This is How We Plant a Seedling

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FAMILY ACTIVITIES

This is How We Plant a Seedling

Written by: Lea Naor, Illustrated by: Adi Elkin, Poalim Publishing House

To be distributed in January/Tevet

Do you want to know what to do to plant a new tree? It’s easy: read the book and you’ll see. Now that you have a new tree, don’t forget to water it. You could even teach your friends how to plant their own trees. This festive and delightful book comes just in time for Tu Bishvat.

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This is How We Plant a Seedling
Illustrated by Adi Elkin
Editing: Neri Aluma
Graphics production: Avner Galili
Design:

Tu Bishvat is the festival of trees and planters.
Tu Bishvat is also the festival that connects us to nature and the environment, to the Land of Israel, and to planting trees, as the verse states:

And when you come into the land and you shall plant all kinds of tree for food.
[Leviticus 19:23]

The toddlers who plant a seedling are active participants in the celebrations, and reading this book helps them prepare for the holiday and in describing the experiences and memories of Tu B'Shvat celebrations.
Happy flourishing and blooming Tu Bishvat!

- Crafts, songs and activities can be found on Sifriyat Pijama Pinterest “This is How We Plant a Seedling”.

פעילות בחיק המשפחה

Reading Together – Experiencing Together This is How We Plant a Seedling You can also plant at home or in the garden: Dig a hole in the ground, place the seedling inside, tighten the soil around it, and water it. Not sure how to plant? Follow the instructions in the book…
Movement – How does a seedling grow? It is a good idea to demonstrate with body movements how a seedling grows: bend low, straighten up slowly, stand on your tiptoes and finally, raise your arms up and sideways.
Game: Quickly-Slowly "How do you plant a seedling? Neither fast nor slow.” You can have fun with quickly or slowly: “Now we will walk… quickly. And now… slowly!” “Let’s roll our hands… slowly, and let’s roll our hands… quickly!” What else can you do quickly and slowly?
Song – “This is how we plant a seedling” “This is how we plant a seedling” is a song with a melody composed by Mati Caspi. You can sing it together with movements, dance and clapping of hands. Scan the QR code to upload the song and sing together.