During the course of the week the children have had the opportunity to learn the story of Passover by singing songs,listening to music and reading books. As we listen to our Passover music we have had a lot of fun acting out the story together.
JB Royal was kind enough to donate real bricks and a wagon to the Tel Aviv classroom. I took a small group over to the rug and showed the children how to use the bricks safely ("A Brick Demo"). They couldn't believe we were letting them build with real bricks. Teddy P could not believe it, he kept saying/singing, "These are real bricks!" Then Oliver said, "Lauri we only have a little bit of bricks." I asked, "What else could we use to build with the bricks?" Teddy F said,"The blocks!"
Then I pretended to be the Pharaoh and said, "Build me a city with a lot of buildings!"
As they built I coached/guided them to make sure everyone was building and using the bricks safely. Building with "real" bricks was exciting, fun and it is a great activity for those children who have challenges processing tactile information. Having the children carry the bricks(something heavy),provides input into muscles.
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