Yosef's Colorful Coat

After learning about the special gift that Yaakov gave his son Yosef, each child in Ganon Aleph cut out Yosef's coat.  They then colored the coat with crayons on top of a warming tray.  The children "oohed" and "aahed" as they felt the melting crayons glide across the coat, creating beautiful, colorful designs.  It was interesting to watch the solid crayon turn into a liquid as the wax melted. What a great way to combine science, parasha, and Chanukah!!

Creating Yosef's Colorful Coat

The children learned in this week's Parashat Vayeshev about Yosef's special relationship with his father Yaakov, and about the special gift his father gave him. Each child in Ganon Aleph made Yosef's multi-colored coat in a very tactile, hands-on way which also tied the parasha in with science and Chanukah. After cutting out Yosef's coat, they colored it with crayons on top of a warming tray. It was interesting to watch the heat turn the solid crayon into liquid. They all "oohed" and "aahed" as they felt the crayons glide across the paper as the wax melted, creating beautiful, colorful designs.

Go Go Go Joseph!

Parashat HaShavuah is exciting and vibrant in Gan Aleph. In the midst of great excitement for the approaching holidays, Gan Aleph continued learning about the parasha. Gan Aleph is learning the story of Parashat Vayeshev. The children learned how Yaakov gave his son Yosef a multicolored coat. This made Yosef's brothers feel very jealous. Gan Aleph also learned all about the dreams that Yosef had and his ability to explain what dreams meant. Gan Aleph tie dyed their own Yosef's multicolored coats to wear while dramatizing the parsha this week. The children were so excited to model these masterpieces for each other. We have been listening to the music from the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The children have been dancing and singing along to every word! Can you spot the real Joseph/Joey in our class?