There are so many things we learn as we play during our day

Can this piece fit here?
What happens when I try?
We are learning trial and error and how things have different shapes and sizes as we build puzzles.









I want to learn more about this toy.
What happens when I bang on it?
What happens when I shake it?
I am pleased with the results when I shake it. I want to do it some more.
We are learning that we have the power to make things work.




What happens when I press this button?
What happens when I press the other button?
What happens when we all press the buttons?
We are learning cause and effect and that different things work in different ways.









Can I talk to someone on the phone?
We are learning how to imitate the things we see others doing.








I can sit next to my friends at the table.
What happens when I push the color stampers on the paper?
Do all the stampers look the same?
It makes my paper look very different after I use the stampers.
We are learning how to create new things using colors.

What happens when I use a brush?
What does this blue paint feel like?
We are learning how things feel by using our muscles in our hands.

What can this little boy and girl do?
How can I use this toy?
Can I make it spin?
We are learning how to use our toys to make up imaginative stories.

What is inside my lunch?
What does this taste like?
Where does my food belong?
Where does my friend's food belong?
We are learning good table manners and how to eat politely with our friends at the table.

We are learning good listening and concentration skills, as well as an appreciation for story books, as we sit together to read in our library.

How did this ball get here?
Can I make this ball move?
How many balls are there?
We are learning to follow a path to get the results we want.




Who is there in the window?
Where are these friends?
What are they doing?
We are learning to wonder, think and explore the world around us. There is always something interesting we can find.





Does this piece fit here?
What happens if it won't go down?
We are learning to experiment using different pieces to find the right way that will work.

Transitions and Beginnings…

What a wonderful first few days we have shared together. It is now during these beginning days and weeks that we will be getting acclimated to our new space, our new routine, new teachers and our new friends.
Our goal is to help each child transition into school and gain the comfort and security in all this newness that surrounds them. As each child’s personal experience varies from child to child; some children have already experienced being in a school environment or if it is the child’s first experience, we know that each child needs love and attention to have all their emotional and physical needs met to help them in their transition.
We have been looking at our family pictures on the wall and in the book we created at orientation to help assure us and comfort us when we need that familiar warmth from our families. We assure the children that their mommies and daddies are so happy that they are in school and will come later to get them. We verbalize that Morah is here and that we can give them a hug and together find something fun to do. We want them to understand the role we have in their life and know that we care for them.

Our classroom has so many things for us to discover!

We love playing at the water table but how does it work?
The children were very excited at the cause and effect when they pressed down on the bar and the water came out!

The art center is stocked to meet our needs. As young toddlers we have just a few art supplies on our shelf to help us focus on the supply we are using and to eliminate the possibility of making an overwhelming mess that is too large for us to be responsible for at our age. As the year goes on and we master using these, you will see our art center grow!

We are getting ready for the Rosh Hashanah holiday. On Rosh Hashanah we celebrate the Jewish New Year. In the new year we wish for ourselves, friends and family a sweet new year and so we involve ourselves with many sensory reminders of this sweetness we would like to have. We eat sweet apples dipped in sweet honey, sweet raisin challah dipped in honey. We also go to synagogue and hear the sound of the shofar (ram’s horn), and have a festive meal to celebrate! As we learn about different themes throughout the year our focus is to give the children hands on experiences to involve themselves with tangible items so they can relate.

Click on the link below for more information on the High Holidays and services http://www.chabadcentral.org/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/723754/jewish/High-Holidays-at-Chabad.htm
Wishing you and your families Shana Tova and a Happy Sweet New Year!

Morah Batsheva, Morah Chaya G and Morah Chaya Kr