Second Grade

It was so wonderful to spend Sunday morning with all of you inside our tents! Below is a powerpoint filled with learning, activities, and fun all about Lag B'Omer! There is also the weekly parasha activity for you to share with your family.

All About Lag B'Omer!

Parasha Emor Activity

It was so wonderful to see all of you on Sunday! In anticipation of our class this coming Sunday we have put together a powerpoint filled with things for you learn. You've also got a great learning activity and video to watch all about this week's parsha.

Second Grade Learning Powerpoint

Metzora Learning Page

Hello to all of our 2nd graders! We hope you all enjoy the activities and materials below as you and your families prepare for Pesach. We can't wait to see you all online during our calls!

Second Grade Online Learning Powerpoint

Morah Jennifer's Pesach Yoga Story

Parsha Activity of the Week

Journey to the Promised Land Game

Fill Your Seder Plate Game

Story of Moses Game

Seder Time and Blessings Game

Updated 2/21/20

January, we have continued our study about Shabbat with a discussion about what it means that HaShem rested on the 7^th day and what it means for a person to rest. What can you do to help your family rest on Shabbat? We also talked about how the Jewish people worked on the mishkan for 6 days and rested on the 7^th. So, on Shabbat Jews rest from modern day activities linked to thirty-nine melachot involved with building the mishkan. For this, we acted out being Israelites in the desert helping to create the mishkan for 6 days of the week and then resting on the 7^th day. We also discussed the origin of why we light two candles in relation to the origin of the two aspects of Shabbat - Shamor and Zachor. We used the Chumash to read the 10 Commandments in both Shemot and Dvarim. We noticed that one says “shamor” Shabbat and the other says “zachor” Shabbat. We drew group posters listing ways we can both guard and remember Shabbat. How many candles do you light in your family? We also made cartoons to show how we can help get ready for Shabbat and make Shabbat special. Then, we matched up the Shabbat items with their corresponding character traits, and we practiced the bracha for washing hands and putting the shabbat items in order on the table. Shabbat is a time to stop and think about the past week and the week ahead. It is a time to rest and reflect and enjoy being together with family.

For Hebrew, we continued to learn new letters and practice matching Shabbat items with their Hebrew names as well as reviewing the words from the Shabbat brachot and words related to Tu B’Shevat.

On Tuesdays, we have continued with the weekly parasha as well as Self-Paced Hebrew.

February, we are delving into an exploration of Tu B’Shevat and the importance of trees as well as taking care of the earth. We are planting parsley seeds that hopefully will grow enough to be used at your Pesach Seder, tasted 3 categories of fruits that grow on trees (those with an inedible outside, those with an inedible inside, and those that are wholly edible), learned about the 7 Species, and examined tree samples to determine the age of the trees.

In March, we look forward to the joys of Purim celebrations and learning.

October/November 2019

In Kitah Bet (2nd grade), we have kept busy throughout and in-between our High Holidays. Each Sunday, we begin with doing Havdalah and collecting Tzedakah. A few weeks ago, we began a new tradition of morning circles after Havdalah: we put our chairs in a circle, put a centerpiece in the middle on the floor (with one or more objects that the teacher – or some kids – puts on it). We choose one of these objects as our talking piece: only the person holding it is allowed to speak. The teacher poses a questions and models answering it (ex: What is something I would like to let go of from last year? What is a positive experience I had during the holidays? What is a wish I have for myself and for our class for the New Year? What qualities should team players have? Etc etc). As the talking piece goes around the circle, each kid shares – unless they want to Pass. So far, the kids are getting better at sharing meaningful thoughts and listening respectfully to one another.

Next, we have continued to learn about all the High Holidays, through stories, discussions, and art projects. In Hebrew, we have been reviewing the letters Shin, Tav, and Bet, and we added Lamed, Samekh, and Nun. We also play games that involve the whole Hebrew alphabet, and try to expand our Hebrew vocabulary. On Tuesdays, we have enjoyed learning from Rabbi Ravski as well as discussing Parashat HaShavua through games and other activities. In the upcoming weeks, once Tuesday classes meet more regularly and we receive our books, the children will be studying Hebrew in a slightly more structured way.

We look forward to the upcoming weeks and months with your children!