Shavuot in the Young Toddler Classroom
This week, the Young Toddler learned about Shavuot... Through story and song, the Young Toddlers learned how Shavuot marks the day that the Torah was given to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai. That day was a very unusual one, with lightning, thunder and the earth shaking. Very noisey! Our friend Moses came down from the Mountain, his face all red and glowing, and read the Ten Commandments to the Children of Israel. Our Young Toddlers learned the story of Mount Sinai, Moses and the Ten Commandments visually on a felt board!
Our Young Toddlers learned how we celebrate Shavuot: through greenery, studying the Torah and eating dairy foods.
On Shavuot we decorate our synagogues and homes with greenery, flowers and even fruits. This reminds us that on the day the Jewish people received the Torah, Mount Sinai bloomed with flowers. Using greenery also reminds us of the harvests. The Young Toddlers created beautiful flowers and decorated the classroom with them!
The Young Toddler teachers explained how Jewish adults spend the eve of Shavuot staying up all night learning Torah... The Young Toddler teachers choose to focus on reviewing the Ten Commandments with the students. Each Young Toddler decorated a tablet coloring page using dot paint, markers, crayons and stickers. We reviewed our numbers and counted one through ten!
The Young Toddlers learned that on Shavuot we eat dairy foods (foods made from milk). These can include cheesecake, cheese-filled pancakes (called blintzes) and quiches. Some people also bake tall cakes to remind us how tall Mount Sinai was. Other people eat fruit, in particular the seven species of Eretz Israel (including figs, pomegranates and dates). The Young Toddlers learned that our dairy foods come from dairy cows! Moo! They each decorated a 3D dairy cow using crayons. The Young Toddlers also participated in a cooking activity! Shake, shake, shake! They helped make - and enjoyed - delicious homemade ice cream in the classroom!
Take a look at the beautiful art - flowers, tablet coloring pages and 3D cows - and the delicious ice cream our Young Toddlers made this week!
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