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Shabbat Shirah—This Shabbat is for the Birds

Idie Benjamin and Dale Sides Cooperman In the middle of the cold, gray winter comes a Shabbat bright with song—Shabbat...

Seeing the Light: Hanukkah and Young Children

by Idie Benjamin and Dale Cooperman As teachers of young children, we tend to be enthusiastic about the work we...

The Heymishe Classroom

by Idie Benjamin and Dale Sides Cooperman In a previous article Going Past Pretty to Sacred:  What Early Childhood Classrooms...

Why Do Children in Preschools Make New Year’s Cards?

Idie Benjamin and Dale Cooperman Did you ever stop to think….? As early childhood educators, we know what young children...

Going Past Pretty to Sacred: What Early Childhood Classroom...

Idie Benjamin and Dale Cooperman Early Childhood teachers preparing for the beginning of a new school year spend a great...

Jewish Early Childhood According to Rabbi Yishmael Ben Yossi

Worthy Teachers Idie Benjamin and Dale Sides Cooperman Back in March, there was a great deal of buzz in the...

Poor Shavuot – The Other Holiday

Teaching Shavuot Idie Benjamin and Dale Cooperman For weeks now, in our early childhood classrooms, it has been all about...

The Mitzvah of Hospitality

Idie Benjamin & Dale Cooperman Welcoming is particularly on our minds at this time of year. New and prospective families...

Parents Have Learning Styles, Too

Idie Benjamin and Dale Cooperman Sometimes the light bulb goes off, and we see something that has been staring us...

Shabbat. Why?

Idie Benjamin and Dale Sides Cooperman It is a given that on Fridays in Jewish early childhood programs, the school...