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Early years LK term 1 st half term. Dear Parents / Guardians
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Dear Parents / Guardians • We are trying a new approach to LK in the Early years, merging the topics of Jewish life and experiences with the Hebrew language and reading, making the teaching and learning of the Hebrew alphabet, more in line with the English Read Write Inc approach • The Jewish topic is presented, with key Hebrew vocabulary connected to the topic, and the first sound of the key word is introduced. For example: before Rosh Hashanah, the children learned touched and listened to a shofar, imitated the Shofar notes, and were introduced to the letter ש (emphasising that it makes the sound ‘sh’, not focusing on naming it). Along the way, 3 more words in Hebrew starting with the sound SH were also introduced. • We are using clips and videos from the web site of ‘shalom sesame’ and would like to encourage parents and guardians to visit the site and enjoy it with their children. • Parallel to the LK content, the children sing and love the Aleph Bet song. Every time a new letter is introduced, the children are asked to spot the letter and act out a pre-arranged action, when they spot it in the song. Here is the link to the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzjHjXe-2XU, which can also be found on the shalom sesame web site.
Topic: Rosh Hashanah Also see the shalom sesame web site for related Rosh Hashanah stories and clips http://www.shalomsesame.org/
Other words mentioned with the letter ש שמש shemesh שעון sha-on See the following video links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwpczVxroPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ca4OjeBI4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnmdKsrS8k8
The letter ת (t) for the word תפוח (ta-pu-ach)(since we dip the apple in honey) Tapuach תַּפּוּחַ
Other words mentioned that start with ת תורה (To-rah) Torah תוף (Tof) drum תוכי (Tu-ki) Parrot Follow the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q81uyjNwUAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wilOMQEfiTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYpSUnDtpTM
Other words mentioned that start with ד דלת (de-let) Door דבש (dva-sh) Honey דבורה (dvo-ra) Bee דג (dag) fish Follow the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnuPTm_AWSk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww9XiDYSTWE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQvGUQpD4Ww
Since we also focused on the sound the shofar makes (tekia, shvarim and terua) some children were able to ‘spot’ that theses words also started with a ‘sh’ or a ‘t’attached is a copy of an advanced work sheet
The letter ר (R) for רימון (Ri-mon) Pomegranate and ראש (Rosh) head (as in Rosh Hashanah- the head of the year)
Other words mentioned that start with ר ראש (rosh) head רגל (re-gel) foot רעשן (ra-a-shan) rattle רימון (ri-mon) pomagranate Follow the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5naxET7zzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ-zrmirH-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jos2tqG4kAE
Topic: Yom Kippur Also see the shalom sesame web site for related Yom Kippur stories and clips http://www.shalomsesame.org/
Topic: Sukkot Also see the shalom sesame web site for related Sukkot stories and clips http://www.shalomsesame.org/
Other words mentioned that start with ס סוכה (Su-ka) Sukkah סוס (sus) Horse סירה (Si-ra) Boat ספר (Se-fer) Book Follow the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb-1CSCoid4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS1SNK6c-Ns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLv2-jeEI3Q
Other words mentioned that start with ל Follow the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnNKv5YElmY The letter ל will b re- visited in connection to Purim with the word ליצן (ley-tzan = clown)
The letter ב (B or V) for:בלון (ba-lon) balloons with which we decorated our school sukkahברכה (bra-chah) the blessings we made in the sukkah and shaking the Lulav
The letter ב (B or V) for:בית (Ba-yit) the sukkah being like a house Follow the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IshOF8-KJOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfcCp5bKUfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqB9DC-aMUg
Topic: Shabbat (in honour of Shabbat UK) Also see the shalom sesame web site for related Shabat stories and clips http://www.shalomsesame.org/
the letter ח (ch) for חלה (cha-llah) Follow the links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI5EJGAUGsc We will bee re visiting the letter chet for Chanukah