2's - Morah Mimi

 This week we started learning about the parsha of the week: Noach.

Noach was a good man. The world around him wasn’t being kind to each other, so Hashem told him to build an ark called a Teiva where he could bring his family and all the animals, two by two.

We sang our Noach song:

Who built the Teiva? Noach, Noach

Who built the Teiva? Noach did.

Here come the animals two by two

Here come the animals two by two

Here come the animals two by two

If I were there, I would go along too!

We also used a parachute with animals and a Teiva and sang:

We’re bumpin’ up and down in Noah’s Teiva, bumpin’ up and down in Noah’s Teiva…

Don’t tip the Teiva over!

The children had a blast watching the animals tip over and then bringing them back on the parachute, which was our Teiva.

Hashem said He would bring a big mabul (flood). 🌧️ It rained for forty days and forty nights. Noach knew the waters had gone down when he sent out the dove 🕊️, and it came back with an olive leaf. That meant it was safe to come out of the Teiva.

The children loved watching the story come to life with animal figures, people, and a boat. We used a rain stick to mimic the rain and listened to a recording of a real rainstorm — they loved hearing it get louder and faster!

Hashem promised He would never again destroy the world with a flood and sent a rainbow 🌈 as a sign of His promise.

We enjoyed singing:

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple

These are the colors of our keshet — which means rainbow in Hebrew.

The children enjoyed singing our Noach song and love playing with all the animals in our classroom. They sometimes get Noach and Yonah mixed up — it’s too cute!

Thank you, Morah Chanie, for bringing in the petting zoo so we could experience real animals. That was so much fun! 🐰🐐

Please feel free to reach out with any questions — we love communicating with you and sharing how your children are doing! It’s often hard to have more than a quick conversation at drop-off since we can’t discuss the children in front of them — it’s important that they don’t overhear adult conversations about their behavior or progress. We’re happy to step out for a few minutes during the day or have a chat in the evening if that’s easier.

Shabbat Shalom,