We love the holidays, yet we were also glad to return to the regular structure of our week. Even though we had returned to a short three-day week, we found plenty of time to explore our classroom and our playground.
We had a big collection of dried okra. Morah Susan found it in a give-away pile on a lawn in East Atlanta. "Please take whatever you'd like," the sign on the lawn said. Morah Susan didn't know what to do with the okra, but she knew she wanted it. She took most of it.
We put the dried okra in our Sensory Table. Then we used some of it for our Sukkah decorations.
After the fall break, we opened up one piece of the okra. We took turns guessing what could be inside. Some of us chose real answers, some of us gave silly answers. We like being real; we also like being silly.
What do you think is inside?
Caleb: a car!
Becker: beads!
Lilly: beans!
Evan: seeds!
Annabelle: raisins!
Anslee: beads!
Sammy: beans.
Ezra: hot dogs!
Yannai: rocks!
Yinon: gourds!
Maddy: necklaces!
Caleb: Can we bring them home?
Maddy: Can we bring them to my home?
Lilly: We can put them in a jar!
Later in the day, we went outside. Ezra offered Morah India a "cookie." Were there cookies on the playground? Of course not! Ezra had offered a pebble, or a piece of wood-chip. Morah India graciously accepted his "cookie."
Sammy chatted with Morah Chaya. Maybe they were sharing info about the fall break, or maybe they were talking about the beautiful weather. The Kitah Gimmel Morahs weren't listening in; it was a small, private conversation between Sammy and her "old" Kitah Bet Morah.
And there was plenty of time to hang-out and be a buddy.
(Sammy, Maddy and Annabelle get together for some fun.)
(Below, Morning Arrival activities: Maddy plays our Go-Together card game; Becker and Yinon play with trucks; Yannai paints; Anslee creates a fall pine-cone roll painting.)
(Above) Annika is back, and she "signs in." She was out for a day or two, and we missed her!
(Below) At one point in our morning, we headed to the bigger room to share a story. (The plot is about those teasing monkeys, a napping mama monkey and a crocodile. Sounds stressful, but don't worry--they become friends and share food at their picnic supper!)
Parents come to share stories, too. Below, on Thursday Caleb's dad read a Pete the Cat book. Lily's mom had come to share a different Pete the Cat book on Wednesday. Anslee's mom came in on Friday and read a Curious George book to us. Great classics!
And sometimes we just "read" to ourselves.
(Below) Chillin' on the rug. We're enjoying each others' company and some good literature. Yep, we're glad to be back!
Fondly,
Morah Susan and Morah India
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