Ganon Aleph Makes Snowman Cookies

In honor of the official beginning of winter, Liraz's mom came to help the children make delicious snowman cookies.

We love when mommies and daddies come in to help us in Ganon Aleph!

More and less, bigger and smaller!

ABC's & 1 2 3's by Morah Shani 

Partnering with Parents 

Ready to build a snowman and do a little engineering??? 

It takes practice and learning to understand how big the base of the snowman should be, and the relative sizes of the other two snowballs. Be prepared to let children try to put a large head on top, then figure out why it didn't stay on. While building, use the words "more" and "less," as well as "bigger" and "smaller" to help build these important scientific and mathematical concepts.

 

Have You Ever Eaten a Snowman!?

Snow days at home may be fun, but snow days in school are even more fun! Gan Aleph spent a lot of time enjoying the snow and many fun snow-related activities. In addition to sledding, jumping and rolling in the snow, we baked our very own snowman cookies! Sammy's parents joined our class and helped us bake the dough, shape them into 3 different sized circles and assemble a delicious snowman. The children used chocolate chips, candy corn, hershey's kisses and other yummy treats to fill in the eyes, nose, mouth, hat, scarf and buttons of the snowman. When the snowmen were ready, we enjoyed them as our special winter snack of the day!