Las experiencias nuevas pueden dar miedo, especialmente ir a la escuela por primera vez. NOW IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH – Ever wonder what to tell your child who may be apprehensive about going to preschool? Inspired by the children in her classroom, Sylvia Rouss takes the verses of Ecclesiastes—the ones…
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The Little Acorn’s Big Adventure
Little acorns can have big adventures too. The little acorn’s adventure begins when it drops from a huge oak tree in the middle of a great forest. Will it become a meal for a hungry bird or a squirrel? Will it be crushed as it gets trampled by a big…
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Mishpacha Celebration with Sammy Spider
Mishpacha Celebration with Sammy Spider’s First Shabbat and First Book of Prayers earlier this month. A wonderful family day at Temple Beth Torah, sponsored by PJ Library and the Jewish Federation of Ventura County. At the Mishpacha Celebration, families received a copy of Sammy Spider’s First Book of Prayers. We…
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EVERYTHING PASSOVER WITH SYLVIA ROUSS AND SAMMY SPIDER
To all my friends, I wish you a “Chag Pesach sameach!” which means “Happy Passover!” and, in Yiddish, a “ziessen Pesach.” (a sweet Passover). And to my Kosher observant friends, I wish you a “Chag kasher v’sameach” (“Happy and kosher holiday” in Hebrew). And, as on every happy holiday…
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PURIM FUN
My educational philosophy developed over time. I taught for over 30 years. I began my career as an assistant nursery school teacher when I graduated from college. My head teacher, Bernice Lieberman, was my mentor. She knew how to engage children with her story telling. She also managed to inspire…
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