KG Donuts and dads day and bird house building for the moms to see!

On MLK day we had Donuts with Dad's. All the yeladim had a great time having there Dads join them in their classroom. We painted the pieces of wood for the birdhouse days before. With our dads or granddads  or uncles we hammered  and nailed together our colorful bird house.  Our Birdhouses will soon be displayed outside and filled with bird food. 

       We had a game where the dads had to guess which sentence their child said about them. None of the dads guessed correctly but it was still a great and funny game.

KG Experiencing Adaptation

Now that it is still winter we have been learning about the three ways animals get accustomed to it. We learned how some hibernate, other migrate and  rest adapt to the cold temperature. When the animals adapt they either turn white or grow extra blubber. We had our own blubber glove made from Crisco shortening in a bag. The yeladim got to feel the ice in a bowl with out the blubber and then with the blubber glove on. They experienced how indeed blubber works to keep you warm.

KA Dads n Doughnuts

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Last Monday  was a really special day for Our kids. Their dads came to make a special project with them and to eat yummy doughnuts :)

Making gorgeous ties for their dads

Doing a special hand print project.

The kids were really happy that their dads could see them play in their school.

Donuts with Dads in KDH

KDH had a blast this morning building cars and planes. Each child started with four wheels, four nails and a triangular shaped piece of wood or a block of wood. After that it was all creativity. Gluing together all different shapes of wood, cork, bottle caps, and colored wire, many different vehicles were designed and put together. 

This activity combined KDH's interest in cars and building. 

The big question is, "Who enjoyed this most, Dads, children or Theo's grandmother (who came because Theo's Dad is away)?

Special thanks to Justine and Robin Finch, Felix's mom and dad for planning this fantastic morning.

Morah Ruth

KG Tu B' Shvat Week

This week in honor of Tu B' Shvat we had many discussions and  activities surrounding trees, nature and the Land of Israels and its fruit,  going on in our classroom.

Tree rubbings

Still-life nature drawings

Getting ready to eat the 7 Kinds of fruit from the Land of Israel for Tu' B'shvat

Adding soil to our class Fig Tree

All ready to eat the 7 Kinds

Still-life tree drawings and tree rubbings

Adding soil

These are some of the discussions and sweet comments; 

Morah-Does anyone know what this is?
Ziva- "A chart."
Casssidy-"A calender."
Perly-"Like a checking thing; at home we have on upstairs."
Amitai-"A chart you put stickers on it."
Mina-" You can't use it all the time, it needs to go on the refrigerator."
Morah-"what's a calender?"
Adaya-"A calender has numbers and tells you when it's your birthday."
Kemp-"You put big letters on it."
Libi- "My grandmother has it and a spot to stay."
Morah- (pointing to shaded boxes on the calender)"Why are they shaded in? They represent a special day"...
"Why  are trees special and what do they do for us?'
Libi-"Shaded green for the trees birthday, they have a birthday because they are special."
Amitai-"They give us fruit."
Bryna-"They give us trees."
Cassidy-"They give us wood, and with it we build stuff."
Perly-"They give us bananas."
Adaya-"Lemons."
Kemp-"Apples grow on trees."
Amitai-" Because they give us shade."
Mina-"Because um they give us fruits and vegetables."
Libi-"Trees give us food-fruit."
Morah-"Trees can also be a home for animals."
Amitai-"Well some of them gives us leaves and then the leaves go into a big pile."
Morah-"What can we give the  fig tree that we are taking care of in kitah gimmel for birthday of the trees?"
Libi-"We can give him a present."
Perly-"We can give it cupcakes."
Adaya-"And put it in the dirt for them."
Amitai-" Maybe we can give him a man on a dragon on a motorcycle."
Ziva-"We cant give it cupcakes because they don't really eat."
Bryna-"Maybe we can give it little branches."
Cassidy-"And tiny leaves."
Kemp-"Pretend hot dogs."
Mina-"A present, like maybe different colors of wood as a present and put it in the mud."
After all these talks; for snack we created our own trees with pretzels sticks (being wheat) and  grapes, which are both foods from the seven fruits of Israel. All the yeladim took extra care to form their tree with their own creativity.

Tu'bshvat

B"H

In honor of Tu'bshvat , the birthday of the trees we made our own edible trees. It was designed out of big/ small pretzels and green grapes. It was so so yummy the kids asked for more and more.  The children were able to design their own trees and use their own ideas of where branches and leaves might go.

It was our first time making an edible project and it was really a hit.

KG Hibernation

Now that it is winter  we have been learning about hibernation. We talked about which animals go in caves and sleep for the entire winter. During free centers time many of the yeladim took the opportunity to create their own caves for the animals to stay and sleep in for the winter months. 

Ziva-"The polar bears are going to sleep."

                                              Cassidy-"These are all the animals for the cave."

                                                          Mina-"I am building it."

                                                     Cassidy-"They are inside resting now."

Extended Day: Block Creations

During Extended Day the children love to create with the large blocks. They have made spaceships, dog houses, cars, and boats! It is so amazing to watch their creativity at work and to listen to the complicated games that go with. Building with these blocks allows the children to work together cooperatively as a team. They help each other by lifting the blocks together and deciding exactly where they should go. They enjoy talking about what they plan to create with each other. Working with these blocks allows the children to let their imaginations roam. These large blocks provide open ended play that last for days!