Happy Family

 Boys and girls in our class love taking care of babies. These three children posed for a picture of a happy family. What wonderful future parents they will be.

 

There’s a Baby in the Basket!

To get ready for Passover, the Tel Aviv class has been enjoying learning about the story of baby Moses being saved by being sent down the river.  Miriam his sister followed him, and then the Pharaoh’s daughter found him and wanted to raise him as her own child!  I have been amazed at how well the class knows this story and it has been so fun to watch the group re-discover the babies in dramatic play!  They LOVE them!  They have found baskets and boxes and wrapped the babies up with material to keep them warm as they, “send them down the river.” It is beautiful to see how nurturing they are to the baby Moses. They hold them close and are protective of their dolls. As the holiday prep continues we will be practicing this story for a Tel Aviv play. They are off to a great start!

Bathing the Babies

Warm water, mild soap, and a few sponges transformed our sensory table into a bathtub for the Keshet baby dolls. Such a change from last week's Sea of Dinosaurs! Many of the Keshet children participated in the effort to clean up the babies, especially important as we were preparing for Shabbat. The children are learning to respect one another's space while working side by side, and to take turns with some of the items in the "tub." We notice the engagement in the children's expressions as they enjoy this play. Washing up is one of the ways in which we learn to take care of ourselves and of our classroom.

water babies

Our sand table is gone and in its place is a new slippery water table!! The Rainbow class worked very hard to remove all of the sand (thank you!) and we finally filled the new container with water. It was a perfect day to get a little wet - it is so warm out! We used cups and laddles to pour the water and then realized our babies were a little dirty. Zachary and Noah Sussman took their sleepsacs off and plopped them right into the water. We used wipes to clean them off and they are now clean and nice and cozy in their crib.