2's - Morah Mimi & Morah Hannah

This week we learned about the parshah of the week( bible stories) called Beraishis. The seven days of creation. We listened to and sang a creation song. We counted the seven days of creation. We saw a beautiful, colorful story about the creation. We delved into the numbers 1–7, as they match the days of creation. This is the beginning of learning our numbers.

Every day, the students are called up by name to wash their hands for snack and lunch, and they are starting to recognize their names. Some of our friends are noticing that their name has some of the same letters as their friends' names. This always amazes me, because they have little minds but can absorb so much.

We are also practicing saying "stop" when somebody takes their toy or touches their body, and we make a motion with our hands. We let them know that we are here if they need our help.

We have also been talking about our emotions. We are looking at pictures of children in the blue zone (sad or lonely), the red zone (angry, frustrated, or mad), and the green zone (happy, in control, and ready to learn). The children's eyes and faces are so ready to absorb this information. Some of our friends even said one of the pictures was dark because it was scary. The connections they're making in their brains are what we love to see, as we put words to the feelings they might be having.

Creation Song

(Tune: London Bridge)

lyrics written by Sharon Broome

Hashem created dark and light,dark and light, dark and light 

Hashem created dark and light, on day one 

Hashem created the skies and seas, skies and seas, skies and seas

Hashem created the skies and seas, on day two 

Hashem created the plants and trees, plants and trees, Plants and trees

Hashem created the plants and trees, on day three 

Hashem created the stars and moon, stars and moon, stars and moon

Hashem created the stars and moon, on day four 

Hashem created the fish and birds, fish and birds, fish and birds

Hashem created the fish and birds, on day five 

Hashem created animals and man, animals and man, animals and man

Hashem created animals and man, on day six

Hashem rested from His work, from His work, from His work, 

Hashem rested from His work, on day seven