HANC learns through food

First graders learn a tasty lesson on sequencing

First grade students in Mrs. Nancy Greenberg’s class at HANC’s Samuel & Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School in West Hempstead have been learning about sequencing and the language of sequencing, including words like first, then, next and finally.

To bring the concept of sequencing to life, the students each wrote and illustrated a “How To” book to explain an activity that they could do in four steps. To finish the unit, the class made vanilla pudding (photo left and upper right) and the students had to describe and write the steps in creating this delicious treat.

Everyone agreed their favorite step was the last one … eat and enjoy!

Nursery aleph students learn the differences between matzah and chametz

The children in Morah Shani’s Nursery Aleph class are busy learning about Pesach. After learning about the differences between matzah and chametz, the students completed their unit with a bake and taste off (photo bottom right).

First the yeladim made soft pretzels using flour, sugar, yeast and water as an example of chametz and then the yeladim baked matzah using only flour and water. The class was very careful to only bake the matzah for 18 minutes.

The children compared the pretzels and the matzah and discovered that the pretzels were “soft” and “fluffy” while the matzah was bumpy (thanks to holes they poked into them with a fork) and crunchy. It was a tasty Pesach lesson!