve. Right now we already have apple and orange trees, a plant and many books. Hebrew: We learned the following words this week. tapuach - apple agas - pear tapuz - orange banana - banana ananas - pineapple We played memory game with fruit cards and practiced patterns with fruits. We are sharing the memory game card file and the fruit pattern file with you below. If you can't print them at home, ask us. We are happy to print them for you.
We opened the sand table this week. It is a greatest attraction in class. Why sand? "What Can Children Learn From Playing in Sand?Sand play promotes physical development. Large muscle skills develop as children dig, pour, sift, scoop, and clean up spills with brush and dustpan. Eye-hand coordination and small muscle control improve as children learn to manipulate sand accessories. Sand play also promotes social skills. When children work together at the sand table they are faced with real problems that require sharing, compromising, and negotiating. A group may engage in dramatic play as they "cook," construct roadways, dig tunnels, or create a zoo for rubber animals. As children take on roles associated with their dramatic play, they learn important social skills such as empathy and perspective taking." Other happy moments of the week: Joey's mom, Stephanie, read Horton Hears a Who! Click here to see our enthusiastic listeners. We danced and froze in the Gym with balloons. Click here to see us. Some of us love the Mango Banana song, some of us do not like it. See us dancing here. Thank you for donating on Giving Tuesday!. Each class received USD 300 from those funds and we could order new games. The first 3 math games arrived this week. Magna Tiles Starter Set Sequence for Kids Crocodile Hop Our Music: Listen to our new Garden & Food Playlist here. Slide Show of the Week:
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This week was the last week of our Family unit. We prepared our bait (house) with ima (mom) , aba (dad), savta (grandmother) and saba (grandfather).
From Monday we are moving on to our garden, fruits, food and to our restaurant.
These are some of the new books we checked out from the library about gardening and food:
Every afternoon we play math games. Our new games are BINGO and Flash cards.
If you would like to play these games at home, please let us know and we will send home copies of the pages.
This song introduces our new topic: Mango, Banana, veMelon Dvash veKinemon (mango, banana, melon, honey and cinnamon)
On Monday we had a session with Ms. Emily and we spoke about angry feelings On Tuesday Harvey's dad, Bryan, was reading for us. Click here to listen to the story and to see how much we love mystery readers. On Thursday Kashmir was reading for Ms. Alexander. Click here to listen to her. On Friday, we were in the gym and then we had a great time at our Centers. Beatrice is 4. Mazal Tov!
This week we had another Kimochi session with Ms. Emily and we spoke about feeling silly. The class gave great examples and enjoyed the meeting with Ms. Emily.
Everyday after nap-time, we play math games on 4 different tables. We practice counting and quantifying geometric shapes and patterns both in English and in Hebrew. One of our favorite games is Bingo, you can download the file below if you would like to play it at home, You just have to place an object on the numbers..
"The Benefits of Dance
Dance is a powerful ally for developing many of the attributes of a growing child. Dance helps children mature physically, emotionally, socially, and cognitively. The physical benefits of dance are widely accepted, but the emotional, social and cognitive attributes have only recently begun to be appreciated. Physical Development: Dance involves a greater range of motion, coordination, strength and endurance than most other physical activities. This is accomplished through movement patterns that teach coordination and kinesthetic memory. Dancing utilizes the entire body and is an excellent form of exercise for total body fitness. Young children are naturally active, but dance offers an avenue to expand movement possibilities and skills. Emotional Maturity: Dance promotes psychological health and maturity. Children enjoy the opportunity to express their emotions and become aware of themselves and others through creative movement. A pre-school child enters a dance class or classroom with a history of emotional experiences. Movement within a class offers a structured outlet for physical release while gaining awareness and appreciation of oneself and others. Social Awareness: Dance fosters social encounter, interaction, and cooperation. Children learn to communicate ideas to others through the real and immediate mode of body movement. Children quickly learn to work within a group dynamic. As the ongoing and sometimes challenging process of cooperation evolves, children learn to understand themselves in relation to others." Source: Philosophy Underlying Early Childhood Standards
That said, I am happy to tell you that last week, we danced a lot at Gan Ramat Gan. One of our favorite Israeli dances is Hevenu Shalom Alechem. (listen to the song by clicking on the link)
Another great Israeli folk song is Hava Nagila. (see below) |
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