This week in class, we decorated our Purim Mishloach Manot bags using stickers and crayons. During the holiday of Purim, we give gifts of food with different blessings to our friends to bring joy into each other’s lives. The children are so excited to share their special bags on Purim day!
We also made our own graggers (noisemakers) and decorated them with stickers and glitter glue. Inside, we added pasta and pom-poms to create loud sounds. The children loved shaking them and hearing the different noises! Along with this, we are learning about sounds — loud and soft. We are using different tubes filled with various materials to help the children hear and compare the difference between loud and soft sounds. This hands-on experience helps them begin to understand sound awareness in a fun and meaningful way.
We have also started learning about the Zones of Regulation. Each zone represents different emotions, and at this age, children are beginning to recognize how they are feeling and connect those feelings to colors.
Green Zone – calm, focused bodies
Yellow Zone – silly, wiggly, or not listening
Red Zone – hitting, screaming, or feeling out of control
