Passover

This week we started our Haggadah books for Pesach.  We learned that a Haggadah is what we follow on Pesach during our special meal called a Seder.  First we explored grape juice in the sensory table.  Our friends poured grape juice into the kiddush cups and had fun saying the bracha on the "wine".  We talked about how this is the first step we do on Pesach.

We also started exploring the Pesach Seder plate!  Each item on the Seder plate has a significant meaning behind it.  We taught the children a song to help them remember the items on the Seder plate.  Our friends had the opportunity to "set" the Seder plate with an engaging match game.  To help with their fine motor skills, we created a matching game for our friends.  Matching with a negative space image requires visual motor skills and spacial awareness.

Our friends had a blast at our grape juice sensory station this week!  In our sensory table, we added water with grape juice for our friends to explore.  They used Kiddush cups, bottles, and containers to practice pouring and filling new objects.  This type of play is great for their eye/hand coordination while also gaining exposure to traditions they will encounter during Pesach.

This week we read many fun and new Pesach stories.  Our friends loved reading "Company is Coming" and "Dinosaur on Passover".  It created a visual connection for our friends between what we talk about in class and seeing it on paper.  They continue to use their imagination and visually picture what their Pesach Seder might look like.  Maybe a dinosaur might come knocking on their door during the Seder!

Thank you to all the parents for bringing in swimsuits for your children.  They had a blast playing outside in the water this week. We will send their swim stuff home every Friday and we ask you bring them back Monday morning.  If you would like the swim items sent home every day, please let us know.  With Pesach quickly approaching, our friends will be working on many Pesach projects, we ask if you have any extra paper bags, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc., laying around to please bring them in to keep us organized.  Our goal is to have one bag per child so it makes it easy for us, and you, to easily take all their fun projects home for Pesach.

Thank you,
Morah Felicia and Morah Courtney