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Book-Related Family Activities
טיפ לקריאה משפחתית
לאחר הקריאה כדאי לשוחח על רגשותיהם של גיבורי הספר ועל ההתמודדות שלהם עם מצבים שעלו בסיפור, ולהציע לשאוב מהם השראה. ילדות וילדים מזדהים עם הדמויות בסיפור, נחשפים לנקודות מבט שונות ולומדים מהן על רגשות ועל התנהגויות שהם מכירים מחייהם.
Next in Line
"זה היה רעיון טוב לתת לו להיכנס ראשון"
בעקבות הסיפור תוכלו לשוחח, לשתף ולשאול: מה מרגישים כשמחכים בתור? האם גם לנו קרה שהרגשנו שהתור שלנו דחוף יותר משל אחרים? כיצד לדעתכם כלבלב הרגיש כשהתחשבו בו? כיצד חשו קופיף ושאר הממתינים לאחר שוויתרו על תורם? נסו להיזכר יחד במקרה שהתחשבו בכם או שאתם התחשבתם באחר.
Next in Line
מי הבא בתור?
קופיף, ג’ירפה, פיל ותנינה מנסים למצוא עיקרון שיקבע את סדר התור. בהשראתם תוכלו לשחק משחק משעשע עם כל בני המשפחה שבו עליכם להסתדר בכל פעם לפי סדר אחר. כך למשל תוכלו להסתדר לפי סדר הגילים מהצעיר למבוגר או לפי צבע החולצה מהבהיר לכהה, ואולי לפי עד כמה אתם אוהבים גלידה. אפשר להמציא יחד מאפיינים שונים ומשעשעים ולבדוק – מי הבא בתור עכשיו?
Next in Line
ממתינים ונהנים
כיצד בסופו של דבר קופיף העביר את זמן ההמתנה? הוא שוחח עם אלו שהמתינו איתו, העלה רעיונות לסדר התור והכיר חברים חדשים. גם אתם יכולים לחשוב יחד ולהעלות רעיונות שיסייעו לכם להנעים את הזמן כשאתם מחכים למשהו. תוכלו להמציא שיר משעשע שאפשר לשיר במצבי המתנה, משחק תנועות עם האצבעות, ואפילו להכין עזרים שיסייעו לכם להעביר את הזמן – ספר, חוברת ציורים, חידות, כדור מחיץ. או כל רעיון משעשע אחר שיעלה על דעתכם.
Next in Line
האזינו לסיפור "הבא בתור"
רוצים לדעת איך נשמע קופיף? ואיך נשמעת ד”ר צביה? האזינו לסיפור.
Next in Line
Family reading advice
Illustrations are an integral part of books, completing details that are not always found in the text itself. For instance, the building blocks Taylor uses only appear in the illustrations. Did you discover any other details through the illustrations? Sometimes, it’s worth trying to read a story “over again” using the illustrations and seeing what else we can discover about.
The Rabbit Listened
Discussion – When things fall apart
Sometimes, things we put a lot of time and effort into fall apart or fail. We can discuss that by asking – Has anything similar to what happened to Taylor ever happened to you? How did you feel? When you’re upset or frustrated – what helpscheer you up? Which of the animals in the book would you have called out to for help?
The Rabbit Listened
The Rabbit Listened
Listening exercises
Listening exercises can help us sharpen our senses and notice new things: Try speaking to one another while sitting back-to-back, and then face-to-face. How did you feel each time? Another exercise is: Close your eyes for one minute, be completely silent and still, and try only to listen to the sounds around you. When the time is up, tell the others what you heard.
The Rabbit Listened
Animal mimicking
What does the ostrich look like when it buries its head in the sand? What does the elephant do with its trunk when it remembers? And what does the bear look like when it is angry? Try mimicking each of the animals in the book by copying its movements, sounds and suggested solutions.
The Rabbit Listened
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The Rabbit Listened
Family reading advice
Books that describe familiar experiences in children’s lives are an opportunity for a glimpse into their world. While reading, you should pay attention to what the children notice most, the questions they ask, and the characters with which they identify. Sometimes, books make it easier to discuss things that happen in real life.
Best Friends
Discussion – Joining the game
Discuss with and ask the children: how do you think Birt felt when Shu joined their game? Have you ever played with a friend and had another person ask to join in? Have you ever asked to join other children?
Best Friends
Arts & crafts with friends
Good friends can make a simple box into a palace, boat, or spaceship. You can suggest inviting one or several friends over for some joint arts & crafts time. Perhaps they will discover what else a box can turn into – with a little imagination, a pair of scissors, some markers, but most importantly – lots of togetherness.
Best Friends
Now Birt, then Shu, then Etho
Playacting is a great way of learning about the experience of others while expressing feelings and sensations. You can act this story out with the help of various family members or toys. Take turns playing each role, so that you can experience the story from the different characters’ perspectives.
Best Friends
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Best Friends
Holes in the Boat
At home, much like the Schlofnoche’s boat, there are problems, or ‘malfunctions’ at times, that require a joint effort to solve. After reading the story, you can discuss and think together: In what situations does our family need to come up with an idea or solution? When is a joint effort needed? When do we realize there is a problem but only discuss it without trying to resolve it? And which ‘bird’ can ‘save’ us in such instances?
Four Shlofnoche in a Boat
Family challenge
At the end of the story, in the absence of an appropriate solution, “Four Schlofnoche huddled on top of one small cabinet”.
You can also have fun finding out: How many family members can huddle together on one small carpet? Or a hammock? Or anywhere else you choose. Try coming up with creative ideas and solutions together to help with this challenge.
Four Shlofnoche in a Boat
Creating creatures with funny names
What sort of funny name is Schlofnoche? Do you have any more ideas for similarlyfunny names? The whimsicalinos? Or sillynillies? You can come up with imaginary and amusing creatures of your own. Imagine them, draw them, color them, and then decide on a long and funny name for them.
Four Shlofnoche in a Boat
Listen to the Schlofnoche’s Story
You can listen to the Schlofnoche’s story by watching this video.
Four Shlofnoche in a Boat
Four Shlofnoche in a Boat
Family reading advice
Children enjoy looking at illustrations and noticing details that do not necessarily appear in the story itself. While reading, you should join them, look at the book together, and discover how the illustrations add fun and amusement to the written text and shared reading experience.
Something
Joining without knowing
Have you ever joined an activity without knowing its outcome in advance? Try remembering such shared moments together with the children – a family trip to an unknown destination or preparing a new unfamiliar dish together.
Something
Really something!
Is it something round? Something green? Something fluffy? You can enjoy a family game of clues – you can each think of an object and have the other family members guess it by asking descriptive questions. Can you find out what this “something” is?
Something
Enjoying the sunset
The characters in this book are friends who enjoy watching the sunset on the beach together. You can also go to the beach, park or even the street to enjoy the beauty of the sky as the sun disappears. You should also take some paper and crayons along to draw a sunset of your own, or any other beautiful thing that can be admired simply by taking a look around you.
Something
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Something
Family reading advice – Recurring phrases
Many books written for toddlers have a recurring phrase that helps their target audience follow the story and join in the reading. The recurring phrase can be emphasized while reading using a special voice, body movement, or a change of reading pace. For example, when you read bo itanu (“come with us”), you can add an inviting hand gesture, or make the end of the phrase longer – veyesh etzlenu m-a-k-o-m (“and we have r-o-o-m”).
A Girl with an Umbrella
Hosting friends
The girl in this book invites the children to join her under her umbrella and “hosts” them. You can ask the children whether they like to host at home, and who they would like to host.
Sometimes toddlers find it hard to share their games when they host others at their homes. You can discuss that and explain that, just as the umbrella in the book is still the girl’s umbrella, even when she allows others to take cover under it, so do their personal belongings remain theirs when sharing.
A Girl with an Umbrella
Listen to the Song
You can listen to the song as sung on Kan Kids’ children’s show Parpar Nechmad, and join in the singing as well as the dance movements.
Lyrics and music: Datia Ben Dor
Performing Artists: Ester Rada, Uri Banai, Meital Raz, Ami Weinberg.
A Girl with an Umbrella
A family with an umbrella
How many family members can fit under a single umbrella? And how many can fit under a blanket? Or the dining-room table? This book can inspire you to find out how well you can all squeeze into various places in amusing and fun ways.
A Girl with an Umbrella
A walk in the rain
On a rainy day, you can pull on some boots, put on a coat, take an umbrella and go out for a walk in the rain! You can step into puddles and observe the special things that change around us when it’s raining – How many people are outside now? What do the skies look like? What happens when the rain falls on soil or the sidewalk? What kind of smell is in the air?
A Girl with an Umbrella
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A Girl with an Umbrella
Here we go!
It feels good to successfully do something for the first time – reading, writing, and what else? You could discuss memories of “firsts” – theirs or yours – together with your child: scoring a goal, riding a bike, swimming, or solving a riddle. And what else?
Reading and Writing
Words in illustrations
This book can be read using the illustrations too. You could look for words in them, and try to read them with your child while identifying letters and discovering interesting details added by the illustrator.
Reading and Writing
Words words
The world is full of words – perhaps you can choose a definition from the book and make a list of words for it: funny words, dancing words, mischievous words, or blossoming words. Words as long as a giraffe, or short ones. Or you may want to make a list of your favorite words.
Reading and Writing
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Reading and Writing
Family reading advice
While you read, you can use different voices and invite the children to do the same: What does a person sound like when s/he bursts out crying? What does a hole being drilled into the wall sound like? Even if you’re not professional actors or actresses, your active participation in the story will enhance your shared experience and delight.
A Good Name
Children’s wisdom
The judge learns from the girl how to resolve the case brought before him. Following this book, you can discuss your children’s knowledge and strengths with them: It can be a hobby, insight or shared memory from an incident in which they contributed their experience and wisdom. You, parents, should also share: What have you learned from your child?
A Good Name
What floats in water?
Do oil droplets indeed float in water? You can see for yourselves by adding a few drops of oil into a bowl filled with water. You can later check what else floats: What happens to a piece of paper in water? Or a paper boat? A fork? Or a leaf? And how about a small plastic toy?
A Good Name
Resolving disputes
Just as they do in this book, you too can try to resolve a disagreement on some issue: Each party presents their case, everyone listens, and suggests how to resolve the dispute.
You can also swap roles and explore together – is only one of you right? Or can you, perhaps, reach some other kind of understanding?
A Good Name
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A Good Name
Family reading advice
Books containing very few words allow us to tell an emotional and experiential story as we follow the main character in the book: What is he feeling? What is he thinking about? When is he sad and when does he get a new idea? You can look at the illustrations, get to know the main character and his experiences, link them to your own lives and, most of all, add something of yours to this experience that is being described in so few words and in heartwarming illustrations.
The Gift of Nothing
A gift of something
Did Mooch only give Earl an empty box for a gift? You can discuss gifts that cannot be put into boxes: Which free gifts can you give one another? A hug? A drawing? How about warm loving words?
The Gift of Nothing