Feeling happy and sad

The unit on feelings is designed to help children become more aware of their feelings.  By learning how to express emotions in appropriate ways, they can better understand themselves and communicate what they are feeling to others.
Friends discussed that there are good feelings and not too good feelings. Friends discussed that feeling happy is a good feeling.  A happy person feels relaxed and peaceful.

What makes us happy?
I feel happy when I play soccer with my brother Nate. ( Alec)
I feel happy when my grandma and grandpa come to my house for dessert [cake]. ( Joshua)
I feel happy with I play hide-and-seek with my dad. ( Michelle)
I feel happy when it is my birthday and I get older and older. ( Avigail)
I feel happy when I play with my dad and Rachelle and play silly. ( Rebecca)
I feel happy when I go to the Party Store and have a birthday there and eat cake. ( David)
I feel happy when my brother lets me watch the Thomas movie. ( Reuven)
I feel happy when I go to parties and play. ( Tammy)
I feel happy when I play with my sister Dori in the park. ( Eliana)
I feel happy when me and my brother Emmy play blocks together. ( Bina)

 

Feeling sad is not a good feeling. Everyone feels sad sometimes. Feeling sad is okay. When do we feel sad?
I feel sad when my brother doesn't let me play on his keyboard. ( Reuven)
I feel sad when somebody breaks my building that I built with blocks. ( Avigail)
I feel sad when my sister doesn't let me play with her maracas (rattle) toy. ( Michelle)
I feel sad when Emmy breaks my blocks. ( Bina)
I felt sad when I went to my old nursery class because there were not too many toys. ( Tammy)
I feel sad when Nate takes my toys away. ( Alec)
I feel sad when I am sick. I don't like to be sick. ( Eliana)
I feel sad when  my sister doesn't want to play with me. ( Joshua)
I feel sad when I go home from school because in school there are lots of toys. ( David)

To help children to identify their feelings talk about your feelings honestly, talk about other people's feelings. Ask questions " What do you think this boy or girl is feeling?" "What do you think she would say?" What would make him feel that way?" The more we understand our own feelings the more we can understand others. Open your kids hearts, warm them up, make them caring and kind.

Parshas Toldos

 

For more information on the parsha click link below: http://www.torahtots.com/parsha/breishis/toldos2.htm

 

For a Parsha song clicl link below: http://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/573567/jewish/Parshah-Song.htm

  

Rivka gave birth to twin baby boys. Yaacov and Aisav.

 

 

Yitzchok with his two sons all grown up, Yaacov and Aisav.

 

We really wanted to taste the lentil soup Yaacov made for his father Yitzchok. What do you think we did? With joint effort from the friends in class, we peeled and chopped vegetables, poured in oil, water, and tomato sauce, threw in some spices, and made

our very own lentil soup. :)

 

Chopping the veggies

 

Putting in the main ingredient of the soup- RED LENTILS

 The finished product.

Most of the children were super excited to try something new.

They were open minded and brave to try our delicious soup. :)

 

Since the friends loved it so much here is a chance for you to try it at home with your child.

 

(Pareve) Red Lentil Soup Recipe:

6 carrots diced

6 celery stalks diced

2 zucchini diced 

1 onion diced

2 cups red lentils (must be rinsed well)

1 can tomato sauce

4 tablespoons oil

full pot of water

2 tablespoons salt

1 tablespoon black pepper

2 tablespoons onion soup mix

 

(This will make a full pot of soup)

 

 

 

 

Letter Vov

Mail Man Alec brought us our letter of the week which was Vov. Vov has one little line on top and one big line coming down.

 

 

Reuven Volf begins with Vov.

 

Yoga body Vov

 

Vered- Rose begins with Vov.

For our Shabbos Party, we filled a vase of 3 Vereds to make a Shabbos table that much more beautiful.

(When a vered begins to wilt it looks like letter Vov. We did a wilting vered experience in our class and we saw that indeed that is what happened. )

Shabbos Box

Avigail was Shabbos Ima and Joshua was the Shabbos Abba.

This week we started sending out the Shabbos Box. Our first freind to take it home was Ben.

Letter Hay

This week, Reuven our Mail Man Reuven brought us the letter Hay. Hay has one big line on top, one big line coming down, and one little line on the other side which we call the “Little Hopping Foot”. It gives us a clue to remember the form of letter Hay.

Hmm. Which words begin with the letter Hay? Well, IT is something that is everywhere at all times even when we close our eyes. IT can see us although we cannot see IT. IT sees what we do and the choices we make. IT gave us our neshamos, our bodies, our friends, and our families.  IT takes care of us.  What or who can IT be? Im sure you’ve guessed it by now. Yes, IT is HASHEM. J Hashem begins Hay. There is no picture of Hashem because He is invisible.

Havdala begins with Letter Hay.

This is a ceremony which concludes Shabbos by using these items and making a bracha on them.

Parshas Chayei Sara

In this Parsha, Avraham finds out that his dear wife Sara passed away.

Sara had three miracles happening in her tent while she was alive and happened once again when her son Yitzchok married Rivka and she moved into the tent. 

-A spark of Hashem in a cloud rested over the tent.

-The candles stayed lit from one Friday till the next Friday.

-The challa they made stayed fresh all week long.

For more info on the Parsha click link below:

http://www.torahtots.com/parsha/breishis/chayasa2.htm

For a nice song on the Parsha click link below:

http://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/573566/jewish/Parshah-Song.htm

This week we learned

The letter of the week was letter T. Friends were happy to see pictures of familiar faces- Morah Tammy, Tammy and Boris's mom Tamila, pictures of people whose names start with letter T. More of it, our dear friend Tammy drew a picture of Train for the letter of the week.

 
To make a letter one needs a big line and a little line on the top.
Thank you to Boris and Ben for bringing things that start with letter T- truck, tissues, tree, train, tea cup, tooth brush, turtle. Friends used these things to make a story "Tea Party with Friends". 

Friends celebrated letter T by having Tea Party with Triangle Toasts:) It was Tealicious:)

 

To review letter T, please visit http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-t/load.htm?f

To preview letter I, please visit http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/letter-i/load.htm?f

 

 

Number 3 was the number of the week. On the number line it is between number 2 and number 4. Friends know that 2 is one less than 3, 4 is one more than 3.

We know what is 3.

We know how to write number 3. Little curve, little curve.