tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301845215340975827.post407379265801290715..comments2023-11-02T01:41:40.659-07:00Comments on homeschool chumash: anti alfiearijesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054624664476807741noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301845215340975827.post-25730695571139107872012-04-29T18:20:25.980-07:002012-04-29T18:20:25.980-07:00I give out davening treats, usually candy. I went ...I give out davening treats, usually candy. I went back on forth on whether the davening treat is just for davening, or for "good" davening. Tantruming davening does not get a treat.<br /><br />Shmuli was always makpid on his treat when he finished. When Natanel was home alone, he would often forget about the treat. Now we are very into treats, including Cheni, who will daven.<br /><br />I also tied in parts of davening to getting older. A few weeks ago, when boys' birthdays were coming up, I told Natanel that he will need to start bentching second paragraph and asked him what part of davening he would like to add. He chose birchot hashahar and has been adding a bracha a day (much faster than I am comfortable). Also, I made emphasis on singing birchat hamazon out loud whether with Shmuli or by myself, so Natanel already knew the words, now he just had to say them.<br /><br />Does Chana use siddur with translation? Maybe a linear siddur, where translation is right under words would help.<br /><br />And if the goal of tefila is to form a personal connection to Hashem, as opposed to just becoming familiar with words so you can mumble them at the same speed as everyone else, that's a whole different story.breathingspacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660982658933603531noreply@blogger.com