This week in co-op, the Upper Grammar class discussed the animal sacrifices of ancient Israel and made the comparisons to Christ, the perfect Messiah. They then made scrolls out of parchment paper and wooden dowels. They wrote out Deuteronomy 6: 4-5 in calligraphy: "Israel, listen to me. The LORD is our God. The LORD is the one and only God. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul. Love Him with all your strength." Meanwhile, the Lower Grammar boys were learning all about the Jewish High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. They had a guest, Mr. Joe Simon, join them for a traditional Rosh Hashanah meal--with challah bread, apples and honey. Mr. Joe is a former Hebrew school teacher and answered the kids' questions, gave a traditional prayer over the meal and showed the kids how to blow a real shofar, which is a horn made of a ram's horn. Afterwards, the kids made their own shofars out of hose and funnels. Downstairs, our little ones in the Five in a Row class read the book Mirette on the High Wire. Then they had fun making butterflies and even more fun trying to get them to balance on a pencil. Surprisingly, almost everyone could balance their butterflies by themselves. Then they went outside to play their own balancing games. The kids did great walking forwards, backwards, jumping over rocks, spinning and racing on the curb and of course just enjoyed being outside of the room.
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