ק Koof makes a "k" sound and has a Keshet (rainbow) . Your child now knows 2 letters that make a "k" sound, (koof) and (kaf). Here are some words that begin with a koof:
Rainbow Keh-shet קֶשֶׁת
Community K-he-lah קְהִלָּה
Monkey Kof קוֹף
Small Ka-tan קָטָן
Summer Ka-yetz קַיִץ
Cold Kar קַר
Holy Ka-dosh קָדוֹשׁ
TSADEE צ
Our letter last week was the letter צ (tsadee). צ makes a "ts" sound. A way to remember צ is to look at the triangles that the letter creates. The triangles look like pizza slices that were removed. When you say the word pizza, the sound that is created by the "zz" sound is identical to that of the letter. Here are some words we learned this week:
Color Tseh-va צֶבַע
Bird Tsee-por צִפּוֹר
Turtle Tsav צָב
North Tsa-phone צָפוֹן
Frog Tsfar-day-ah צְפַרְדֵּעַ
Tzedakah צְדָקָה
Yellow Tsa-hov צָהֹוב
Can you believe we learned our third vowel?!
This week we learned the Hebrew vowel known as a "chirik". The vowel makes an "e" sound. For example, the sound that is created by the letter "e" in the the word k"e"y. Like our other 2 vowels it is found underneath the letter. Here are the ways I teach the kids to remember its sound.
1.) It's one dot so it's so "E"asy to remember.
2.) Also, it looks like a single pea.
Sometimes this vowel is followed by the letter י (yud). Despite the addition of the י (yud) we still say only "e".
Judaics Update:
Captain Chesed came for a visit and Mechina earned their Chesed Badges! WOOHOO!
Kibud Av V'Em (Honoring Your Father and Mother)
Last week in Judaics, we focused on the mitzvah of honoring our parents. We discussed all that our parents give to us, and all we can do to honor them. Mechina learned that it is a commandment (mitzvah) to honor your parents. In addition, we spoke about the ways we fulfill this mitzvah now, as well as how we can fulfill it in the future. We are even finishing up a secret surprise for you! Shh....
