Creatively Constructing

On Saturday at Havurah we were BUILDERS, CREATORS and CONSTRUCTORS of community!

We began by reviewing our first three letters (Aleph, Bet, and Gimel) with BLOCKS

 

We made squiggly letters and straight ones --

we built our Aleph-Bet tall and far

We sang our welcome song, but with a twist: Sydney, Sarah, and Jesse each suggested a different direction in which we could sing our song -- creativity was in the air!

We enjoyed Challah and juice as we raised them into the air to practice our Hebrew blessings -- our voices are growing louder and more articulate each week

In ceramics we solidified our technique of making a checkerboard on the clay and binding with water (Score and Slip)

Nate built a schoolbus, Simone shaped X's and O's (CLAY hugs and kisses), Jesse worked with oppositions--he made both a hot dog bun and then a tunnel for a train, Quincy made snowmen, and a whole team worked together to make a family

Later, we sung LOUD AND SPIRITED with Paul

Back in our classroom, we revisited our Aleph word-- AARETZ

We built our own cities, towns, buildings, castles, and landscapes

 
We used ALL the materials and tools we could find -- marble beads for rocks and bricks and decorations, sea shells, and small people, too!

Not only did we build our own community, we cleaned up like a real team --

We divided and conquered, each child with a different task for clean up -- it was amazing!

Finally, we contributed to our Aleph-Bet books.

We worked on our title pages, as well as our first two pages

Our drawings of Aleph and Bet were diversely unique and colorful -- each child is thrilled to have a book of their own that they will contribute to on a weekly basis

Can't wait for next Havurah, as we will begin to prepare our minds for the Festival of Lights --  Chanukah