We wish a hearty refuah shlaima to our dear Ella. We hope you can join us next week. We’d also like to welcome Madison back, after a week long absence. We missed you soooo much!
With Tu B'shvat around the corner, this week we focused on nature. We are working on our own small tree in class. The tree trunk makes a crinkling sound which is super exciting for us to touch. Next week we’ll include natural leaves to make it look more real.
In our sensory box this week you will find a variety of fall leaves as well as twigs. That’s not the only place where we found leaves and twigs though. During our visit to our sweet Peach Friends we discovered what a real tree bark feels like. It’s rough, patchy, and scaly with lots of small crevices. As we touched it we noticed parts of it crumbled in our soft small hands. We got to hold twigs too. While there, we also tried to do puzzles. Our friend Gavin, the pro, was there to assist as he told the morah the colors of each piece of the puzzle. Great learning experience from our peers .
This week, we explored the natural world outdoors. Our outside classroom is brimming with rich sensory materials. With so much to see and touch it was an amazing place to learn about plants and grass. Both dry and green grass. We got to feel the moist grass on our hands. The variety of plants outside is amazing. But what caught our attention the most was the beautiful plant with the colorful, pink flowers. Being outdoors provided a perfect opportunity for a meaningful conversation about what we were seeing, touching, and hearing.
We heard birds chirping outside, loud airplanes flying up in the sky, and the older children playing and screaming joyfully.
We continue to work on strengthening our legs. One fun game we play is “where is morah” her head pops up from either above the furniture or below. We can’t see her without having to go up and down looking for where her voice is coming from.
We are only getting better at communicating! From pointing to things to imitating sounds and words to full blown gibberish. It all comes natural at 11 months. A great part of our day is spent being read to and singing silly songs with movement. Soon we’ll be dancing along to those fun tunes we hear in the classroom.
Shani the puppet came this week to read us a book. Silly Shani likes to nibble our toes and hands. She mainly does it when we pull her soft, long, yellow yarn hair.
Parents: I highly recommend using a puppet when reading. It makes reading a much funner experience. Give it a name, personality, (Shani is silly and talks in a high pitch voice) she loves to nibble little toes and hands. Give it a voice of its own!
Lastly, please send in a water bottle/sippy cup. Time and weather permitting, I’d like to bring the girls to our outside classroom more often. Perhaps we can enjoy our lunch outdoors.
Shabbat Shalom!
Morah Anna
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