Venice for 3 nights/4 days

There is a bus from the airport that goes to the Piazza near the main rail station (cross a small canal on a bridge). The Jewish Ghetto is in the same neighborhood as the train station.

We took a tour of Murano and Burano, that was great, forgot the name of the company.

I highly recommend getting a vaporetto pass upon arrival; you can get a combined pass plus RT bus (to & from Venice) at the airport. Individual vaporetto tickets are expensive but with a pass you can jump on and off and the cost becomes minimal. You will still end up walking a lot (& getting lost- it’s inevitable and part of the charm of Venice, just lean into it!).
You can take the vaporetto to Murano and Burano (I much prefer Burano but Murano is worth it if you’ve never been before) and combine on one outing.
Read through the guidebooks & decide what you want to see; prebook a tour of the Doge’s Palace and an entry time for the Basilica. If you love art don’t miss the Peggy Guggenheim, the Accademia, Ca’Rezzonico and the Scuola di San Rocco- and check out what’s on view at all the contemporary museums too.
Have a (over priced but worth it) coffee or ice cream at night at Caffe Florian in the Piazza San Marco when the orchestra is playing and take a vaporetto ride after dark down the Grand Canal, looking into the darkened palazzos lit by gorgeous glass chandeliers. Go to a performance of Vivaldi by the Interpreti Veneziani in the San Vidal Church.
The list of what to do is endless. Can you tell I love Venice? We’re just 2 weeks back from our 5th stay in this magical place (we favor the Hotel Al Ponte Mocenigo).
Prepare for crowds and have a glorious time.

Well THE BEST to get to Venice from the Airport is also the most expensive and that's the private water taxi , it's usually about 150 euros but it could be worth for the experience to have with your daughter.

Depending on your arrival and departure times, you will only have part of Sunday and part of Wed. available for seeing and doing things. So you really only have two full days.

You should be able to visit the Jewish Ghetto and do the cooking class the same day, as well as do a bit of meandering about to see a few things that interest you.

A trip to Murano and Burano usually takes the better part of a day even with an early start, so that fills up most of Tue. As much as I like Murano and Burano, I might be inclined to skip them in order to see and do other things (of which there are many) on the main island. But if you really want to go to Murano and Burano, then you certainly should.

Just offering food for thought.

Your hotel’s website has instructions on how to get there: https://www.hotelala.it/en/hotel-venice-san-marco

From Marco Polo - Venice Airport

Alilaguna Shuttle connection to Santa Maria del Giglio – Orange line - (50 yds - Euro 18.00 each). Twice per hour. See fares and timetables at https://www.alilaguna.it/en/lines/linea-arancio.

Private water taxi (approx about €160.00) – 35 minutes.

Useful thread
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/getting-to-hotel-on-venice-and-getting-off

Be extremely careful at the bus depot and vaporetto stop. It is a favorite haunt of pickpockets. Did a RS Tour that started in Venice three weeks ago, and one couple had their passports, credit cards and money stolen here just after they left the airport. They had to miss the Lake Como stop on our trip and take the train to Milan instead to replace their passports.

Consider the FrariChurch if for no other reason than the 2 Titian paintings. Another good neighbourhood to walk around.

The vaporetto to Murano and Burano works fine. I too preferred Burano. Do Burano first, not Murano as many guidebooks seem to recommend, because the line up on Murano to get on the Burano vaperetto is long and the boats are crowded for a 30 minute trip (many people have to stand). Burano to Murano does not have that problem.

You could also consider a shared water taxi from the airport…about €32 per person and easily accessed in the main arrival hall. You can find more information at www.venicelink.com. We’ve used them several times and will be again in September…a wonderful way to arrive in Venice!

Getting to Venice from Marco Polo Airport. [Make sure you have seats on the right/starboard side of the aircraft, for a view of Venice as you fly into Marco Polo.]

A paper map of Venice is the best three euro you will ever spend. Sure, people say that getting lost in Venice is fun. Getting lost, hauling your luggage and not being able to find your hotel is nobody’s idea of fun. Buy that map at the Tabac or bookshop at Marco Polo.

Do take a look at your hotel website – there may be info there. Otherwise,
Water taxi will get you close, maybe to, the door of your hotel. Can carry about ten people, will cost about €140 for the boat. No need to book, taxis are waiting at the Marco Polo dock.

Shared water taxi. Minimum of two people. Book in advance, wait at the desk in the terminal for the others sharing the taxi. Costs about €30 per person. Google “shared water taxi Venice”, use the venicelink dot com web site. Will get you to a vaporetto stop near your hotel.

Alilaguna ferry, as per below.

Bus to Piazale Roma, then walk to your hotel, or take vaporetto to the nearest stop. Buses leave from the outside the terminal, tickets at the machine.

Water transport in Venice.
Gondolas. Only for pleasure, not for transport. 90 euro for half an hour for the boat, more for evenings.
Traghetto – big gondolas, two oarsmen, about ten passengers, for crossing the Grand Canal. Found at Rialto, San Toma and a couple of other places. Cost 2 euro per trip, can save a heap of walking.
Water taxis, which are like a floating limo, costs to match.
Vaporettos - ACTV. Are like a floating bus, operate on a bunch of routes. Get the app Chebateo for routes and schedules. Vaps do not service the airport. Vaps are not water taxis.
Alilaguna ferries, service the airport, run from Marco Polo via a bunch of stops to the main part of Venice, Murano and Lido. They stop at some, but by no means all, vaporetto stops.