Celebrating Shabbat Together!

Celebrating Shabbat together always feels so good! We said the blessings together and then we

all enjoyed a delicious Shabbat snack!

Shabbat Shalom!

Frozen Fruit Smoothie Pops

The frozen fruit smoothie pops were a" big hit" ! Try them at home. Just pick your favorite fruit, add vanilla yogurt, a little apple juice, place ingredients in blended and then freeze pops for five hours. Enjoy!!!!!!!!

Finger Painting



Josh made red hand prints.

On Tuesday, children were finger painting on a large piece of paper. Children used paintbrushes at first, then just one finger, and then their hands! They mixed colors and made hand prints. Painting with our fingers was a hands-on experience that provided the children with tactile input.

 



Julia painted her fingernails purple!

Ilan used a paintbrush
to paint a train.

Sophie mixed red and blue
paint together to make purple.

Building with Magna-Tiles

All summer we have enjoyed playing with
Magna-Tiles and toy animals! The children
had so many ideas about how to construct
 and play with these toys.

"I'm building a house for him (dog). Woof, Woof!"

Audrey: Do you wanna look inside?
Sophie: Animals! A whale and a cow!



Ilan said, "My truck doesn't work. It's
broken up. I'm building it!"

Rose said, "I have a package. A kitty!"



Even Ellen joined us to build with the Magna-Tiles!

Irresistible Treats on a Stick!

Maria stopped by the Temple yesterday to let me borrow her new book...Ice Pops. Every single recipe in the book looked simply delicious!

Jesse, the children, and I looked through the book together and decided to make smoothie ice pops. I brought in my Magic Bullet and we all went to work! We made pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberry, peach, plum and blueberry smoothie pops! Some of the children decided to write their name on their stick so tomorrow when go into the freezer to eat their pop, they will be able find the one that they made with ease!

On Thursday we will eat our smoothie pops with our Shabbat snack! I can't wait!

Playing with the sand

Zachary, Noah and Gabriel played at the sand box for a while today. Not always together necessarily , but they made sure they were playing in the same space together. It was interesting to see them interacting at times with one another.They played with the sand and with the sand toys and called me over when they wished to show me what they were making.

Making Pizza Together!

The children worked together to make a delicious lunch! They rolled out the pizza dough, added a little red sauce and sprinkled on some mozzarella cheese. Eli cooked his favorite green pasta, to share with his classmates and friends.

The "Friendly Fruit Salad" took a bit of time to prepare, but it sure was a sight for sore eyes when we were done! It was yummy! The fruits that grow during the summer months are so sweet and juicy!

What can you do with a cardboard box?

Rose and Julia took a closer look at the inside of the cardboard box.

We noticed we had many large, empty cardboard boxes after we recently received new wooden chairs for our classroom. The children investigated the boxes and had many ideas about how we could play with them: we could climb inside, build with them, and decorate them.


  

Sophie turned a box on its side and found she
could climb right inside. It was the perfect size! 

 

After discovering we could fit inside the cardboard boxes, the children asked the teachers to cut some holes in the boxes. Suddenly, we had "windows" and "doors" to climb in and out while we played.

 The children used the cardboard boxes
to open a pretend ice cream shop.

Ilan and Jack connected all of the boxes
to build a large tunnel to crawl through.

So, what can you do with a cardboard box? The children discovered there is no one way to play with a cardboard box. Providing the boxes as open-ended materials supported the children to creatively think about how to use the boxes, inspired imaginative play, and provided opportunities for constructing. The children used team work when moving and building with the boxes, and also negotiated space when multiple children decided to play in one box together.



How do you play with mud?

Adam took charge of the Mud Ship! Guess who he pretended to be? Captain Adam Mud, of course! He sailed the Mud Ship all morning long! Allison decided to take a bath in the mud. She announced, "I am a pig taking a bath in the mud so I don't get a sunburn!" Eliza and Hannah packed mud on big rocks and called them "slippery rocks." Eli made delicious "mud cupcakes."

Everyone had their own ideas as to how to play with the mud! I can honestly say that a good time was had by all!

Pumping up

Avi and Elias are playing in their pretend gas station. They are both role playing in the act: one is the driver and the other is pumping up the gas. It was nice to see two boys from two different age groups and from two different classrooms, finding a common ground for a play.

Tree art

Children were painting on the tree: a new and different sensation and experience! Children came over to check it out and try it as well. This way, children explore new ways of making art and expanding their horizons!

Fresh air and water

The children dig a tunnel almost every day to let the water from the pool flow out when it's time for clean up. Children from different classes tend to work together on this digging activity. They are sharing the joy of playing with water outside in the fresh air.

Collaborative Building

The children built a collaborate bridge and worked on it throughout our morning. The children engaged either together and took turns to make this friendship bridge. Then they enjoyed walking through it together.

The children enjoyed playing in the water table with the different toys. They engaged in social play. Children learned to share toys and space with their peers!

Lindsey the explorer

Lindsey tends to explore most of the activities we have offered around the classroom and around the school as well. Lindsey is determined to do things on her own and act like a big girl. Lindsey is improving her self help skills everyday. Good job, sweetheart!

A guitar we play

Gaberiel is moving around the classroom while wearing his 'class made guitar' . His peers then asked , later on , to have a guitar from the same kind!

Spending Time in the Community Room!

We decorated visors, played on the sit-and-spins toys, created structures with blocks and magnetiles, worked on puzzles together, read books, enjoyed a cold juice pop, played with pipe cleaners and buttons and danced the day away!

New waya to use an old toy

We decided to try something new and we changed the small slide's location from the playground to inside the pool. All the children wanted to try! Kids could learn that there is a new way to use an old toy!

Creating with Fruit!

Building structures with toothpicks and grapes was quite treat! One grape went into their mouth and the next grape they attached to their creation. Eli and Eliza built a radio tower and Hannah built a playground.

The children also had the opportunity to make jewelry by stringing grapes, blueberries and strawberries with a real needle. Molly spent a lot of time creating a colorful tasty necklace!

Summer Fun!

It sure was the day to play with water! The staff filled the pool this morning with soapy water and when Hannah arrived she suggested that we add purple water colors. Instantly the pool water turned purple!

The water slide was a big hit as always!

The children attached two long clear plastic tubes to the water wall and experimented with the flow of the water! Fun was had by all!