This week the big boys continued their Morocco study, exploring some of the country’s major cities (Marrakech & Casablanca) through books and videos. We made our own clay tagines, took a virtual tour through a Marrakech market, and took a Darija (Moroccan Arabic) lesson with a native speaker. Their favorite activity, though, by far, was making some Moroccan food! We made Moroccan donuts, called sfenj, and the classic mint tea, and they were involved in virtually every step that didn’t involve the stove. Cooking teaches and reinforces so many math, science, and reading comprehension skills, all while being messy and fun!
Aside from all of our country study work, they also have daily math and language arts (alternating between HLA and ELA), Torah study, and we also began our chess lessons this week, learning about the pawn.
My Littles finished up our Ha’aryeh She’ahav Tut unit with a bunch of fun activities that reinforced counting and number recognition, letter recognition, and colors. In keeping with our Alef and Tav focus letters, we made a fruit salad using fruits starting with those letters; read our Tiny Hebrew books, and enjoyed the Alef Bet coloring pages and pattern templates. They practiced number recognition and counting by gluing construction paper seeds onto apples, and worked on developing fine motor skills in a similar dry-erase watermelon activity. We ended the week by watching a video retelling of the story, and planting both strawberries and apples – I’m sure we won’t get any fruit sprouting, but I hope we at least get some plants!
We’re also learning lots of new Hebrew vocabulary, through songs like “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes,” and “If You’re Happy & You Know It,” along with the Sh’ma, Birkat Hamazon, and other important recitations.
In more of this week’s The Kefar news, I wrote about a great piano app in my new Revi’i Review series; added three new exciting products to the Shop: a Hebrew Learning Center Animal Expansion Pack, magnetic Hebrew letters, and Alef Bet Pattern Block Templates; and uploaded a Hebrew verb tutorial onto my YouTube page. I’ve been busy, so I cannot wait to rest and relax this Shabbat!
As always, todah for reading, and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!
Shabbat shalom!
