October 2011
24 posts
October 28
This morning we continued have fun with the “P” sound. During our morning transition activity, some of the children glued pumpkin and honey locust seeds onto the letter P while others traced the letter P in sand with their fingers. Your children also looked at items that begin with the “P” sound. Some of the children used our wooden Shabbat set. Working with Merav, your...
October 27
During our morning transition activity, your children used magnifiers to examine the inside of our pumpkins as well as pine cones and gingko leaves. On one mat was a new manipulative that required fine motor dexterity as well as one to one correspondence using a peg board with pegs. Another material that was popular this morning was the wooden sound boxes. One child said one of the cylinders...
October 26
This morning’s transition activities included fine motor building materials. Your children worked independently using fall leaves to match to a corresponding dot and number. Some children wanted to practice using scissors and paper. They also are now independently taking mats to mark off a space to work on the rug. During clean up time, sometimes one mat is shared by three children to put...
October 25
Fall is all around us! Your children today embraced this season in a variety of activities, songs, finger plays, and languages! We sang “Ten Little Leaves” and had fun using our fingers to “Five Waiting Pumpkins.” During our morning transition work time, Merav worked one on one with your children learning and coloring with fall colors; specifically red (adom) and yellow...
October 24
Welcome Back!
Today was about remembering and getting back into our routines. We reviewed how to put our lunches away, remove our jackets, hang up our attendance pictures, push up our sleeves to wash, put away materials, share, use words to ask for something, push in our chairs, etc. It was also time to reconnect with our friends.
Today I introduced (to a small group of children) another version...
October 11
Today we went on our Sukkah Hop! Each classroom at Luria, whether done individually or collaboratively, created a Sukkah. Your children looked at the similarities and differences using the Sukkot that they designed as a model. They noticed the roofs, doors, materials used, and sizes.
Your children also noticed the addition to our block center—we have a wooden train track and vehicles...
October 10
The 3-4’s class today welcomed a new friend to our community! This was a wonderful opportunity to have everyone take part in a friendship building day. We sang songs, did a finger play, and danced in a circle—holding hands to show our friendship for each other. During our morning transition activity, some of the children made pictures for each other. They were asked before drawing, who...
October 6
We started decorating our Sukkot today! Each of our three tables this morning had an activity related to this holiday. One table had paper strips and glue to make chains, another table had paint, and the third was stocked with paper and glue. We hope to finish our models by Tuesday for all of Luria Academy to see. While working with Merav on their paper chains, the children learned the Hebrew...
October 5
Your children celebrated another birthday today and remembered how to say “three” in Hebrew! They also shared and waited patiently while Lilo proudly demonstrated how to use his new gift. The children gladly created another birthday book for their friend Sunny. It was wonderful to witness this activity of making something for a friend being carried over throughout the day. Many of your...
October 4
Our morning transition activity involved creating a birthday card for Lilo. Dot art was set out, and the task was to design a collaborative piece of art. Some of the children wanted to give their own creations to him, so after waiting for the art to dry we stapled them together to create a birthday book! The birthday child also had an opportunity to add color and design to a crown. What made the...
October 3
Our morning transition activity turned into a lesson about sharing and the correct way to hold a scissor. Whenever I personally ask for a piece of play dough, many of your children will eagerly share what they have with me! They are wonderful peer models for each other. While your children were working, we had a discussion about their weekend activities. They shared where they went and who they...
September 27
This morning was another opportunity for your children to practice their sharing skills. A book from home was brought to school. Normally these items are placed on a shelf with the nap time things, but this time, the book was looked at and shared with other children. The owner of the book got to turn the pages and the other children enjoyed looking at the pictures.
Using scissors in a variety of...
