Parshas Lech Lecha

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Parshas Lech Lecha

We started learning about Avraham Avinu. When Avram was a little boy, he was looking for Hashem. He thought that maybe the sun was Hashem, but the moon pushed the sun away. Avram realized that Hashem is the One that created everything, and that Hashem is everywhere. 

We heard about how everyone served idols including Avraham’s father, Terach. Avram broke all the idols in his father’s store and how he said that the biggest idol broke them all. Terach was very upset at him and took him to Nimrod. Nimrod put Avram in jail for 10 years. After that he asked Avram if he believes in the idols and Avram said, “NO!” They tied Avraham’s hands and feet with rope, and threw him into the fire. A big miracle happened and only the ropes burned. Avram was walking around the fire in which a beautiful garden grew. When Avram came out of the fire, he told everyone that Hashem saved him, and that they should only serve Hashem. 

We learned about how Hashem told Avraham לך לך - Lech Lecha - Go! and Avraham went right away without even knowing where to go. When they got to the land of Cana'an, there was a hunger, so they went down to Egypt. 

Hashem told Avraham that his children will be as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the ground. We created a starry sky with stars for each member of our family. We are each a star from Avraham! 

Story of the 4 Kings and 5 Kings puppets:

Parshas Lech Lecha Activities

Ideas from jewishhomeschool.blogspot.com. She also has a great transportation activity pack.

Star puzzles. We cut stars up in different ways and the children had to put together the various puzzles.

 

The children had to put the correct number of beads on the pipe cleaner corresponding to the number on the star.

Parsha Craft 

For our Parsha craft, each child drew each member of their family in a star. They glued it onto black construction paper. 

I printed out a photo of them in the shape of a star. They added additional star stickers and glued sand on to the bottom of the page as well. I finished it off with a label that had the passuk from Torah where Hashem tells Avraham to look into the sky at the stars...that's how many his children will be. 

Underneath I wrote, "I am a Star". We are one of Avraham's children, each of us a star.

Parshas Lech Lecha Craft

Parsha Drawing Journal

Every week, we draw a picture of the parsha (I always did it before shabbos party after reviewing the parsha of the week) and send it home at the end of the Chumash. I love that the children get to tell the story of the parsha in their own words. It is remarkable to see how much their handwriting and drawing skills improve from the beginning to the end of the book.

Download the Parsha drawing journal here.

Recommended Parsha Books

Parshas Lech Lecha Song

Download the Little Avram puppet here.