You Can Count On It!

Gan Gimmel learned all about counting Sefirat HaOmer this week. The children learned that we count the days from the Second Seder night all the way until Shavuot. There are 49 days or 7 weeks to count. The children were introduced to the ancient counting device called an abacus. In order to illustrate the concept of counting in a tangible way the children made their own Sefirah counting charts. Using card stock, beads and pipe cleaners each child created an abacus designated especially for counting the Omer. We are having a great time practicing with these in school and can't wait to show them to you at home!