Taking a break

I'm due any day now, so will be taking a blogging break for a bit but will be back as soon as I can:)

Wishing all a wonderful, happy, healthy and sweet new year~

Yonah and the Whale Activity Book and Activities

This is a fun story to get into with the muchkins- there is a lot to do in regards to learning about the story as well as whales and the idea of Teshuvah.

Here is a Story and Activity Book I made about Yonah for Preschoolers-

The Story of Yonah and the Whale Activity Book

More to come~

Parshah Links, Books and Goodies

We are all going to be teaching Parshah to our little ones this year, so I have gathered up a few Parshah resources (thanks Elizabeth for the inspiration!) that I use or will be using with my Preschoolers...

I have a FABULOUS set of "My first Parshah Reader" by R. Weissman. It is very easy reading and pictures on each page and my kids LOVE it!

There is also a great website, http://parshaprojects.blogspot.com/ which has fun Parshah projects...

These are the sites that I visit the most and recommend-

Torah Tots

Akhlah

Chabad Kids

Chinuch.org

The Perpetual Preschool

These are two Jewish curriculum Books that I have wich include great great ideas for Holidays and the Jewish year in general- also HIGHLY recommended and WORTH the investment!

Curriculum of the Arts

Plan to Product

And throughout the year as we make our own Parshah Projects and activities, we will post them for all to see and use~

Yom Kippur Activity Pack for Preschoolers and Toddlers

I am workin gon a bunch of activity packs for the little Tykes for the month of Tishrei. Here is the Yom Kippur Actvity Pack for Preschoolers and Toddlers- hope it comes in handy~

Yom Kippur Activity Pack for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Rosh Hashanah Activity Pack

I made a few fun worksheets and put them together for my Little Einstein (Preschool age) and Munchkin (toddler)-

Feel free to download either or both and either print the entire package or just a few worksheets you think your little tykes will enjoy!

Rosh Hashanah Activity Pack for Preschoolers

Rosh Hashanah Activity Pack for Toddlers

Here is our Jewish Studies Weekly Routine

I did this for myself, to get a little clarity on what I need to do with the Little Tykes over the next few weeks.

This is just for Tishrei and not exactly a calendar, more of a schedule to follow. Note how there are no specific time slots- we kind of do things when the moments seem right (early in the morning, later afternoon)

Here it is:

and here is the PDF version

And these are some of the books, CD's and DVD's that we use in each subject that I highly recommend since my kids love love love them!

Alef Bet:

Parshah:

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah:

As we do each activity or project I will post more details about each one.

Hope its helpful or inspiring! More details to follow~

Establishing a Jewish Homeschool Routine

While my oldest is not even 5 yet, I really am trying to implement some sort of system/routine that the kids can expect daily.

I have been following a Homeschool blog (not Jewish) and her organization skills are just awesome. She has some of the most fabulous ideas, some that work for us, some that don't- but check it out, I am sure you will find something that works for you- http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/

Jolanthe (the blog creator) has a "workbox system" which I absolutely love and think will work really well with my little tykes- and so she has made labels, which I will use accordingly (whatever our family does) and have made my own Jewish labels, which you are welcome to print out and use for your family if it works for you-

Here is the PDF version

And here is one more link to some regular labels that Jolanthe has made- http://homeschoolcreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Workboxes

I have received a few requests as to our daily homeschool routine which I will post when I get a chance.

Right now it is geared toward Preschool age and as they get older and learn more, the labels will increase.

Wishing all a wonderful day!