Literacy Month

What a great start of the Literacy Week Pre-K friends had! Ariel's mom, Anna, came to our class to read the book.

 The book has many similes in it and the author created a picture of each family member in the book using real objects to represent the simile. Friends REALLY loved this book. Anna had a great idea! "What if friends will make similes of themselves?", she said.  Anna brought different things and paper. Pre-K friends worked with Anna to create their own similes. This was so much fun! The kids did a great job.

Choosing is never easy!

" My kippa is as soft as a sock, I am as jumpy as frogs...", said Mordechai Yisroel.

Another guest of this week was Mordechai Yisroel's mom, Morah Chanie. She read a great book.

What happens when we daven? asked Morah Chanie. The book teaches children what we do when we pray - namely, by showing them that tefillah (prayer) connects us to Hashem.
 The book has  colorful illustrations, simple but thoughtfully selected text, and a great theme.

After Morah Chanie read the book, Pre-K friends reflected on the questions "What happens when we daven to Hashem?". There is what they said,

When I daven to Hashem, I thank him for helping me. (Liza)

When I daven to Hashem, I thank him for my neshama. (Naomi)

When I daven to Hashem, I thank him for my family, my sukkah, my balloons for my birthday, for Torah, for my house, for Beis Hamikdosh, for Mordechai Yisroel so I can play with him. (Menny)

When I daven to Hashem, I thank him for vegetables and fruits. (Mordechai Yisroel)

I thank Hashem for letting me daven. (Ari, Leon and Jason)

When I daven to Hashem, I thank him for giving me friends and creating lots of colors. (Sophie)

When I daven to Hashem I thank him for creating people so I can have a family. (Rachel)

When I daven to Hashem, I thank him for giving me hands. (Emma)