Maps, maps, maps

In Hebrew we are focusing on solidifying everyone's phonetic skills. Every day begins with the same routine - letter of the day, independently preparing one or two pages in our prayer textbook, and reading practice with a partner. After everyone has finished we come together to review our work and read aloud together. I hope that in a few weeks we'll be ready to begin our modern Hebrew textbook with a room full of confident readers.

Our read-aloud today was the award winning High Holdiday book by Eric Kimmel, Gershon's Monster.

In our Israel unit we prepared for our first quiz - identifying the cities and bodies of water we have read about on a map of the Middle East. Students labeled the following: Ur, Haran, Jericho, the Tigris River, the Euphrates river, the Jordan River, the Red Sea, the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. I encourage everyone these points of interest on other maps you might have at home.

We re-read our skit recounting the story of Jericho, the first battle the Israelites fought in Canaan, and joined in a tentative chorus of "Johsua Fit de Battle of Jericho" which we'll share with the school at shirah on Thursday. Here's the chorus, so you can sing at home....

Joshua fit de battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho
Joshua fit de battle of Jericho
And the walls come a-tumblin' down

Morah Amy