"Shofar" Blowing art

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We observed that the way to make a sound come out of the shofar is by blowing through the hole on the narrow end. We practiced blowing in our art center with our bubble art.

Itta and Zalman work along side each other

Jonah is being careful to blow softly to form a big bubble

Ben's paper is getting full with a beautiful design!

Shofar exploration

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As Rosh Hashana is coming up right around the corner, we have been doing many activities to prepare. As you have seen on our blog, we are learning about the holiday in many different ways. We did lots of shofar exploration, through our sensory, art, music and math. We would like to thank Menachem and his family for bringing in a variety of shofars! 

Blowing hard to make a sound come out

Exploring the different textures, sizes and weights

Itta observing the shofars shape to draw her own still life

Mendy making a powerful sound!

Apple Art

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We had apples out in our art center to get creative with

We had markers and paint out 

 We tried tracing them, stamping them with paint

We used apple halves and quarters to try different sizes

Sweet or sour?

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We set up a taste test to see what our friends like better: Green or red apples?

After tasting, our friends voted and then we looked at the results to see which apple won.

Our friends tasting our apples and getting ready to make their vote

Green gets a vote!

 And... the winner is... 

It was the red!

Stapeling fun

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We got to explore with staplers today! Our friends noticed that the harder you push, the more the staple goes into the paper. We also discovered that by stapling it, the paper stays shut. This was great for our fine motor skills and it was a sensory experience!

Mendy looking at all the staples he has already done

Aiden wanted to try to work the stapler only using one hand

Apple in Honey Hop Skotch

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Today while outdoors, we got to freshen up our gross motor skills by doing our "Apple in honey jump"! Our friends jumped from apple to apple and then landed in the honey. Some chose to name the color of the apple as they jumped on it.

Ben jumped with two feet from one apple to the next!

Jonah chose to skip

and Eddie chose to hop 

Fine motor skills in the art center

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In our art center, we had straws, scissors, strings and bowls out. Our friends worked hard to cut the straws into beads and then string them onto the thread to make necklaces, keychains and the like.

Menachem and Itta carefully cutting beads and placing them in their bowl

Zalman cutting string to the size he wants

Working hard, side by side