Yaakov's Yummy Lentil Soup

In this week's Parashat Toldot, the children in Ganon Aleph learned about Eisav returning from a hunting trip so famished that he traded his rights as a first-born for a bowl of lentil soup.  After the children chopped up all the vegetables themselves (even the onions!) we cooked our own pot of yummy lentil soup.  The delicious aroma wafted through the halls of Yavneh, drawing many visitors who were following the scent!

Ganon Aleph Experiments with Opposites

Our discussion of Yaakov and Eisav in this week's parasha brought us to the topic of opposites.  We played games and did activities with opposites throughout the week.  We covered the TOP and BOTTOM of one of the tables in our classroom with mural paper, and the children had fun coloring both sides, especially the bottom!  They experience WET and DRY when we spread flour on the table and then added water; they enjoyed mixing it and feeling how the consistency changed.  They traced their hands on the white board and then picked out the SMALLEST and the LARGEST.  Who knew opposites could be so much fun!