WALDER EDUCATION Parents’ Guide to Home Learning Dear Parents, For over 15 years, Walder Education has been an essential Jewish teachers’ resource center, We find ourselves in an extraordinary and empowering all educators with the tools uncertain time. We are facing many new realities for success. While school is not in session, and challenges that make us feel off balance. Walder Education is pleased to support Our new reality may include balancing work, parents and the Hamodia community with homeschooling, child care, heightened health this weekly at-home educational resource. concerns, family concerns, and, of course, Pesach. So many of us must contend with our own anxiety, that of our spouses, and those of our children. This big, it can even be a designated spot at the dining unfamiliar reality can cause feelings that are very room table. Give each child a piece of paper and big for small children. Fear, apprehension, and have them write and decorate their name. Secure uncertainty can be compounded by being confined it in their spot. This will help your child feel their at home with limited outlets for expression. This work is important and valued. may manifest itself in new behavioral concerns, Sit with your children and explain what COVID-19 such as meltdowns, chutzpah, inflexibility, and is in an honest and age-appropriate way. Fear of extreme sibling rivalry. the unknown can become a source of stress. Let Your children may not realize why they are acting children know that this is a hard time for everyone. out, and there may not be a realistic way to stop all Positively and gently remind them of how lucky we of the negative actions. are to be ma’aminim who are able to turn to Hashem whenever we are scared or in need. It is my hope that the following tips will help you reduce the stress in your home. May we be zoche to witness Hashem’s yeshuos b’karov. First and foremost, please remember, while we may be apart, we are all in this together! Lean We will continue to thrive through on friends, family, and neighbors for emotional this situation together. support. With all my best wishes, Set rules of proper language, tone of voice, and Rouhama Garelick rules of behavior and play. This will help alleviate problems before they become issues. Founding Director, Walder Education Sit with your children and create a clear set of house rules together. Display these rules in a prominent place in your home. Provide each child with their own clean and organized space to do work in order to promote a feeling of security. This space does not have to be © Hamodia Newspaper/Binah Magazine | © 2020 Walder Education © Hamodia Newspaper/Binah Magazine | 2020 Walder Background Extra Main Border Border Under Materials Border on White or Body Text Light color 1 MIDDAH and MOVEMENT1 Body Text Middah of the Week: Hakaras Hatov -1 GratitudeBody Text Attitude MOVEMENT BodyIn this and week’s sub title parsha text (7:11-15), - Minya Bnei Nouvelle Yisrael Numbersare taught and the Headings halachos of - theGrilled Korban Cheese BTN When we show All Todah,colors the are korban in Swatch a person window offers to show our gratitude to gratitude and appreciation to Hashem for his kindness. Rashi explains that the Hashem for all of the Korban Todah was offered by a person who wonderful things He had been through one of four difficult gives us, our relationship situations: safely crossing the sea, passing with Him grows. This relationship through the desert safely, recovering from illness, or being freed from jail. The is reflective. The amount we put korban included a large amount of meat in is the amount we will see back and matzos which all had to be eaten that from Hashem. It’s like a mirror. very day; nothing could be left to be eaten When we do big acts that make us the next morning. better avdei Hashem, Hashem gives Why did Hashem decree that the Korban us a great reward and we recognize Todah be eaten in one day in its entirety? the big acts he does for us. Let’s The Chidushei Harim answers that practice this concept with a game. a person brings a Korban Todah for Hashem’s miracles of that day. Yesterday’s miracles are no longer new and each day Hashem does new miracles for us. We, therefore, offer a huge Korban Todah, which must be eaten on the very day it is offered to make the point that we are Mirror Game celebrating the miracles Hashem did for us on just one day. 1. Choose a partner and stand facing As we are home with our families, let’s each other, not touching. find ways to recognize and show our 2. Decide who is going to go first and appreciation to Hakadosh Baruch Hu for who will be the mirror. all of the miracles that He does for us 3. The first player makes a movement. each and every day. It can be clapping your hands, jumping or any safe motion. 4. The second player tries to act like a mirror and mimic or copy the Activity: first player’s movements as they are happening, just like a mirror. Create a gratitude journal to show how much you appreciate the gifts Hashem gives you by 5. Take turns switching off between decorating a notebook and recording or drawing, choosing the movements and acting day-by-day, reasons you are grateful to Hashem. like the mirror. See what great Optional: Record something that someone else movements you can make together. did for you as well. © Hamodia Newspaper/Binah Magazine | © 2020 Walder Education © Hamodia Newspaper/Binah Magazine | 2020 Walder VISIT US AT WALDEREDUCATION.ORG SUNDAY FUNDAY PRESCHOOL ELEMENTARY Bubble Machine Make Your Own Stickers Materials Needed: Materials Needed: • Empty plastic • Washcloth • Pictures (from magazines, bottle • Rubber band wrapping paper, or your • Straw • Dish Soap own drawing) • 2 tsp jello powder 1. Create a small hole in the side of • 5 tsp boiling water • Small paintbrush the bottle so that a straw can fit • Scissors and place a straw halfway inside. 2. Cover the top opening of the 1. Cut out the pictures you want to bottle with a washcloth and turn into stickers. secure it with a rubber band. 2. Dissolve the jello powder in the 3. Wet the cloth and pour some soap boiling water. over it. 3. With a paintbrush, brush the edible 4. Blow into the straw and watch glue on the backs of the pictures. the bubbles overflow. Note you 4. Let the pictures dry. may need to keep rewetting the 5. When you’re ready to place them, washcloth as you go. lick and stick. MIDDLE SCHOOL Ingredients: 4 Eggs 1 tsp Baking powder 2 cups Sugar 1 tbsp Vanilla sugar Our Favorite 1 cup Oil 1 cup Potato starch 3/4 cup Cocoa Pesach Brownies 1 pkg Instant chocolate pudding mix 1. Mix the eggs and regular sugar. 2. Mix in the oil and then the cocoa and the pudding. 3. Add the baking powder, vanilla sugar, and potato starch and mix well. 4. Bake in a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. © Hamodia Newspaper/Binah Magazine | © 2020 Walder Education © Hamodia Newspaper/Binah Magazine | 2020 Walder VISIT US AT WALDEREDUCATION.ORG Body Text Body Text Body Text 1 1 1 MONDAY: MONTH OF NISSAN As we continue hearing news from around the world, let’s learn the Mah Nishtanah in a new language so that we can connect with Jews from all over. Hello! UNITED STATES In 1938, Rebbitzen Vichna Kaplan Language: English started the first US Bais Yaakov in Capital: Washington, DC Williamsburg, New York. Currency: Dollar What makes this night different from all [other] nights? On all nights we need not dip even once, on this night we do so twice? On all nights we eat chametz or matzah, and on this night only matzah? On all nights we eat any kind of vegetables, and on this night maror? On all nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, and on this night we all recline? Under Materials Under Materials Background All colors are in Swatch window in Swatch are colors All Numbers and Headings - Grilled Cheese BTN Body Nouvelle and sub title text - Minya Bonjour! Rashi was born in Troyes, FRANCE France and more than 300 Baalai Language: French Border Tosafos came from France. Capital: Paris Extra Currency: Euro Body Text Body Text Body Text Pourquoi cette nuit se différencie-t-elle de toutes les autres nuits? 1 1 1 Toutes les nuits, nous ne sommes pas tenus de tremper même une seule fois, cette nuit nous le faisons deux fois? Main Border Toutes les nuits, nous mangeons du 'Hametz ou de la Matzah, cette nuit, seulement de la Matzah? Toutes les nuits, nous mangeons n'importe quel sorte de légumes, cette nuit, du Maror? Toutes les nuits, nous mangeons assis ou accoudés, cette nuit, nous sommes tous accoudés? Border Light color Light on White or White on on White or White on Light color Light Hola! Border MEXICO Approximately 95% of Mexican Language: Spanish Jews are affiliated with the Capital: Mexico City Jewish community and there are 16 Jewish schools. Currency: Mexican Peso Main Border 1 1 ¿Qué hace diferente a esta noche de todas las [demás] noches? 1 En todas las noches no precisamos sumergir ni siquiera una vez, ¡y en esta noche lo Body Text Body Text hacemos dos veces? Body Text En todas las noches comemos jametz o matzá, ¡en esta noche solamente matzá? Extra En todas las noches comemos cualquier clase de verdura, ¡esta noche maror? Border En todas las noches comemos sentados erguidos o reclinados, ¡esta noche todos nos reclinamos? Body Nouvelle and sub title text - Minya Numbers and Headings - Grilled Cheese BTN window in Swatch are colors All Background Under Materials Under Materials Under Materials Under Materials Background All colors are in Swatch window in Swatch are colors All Numbers and Headings - Grilled Cheese BTN Body Nouvelle and sub title text - Minya Ciao! The first Hebrew printing ITALY press was set up in Soncino, Language: Italian Border Italy in 1483.