We have learned the most famous letter in the Aleph-Bet, א (aleph). Aleph is different from the other letters we have learned because...א is silent unless it has a vowel. Here are some very important and interesting א words.

Red                         Ah-dom                     אדום

Lion                         Ar-yeh                      אריה

Mom                        E-mah                      אמא

Dad                         Ah-ba                       אבּא

Food                       Oh-chel                     אכל

Spring                        Ah-vev                     אביב

Letter (in a word)            Oh-t                   אות

In addition we did some great handwriting practice to help us write this fun letter.  

Remember, when it comes to ALEPH: NO VOWEL NO SOUND.

You Put Your Aleph in...

DALET

Our letter this week was ד (dalet). ד makes a "d" sound and has a diving board. Once again, we had to use our eagle eyes to make sure that we didn't miss the diving board and think it was a ר (reish).

Here are some words we learned that start with the letter ד:

Honey          D-vash     דבש

Door            Deh-let      דלת

Bee              D-vo-rah  דבורה

Flag             Deh-gel       דגל

Bear            Dov               דב

Fish             Dag               דג

Glue          Deh-vek        דבק

Teddy Bear    Doo-bee   דובי

Chamsot Created by גן (Kindgergarten)

In Judaics, we have been learning about the Chamsa.  It is a symbol associated with the Jewish people, however many Jews don't know why.  Here is a quick fact list of the Chamsa.

• Comes from the word chamaish (5) in Hebrew,
• Roots in the Middle East & Northern Africa. ( See Map Below)
• Is used in Islam as well.
• Has no religious significance but is regarded as a good luck charm.  Protection from the "evil eye".
• So popular it can be found on phone cases, jewelry, clothing, etc...In the U.S. and abroad.

                                     

It was important for me to remind each student that the Chamsa is a cool symbol, but that it is just that- A SYMBOL. It is a reminder of "God's Hand". Each student created their very own Chamsa and are very excited to bring it home.

We are making our way through the Aleph-Bet

This week's letter:

The Letter Vet

Surprise! בּ (bet) has a twin too. בּ(bet's) twin is ב (vet). ב is almost identical to בּ (bet) but 2 things are different.

1.) ב (vet) makes a "v" sound

2.) ב (vet) does not have a belly button.

If you look closely, you can still tell they are in the same family because both have a back bench. I also like the idea of the belly button being vacuumed up. The kids loved the idea of all the twins!

The Letter Chaf

כ (chaf) makes a "ch" sound which is created at the back of the mouth. כ happens to be in the same family as כּ (kaf). They are twins, but NOT identical. These family letters can be confusing so I created a cute story to help your child remember.

כּ (kaf) was not feeling well and had a sore throat, so he went to Nurse Wendy and she gave him a cough drop. His throat felt much better, and when he spoke he made a "k" sound. Now as we know, when one child gets sick so does the other. כ (chaf) also had a sore throat and went to Nurse Wendy, but she was all out of cough drops. So, when he spoke he made a "ch" sound because of his sore throat and mucus.

I know the mucus part is kind of gross, but these little clues within my story really help your child see the difference.

The Letter Reish

 The letter ר (reish) makes a "r" sound.  It is one of my favorites for obvious reasons. (My name starts with one!) ר (reish) also has a round roof. Here are some useful words that start with our new letter:

Spirit - Roo-ach רוח

Legs- Rag-li-yeem רגלים

Head- Rosh ראש

Wednesday- Yom Reh-vee-e יום רביעי

Street- R-chov רחוב

Munchie Math in Hebrew! What?

To practice counting and our colors we used skittles!

Video of all our fun!