October 29
We had a wonderful class in Gan. We started our lesson on the story of Noah and the Ark. We read the book, “This is the Ark that Noah Built” by Shirley Neitzel. We learned that God commanded Noah to build the ark 300 cubits long (a cubit is 18ft). We then investigated how long a cubit is and went around measuring the classroom and building. Then we explored what it would take to make the ark float by guessing which items in the classroom would float or sink. Then we had fun creating our own boats and seeing how many coins each one could hold before sinking. Next we talked about how Noah was commanded to take care of all the creatures of the world. We drew our own ark with different floors, and each student got to decide where Noah’s family would sleep and which animals would go where. Finally, we had our weekly Hebrew lesson, learning about the letter Nun for Noah. We practiced writing the letter and learning about words that begin with the letter Noah.
