Tzedakah Boxes

Kindergarten

Kindergarten has always used one classwide tzedakah box, but this year they wanted to try something different. As a way to engage students fully in the mitzvah of tzedakah, kindergarten students learned about how and why we give. Then we brainstormed about how a tzedakah box should look, and how it differs from an ordinary piggy bank. Students spent time in the Kol-lab learning about how to use paint and paint brushes responsibly, and about how to layer paint colors successfully. Once the coin slot was added, students used their sanding skills (that they learned from the Wood Robot project) to ensure their tzedakah box was free of splinters nicely finished. Students will donate weekly and look proudly on their work as they perform this important mitzvah.