Lag Ba'omer has come and gone. In our school the threes and fours and Kindergarten classes got together in the lobby (our playground would have been a nice option but unfortunately the weather wasn't cooperating with the program). They sang some songs and listened to the story of Lag Ba'omer while eating ice-pops. Then all the classes took turns going to the big gym to play some racing, running, fun games with the gym teachers. This was a very nice activity for the kids. Everybody had fun.
While waiting for Shvuot we talk about Moses and the importance of getting the '10 Commandments'. We discussed that everybody and everywhere we need rules to be able to live in peace with each other. The children used floppy brushes to paint the tablets to give them more of a stone-like appearance.
While the paint on the tablets were drying we talked about rules. Then we created our own classroom rules and wrote them on the tablets.
This year we wanted to add something different for Shavuot. As a little science project we went for a walk outside. We looked for some rocks, brought them into the classroom. We put a piece of paper next to each rock and talked about the differences between the rock and the paper. After all this discussion came the critical question: "Why did G-d choose the rock over paper?" The responses were amazing and very creative.
Lastly, we put the rocks and the paper on our discovery table. We put some markers, crayons, and some chalk next to them. We asked the children to draw something on both the rocks and the paper. Our discussion panel continued with this question: " Which one was easier to write on?"
Conclusion: We still don't know why G-d chose the rock over the paper.
Hag Sameach!
