Chanukah and Dr. Seuss

We had Chanukah fun by playing dreidel, made menorahs and Chanukah decorations. We invited the parents in for a Chanukah party where the children did fun math games and science experiments. Furthermore the children helped make yummy latkes and apple sauce.

Our Menorahs 

In the midst of learning all about Chanukah we also had an author study. Our author was Dr. Seuss and we mainly focused on his love of rhyming. While reading his books we listened for the rhymes that he used in the book. We also practiced our own rhymes. We then made our own Chanukah rhyming book. Each child got to write out the word that they rhymed and drew a picture interpreting what their page described.

                   

Our full rhyme book was:

Chanukah is finally here, It's our favorite time of year
King Antiochus made the Jews feel mad, But in the end they were no longer sad
Judah Macabee was so strong, He showed King Antiochus that his rules were wrong
The oil was meant to last one night, But for eight nights the oil continued to light 
It is such a special sight, To see the Chanukah candles burn so bright
Each night we sing the bracha out loud, Everyone is just so proud 
With the dreidel I get to play, I made this one out of clay
I like to watch the dreidel spin, Maybe this time I will win
Golden latkes go in my tummy, Oh boy, are they so yummy
Sufganiot and gelt we get to eat, It is such a special treat 
Chunakah present we get to enjoy, Maybe it will be a new toy
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, Chanukah is so great
Chanukah is so much fun, I get sad when it's all done. 

Painting Class 1

We took a look at Van Gogh's Starry Night and noticed the swirling lines he used to convey movement. We made our own swirly night sky by finger painting with blue paint and we added gold glitter to create  starlight. 

Painting Class 2

 This week we learned about Paul Cezanne, who was known for painting still lifes.He would paint many common objects found around him (ex. fruit and flowers). We then created our own still lifes, by looking at a bowl of fruit and painting what we saw. 

Painting Class 3

This week we looked at Wayne Thiebaud's Three Machines. We decided to make our own gumball machines using crayons for the machine and dot paint to create the gumballs.