The holiday of Shavuot draws out themes of loyalty, compassion, kindness and acts of charity. These themes are often difficult for young children to understand. After all, it’s developmentally appropriate to be egocentric when you’re in preschool. But understanding these concepts is critical in the advancement of your child’s moral compass. Talking to the children about rules they have at home and rules that we have at school is relatable and offers us a platform to ask questions and play out these values, giving young children a context to these sometimes abstract concepts.
This week at school the children have been learning about and getting prepared for the celebration of Shavuot. During circle time we have been talking about Moses, Mt. Sinai, and discussed some of the Ten Commandments (rules) we should all try to follow. All week the children have been creating their version of Mt. Sinai and the traditional flower crowns worn on the holiday. The crowns turned out so colorful and the children were so excited to wear them to Temple on Friday. Many of us learned about the wondrous process by which a caterpillar morphs into a butterfly. The story usually begins with a caterpillar hatching from an egg. The caterpillar, or what is more scientifically termed as a larva, stuffs itself with leaves, growing plumper and longer throughout a series of molts in which it shed its skin. One day, the caterpillar stops eating and hangs upside down from a twig or leaf and spins itself a silky cocoon or molts into a shiny chrysalis. Within its protective casing, the caterpillar radically transforms its body into a butterfly or moth. This week the children had the opportunity to watch this amazing transformation and journey of the butterfly come to an end. On Thursday this week room 22 and 23 said goodbye to the butterflies and we hope they come visit us again.
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