TI Preschool 
 
Circle Time Song of the Day
Israeli Ice Cream Song

Artik Menta Shocolad Banana

Artik Menta Shocolad Limon
Woooaaahh Shocolad Banana
Woooaaah Shocolad Limon

Fine Motor Practice
  • Jerusalem Archaeological Play: Archaeology is a hobby in Israel and there are multiple places around Israel that people search for items from the past. There are multiple ways to do this activity. All of these activities work on different fine motor skills from gross grasp and pincer grasp, to bilateral hand coordination. 
    • Playdough Fossils: For this activity, you will need playdough, a rolling pin, and some plastic animals or people. Invite your child to roll out the playdough flat. Then, have your child push the side or feet of a plastic animal into the playdough. Remove the plastic animal. There should be an indent in the playdough. What other items can you press into the dough to make "fossils"? 
    • Creating a Sensory Dig: You can make your own "dig" using some sand that you have at home. You can either do this activity outside or inside. Bury coins, shells, rocks, etc. Provide your child with some tools include sifters, paintbrushes, and colanders. 
Art / Center Time
  • Western Wall (Kotel) CollagesTalk about how in Jerusalem there is the Western Wall that is very holy for the Jewish people. The western wall was a part of a big temple about 2000 years ago. It is a very big wall with stones of varying sizes. For this activity, you will invite your child to create their own version of the big wall in Jerusalem. You will need different colors of paper, scissors, glue, markers, and crayons. Invite your child to use the materials to create their own wall.
  • To extend this activity, your child can draw their own pictures that they could crumble up and put into the cracks of the wall, just like in Israel. 
  • Israeli Flag Pictures: For this activity, you will need white paper, glue, and different types of blue and white art supplies. This is a very open-ended activity for your children. Show your child a picture of the flag of Israel. Invite your child to create their own blue and white pictures that are similar to the Israeli flag. 
Science / Cooking
  • Dead Sea Experiments: The dead sea in Israel is the lowest place on Earth. The dead sea is very muddy and salty. Here are two science experiments to try that relate to the dead sea. 
  • Dead Sea Water Play: Fill a plastic container or water table with water. Add in some playdough to the container. The playdough will help to show the feeling of the mud inside of the dead sea.   
  • Recreating the Dead Sea Experiment: The sea is so salty that people are able to float in the water. For this experiment, you will need 2 tall glasses (big enough to hold an egg), an egg, warm water, and salt. Start by filling one glass about 2/3 of the way full with water. Ask your child what will happen when you carefully drop an egg into the glass of water. Now do it! In the other glass, fill the water to the same height with water. Now stir in 3 tablespoons of salt. Mix well to dissolve the salt! Ask your child what they think will happen this time. Go ahead and try it. The egg should float due to the change in density of the water. **If you do not want to use an egg, you can try it with grapes or a golf ball.**
Gross Motor Play
  • Fly Like an Airplane: Have your child spread their wings around and fly while running or skipping. They can pretend to be an airplane going to Israel. Your child can even make the sounds that an airplane would make!
Outdoor Time
  • Planting/Regrowing Fruits and Vegetables: Kick off gardening season with the scraps from fruits and vegetables that you have at home. 
  • Romaine Lettuce: Keep about 3 inches of the butt of the lettuce. Place, bottom down, in a cozy mug or bowl that will allow the lettuce to lean without falling over, will hold enough water to cover the bottom, and will allow sunlight to reach the lettuce. Fill with water until the bottom half of the lettuce is submerged. Put the container near a window. 
  • Avocado: Once you have opened your Avocado, save the pit! Stick 4 toothpicks around the pit and place it into a cup of water. Cut the stem in half when it is 6 inches long. Transfer the roots into soil when the stem regrows leaves. 
  • Basil: Take a 4 inch basil cutting right below the leaf. Remove the leaves off the cutting about 2 inches from the end. Make sure the basil cutting is a piece that has not yet flowered. Place the cutting into a glass of water on the windowsill where it can get good sunlight. Add water every few days until you see root growth. Leave your roots to grow to about 2 inches or so. This can take 2 weeks. Once the roots are 2 inches are longer, you can plant the cutting in a pot indoors or outdoors. Make sure that your plant gets direct sunlight. 
  • Peppers: Save the seeds and put them into a pot about 1/4 inch deep in a moist potting mixture. Mist the potting mix with water daily so it stays moist. After two weeks or so once they germinate, replant them outside. 
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