New Beginnings

It may still feel like summer, but Temple Isaiah Religious School classes are once again in full swing!

On Sunday, Shira students, old and new, gathered to learn about what our class will be doing this year, and how we will incorporate music and video into our lessons.  To illustrate how music can be made from just about anything, I recorded our TA, Max, saying "I'm Max, and I'm the best T.A. ever!"  Here is the result, using one of the apps (Songify) on my phone:
Songify example

After exploring the possibilities of making music on a smart phone, we played some silly "getting to know you" games. (Ask your children how many times they can hop backwards on one foot and sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!")  To wrap it all up, the students made their first contributions to our "Music Is" wall by creating rainbow artwork that illustrates one aspect of music that makes it an important part of our lives.

We will begin our first unit, "The Jews in Europe" on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Until then,
Shalom!
 - Erin