{"id":11518,"date":"2026-06-28T08:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%a4%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%aa-1-%d7%90%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%97%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%9c%d7%a7%d7%99%d7%a5\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:37:21","slug":"activity1-guests-for-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/activity1-guests-for-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 1: Guests for the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11518\" class=\"elementor elementor-11518 elementor-7418\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35712c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b35712c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c172dd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c172dd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986b808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"986b808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Home<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/about-the-children-and-youth-unit \"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Children and Youth Unit<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/arrows-website-cultures-journey\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Arrows Website<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/arrows-website-france-music\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music in France<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) Activity 1: Guests for the Summer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a8557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76a8557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activity 1: Guests for the Summer<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e2064 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60e2064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0241798 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0241798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e511616 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e511616\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-953304c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"953304c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The song &#8220;Orchim LaKayitz&#8221; (known as &#8220;Etzelnu BaChatzar&#8221;) by Naomi Shemer serves as an experiential gateway to different cultures around the world.<br \/>The song mentions names of countries, among them France, from which children come to say &#8220;hello&#8221; (&#8220;Shalom&#8221;, in Hebrew).<\/p><p>In this activity (by Dr. Omri Ruach Midbar), we will use the power of music and the story of the song to open a conversation about similarities and differences between cultures.<br \/>Through drawing and discussion, we will explore the different places mentioned \u2013 including France \u2013 and discover how children from all over the world share common experiences of friendship and fraternity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f804266 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f804266\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0934e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0934e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05e6\u05e8\u05e4\u05ea.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05e6\u05e8\u05e4\u05ea.jpg 300w, https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05e6\u05e8\u05e4\u05ea-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7dd51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b7dd51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1000bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1000bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Activity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e927db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e927db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e870e5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e870e5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3544d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c3544d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/\u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5-\u05d1\u05d7\u05e6\u05e8.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"\u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e6\u05e8\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyNzUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9yYW5nZS5oYWlmYS5hYy5pbFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDZcL1x1MDVkMFx1MDVlNlx1MDVkY1x1MDVlMFx1MDVkNS1cdTA1ZDFcdTA1ZDdcdTA1ZTZcdTA1ZTguanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/\u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5-\u05d1\u05d7\u05e6\u05e8-roowvtqil4h294fjdrj9y57sgpwufy0us84z0eeztc.jpg\" title=\"\u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e6\u05e8\" alt=\"\u05d0\u05e6\u05dc\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d7\u05e6\u05e8\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acea367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acea367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Sing together with the children.<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>After becoming familiar with the song, you can suggest that the children draw it, and ask them, how do you think the song can be drawn?<br \/>During the conversation about the drawing &#8220;In Our Yard,&#8221; attention can be drawn to the details of the song, the characters, the situations, and the places, while letting them, of course, decide which of these details will be expressed in the drawing.<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>Talk with the children about what they think is similar and different between children from different places in the world.<br \/>Help the children pronounce the names of the countries participating in the song.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d363b16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d363b16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e810d1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e810d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Summer Guests<\/h2><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lyrics and Music: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naomi_Shemer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Naomi Shemer<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67eb768 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67eb768\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2a9b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f2a9b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our yard<br \/>In the shade of the olive trees<br \/>There usually come<br \/>A lot of guests for the summer<br \/>Each of them has<br \/>A language of his own<br \/>And a way of his own<br \/>To say hello.<\/p><p>Ben from Italy says <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">buongiorno<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Bat from France says <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">bonjour<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Ken from Japan says <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">ohayou<\/span><\/strong><br \/>When he comes to visit<br \/>Kai from Hawaii says <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">aloha<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Tanya from Britain says <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">hello<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Everyone who comes to our house<br \/>Has a hello of his own.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3589ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3589ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We painted the fence<br \/>We mowed the lawn<br \/>The children of the entire world<br \/>Will now be able to approach<br \/>To open wide<br \/>The green gate<br \/>And bring a blessing<br \/>From far, far away.<\/p><p>Junya from Kenya will say to me<strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\"> jambo<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Yiannis from Greece will say <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">kalimera<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Chin from China will say <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">ni hao ma<\/span><\/strong><br \/>And will stay until tomorrow<br \/>Gil from Brazil will say <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">bom dia<\/span><\/strong><br \/>Kuku from Morocco will say <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">ahlan<\/span><\/strong><br \/>And the blessing he will bring me<br \/>Is the most beautiful of all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072588c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072588c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our yard<br \/>In the shade of a blooming tree<br \/>The children of the entire world<br \/>Come to visit<br \/>In our yard<br \/>The children of the whole world<br \/>Dance in a circle<br \/>And say <strong><span style=\"color: #13aff0;\">hello<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join an experiential journey following the songs of Naomi Shemer. 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