A Visit From the Bubble Man!

The Bubble Man came to camp today! The first thing we did was sit on the steps so he could show us how he makes BIG bubbles. Everyone put their hands up in preparation for popping! 

 Out they came! He used two sticks and a string to make bubbles that were as long as our group.

Then he told us to stand up and start popping! He drew a wand with many small circles in it that made hundreds of smaller bubbles. It was a bubble storm!

Then it was our turn! The children were free to explore the bubble-making process on their own. The Bubble Man made stations available for children to wave their own wands to create bubbles. They could also have a turn with the Bubble Man himself!

Building with Boxes Continues in Extended Day!

The children are continuing to work with recycled materials as an art medium during Extended Day.

They have been selecting from a variety of boxes, lids, foam sheets, cardboard, ribbon, plastic, jars, and tubes.

They assemble their creations with masking tape and hot glue. 

After assembling, they paint and draw on on them with permanent markers. 

 Through out the week they add more to their creations and/or glue their various creations together.

This interest doesn't seem to be waning. Expect more recycled creations to emerge!

Kitah Alef and the visit from the Traveling Barn!

During snack time on Tuesday we discussed the Traveling Barn that was coming to visit us at camp! The children were all so excited to share what animal they thought they might see.

Abigail- "Ema"

Dovid- "The farm is in the zoo" and trumpeted like an elephant

Lane- Said he wants to see the pools

Hannah- Was excited to see the animals 

Jake- Was hoping to see an elephant and a tractor!

Oren- Told his friends he’s been to the zoo and that he wanted to see a pony!

Menachem- Thought he might see a fire truck

Mila- Wanted to see a monkey

Reuben- Wanted to see a lion and giraffe 

Tanner- “Neigh! A horse yay!” and banged his chest like a gorilla!

Yaakov- Was hoping to see an elephant 

The instructor taught us to use two fingers to pet the rooster

We heard the rooster crow!

Waiting for the bunny to come!

Trying to fit our fingers in the cage to pet the bunny

Some friends brushed the ponies!

Tanner enjoyed bleating back at the sheep 

Oren's brother, Erez, showed him the Zebu cow!

We may have not seen all the animals we discussed at snack time but we were definitely not disappointed! What a great hands on experience! 

Shabbat Shalom!

Kitah Alef and their Ladybugs

Springtime announces the arrival of green leaves, blooming flowers and crawling insects. Our class received a shipment of ladybugs! Keeping live insects provides an up-close and hands-on learning experience with nature and science. 

The ladybugs are teaching us about their unique life cycle. When they arrived, we noticed that they did not look like the rounded, red and black ladybugs we know and love. They were longer and black and yellow striped. This is the first stage.

Every day at circle time we brought out the ladybug house to observe changes. We also gave them a few drop of water with a pipette. The children are learning about the needs of living things as well as a timeline for their growth.

Soon after arrival, our ladybugs began their metamorphosis by sleeping in little balls, similar to the way butterflies make a chrysalis. When they emerged, they had grown to be red with black spots!

Finally, the ladybugs were ready to be set free! We brought them to the playground and looked for a safe place for them - somewhere they could crawl around with plants to eat and where they would be in danger of getting stepped on. We settled on Morah Ruth's garden, where plenty there is plenty of green growth and protective sides. 

Bye, bye, ladybugs!

Storytelling in Extended Day

  

  

“Morah Britt tells good stories. She tells me about when she was a kid.” -Yonah

As the thread of interest in dramatic play continues, the children create their own narratives. These narratives emerge in their play as well as drawings and stories. 

The children write stories together and draw pictures of their characters. 

Then the Morah’s initiate a class book. Each child writes and illustrates their own page. 

 
“I’m drawing a monster.” -Logan

“Lava Monster!” -Lev

The children continue to draw pictures of their favorite characters. Morah’s put out popsicle sticks, scissors, and glue as a provocation and the children make their pictures into puppets. 

Some children begin using the puppets in the puppet theater and perform their stories for others. 

“We are telling a story about a baby.” -Annabel

"I'm using my queen puppet."-Maddy

Margot’s mom, Anna Giles came in to do a playwriting workshop with the children. She worked with them in small groups. The children took turns, each adding a suggestion furthering the story. This resulted in three different stories. She then recorded the stories for us so that the children could later reenact them for an audience. The children had so much fun writing plays as a group and then acting these plays out. Their stories inspired even more costumes and puppets!