It has been said that children learn more during their preschool years than they will ever learn during all the years they spend in college. Research in early childhood development shows that young children learn through active use of their senses as they explore their environment. There is no way…
Read MoreFood for Thought on Tu B’Shevat
The school where I work has a policy that allows for the use of food in sensory experiences. One of our teachers recently asked one of our maintenance men to fill a tactile table with beans. He said he couldn’t do it and when she asked if he had hurt…
Read MoreSammy Spider’s Tour of the Greater Palm Beaches in February 2012
Sammy Spider, the character from the beloved PJ Library books of the same name, is touring the greater Palm Beaches, visiting Jewish preschools and kindergarten classes at the Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy, helping children explore colors, numbers and Jewish holidays. The four-foot stuffed animal was developed at t he…
Read MoreTu B’Shevat for Children and their Parents
Tu B’Shevat (Background for parents by Sylvia Rouss) Tu B’Shevat, which literally means the 15th of the month of Shevat, celebrates the new year or birthday of the trees. In the secular calendar, the holiday occurs sometime between the end of January and the beginning of February. This holiday is…
Read MoreSO MANY NEW FRIENDS!
Last week I had so much fun visiting all my new friends at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly, New Jersey, at the Central Synagogue in New York City and at the Cooperman JCC in West Orange, New Jersey. We celebrated Hanukkah with Sammy Spider and the…
Read MoreNEW Hanukkah Songs and more for children
ORIGINAL SONGS FOR HANUKKAH BY SYLVIA ROUSS JUDAH MACCABEE (Sing to Frere Jacque) Judah Maccabee, Judah Maccabee, Big and strong, big and strong He was so very brave, The temple he did save. Long ago, long ago. HANNUKAH, OH WHAT FUN! (Sing to This Old Man) …
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