Short Tu B'Shvat seder for young children aged 3-5. Can be adapted for older children.
Tu B’shvat Seder for Young Children
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Imagine Me at the First Pesach
Children image yetziat mitzrayim and draw a picture of themselves along with their fellow slaves leaving Egypt.
Hammer in the Jewish Holidays
Students review the Jewish holidays through an interactive, fun and exciting activity. Focusing on speed, accuracy, and comprehension, the student must locate the holiday on the blackboard, and “hammer” the Jewish festival.
Coping with a Disaster
This lesson plan offers the teacher some tools for coping with the day after a disaster.
Mihu Rashi
A webquest to help familiarize students with Rashi, his works and his personality. Click here.
Light Up Africa Lesson Plan
This Chanukah/Hanukkah lesson describes how Israeli solar technologies help African communities. Can be adapted for various age groups. Click here.
Blue Monday and Friends: Traditional Jewish Holidays Come Alive through the Art of Story-Telling
In this curricular unit, Geraldine Martin uses puppetry and children's literature to help young children learn about the Jewish holidays and appreciate and approach literature in a more critical manner. Includes lessons on Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim and Pesach. Completed...
Lihitraot Lot! Avraham and Lot Separate, Part 2
Students act out the events of the text and learn about compromise.
Lihitraot Lot! Avraham and Lot Separate, Part 1
Lesson plan on Bereshit 13:5-11. After studying the text, students act out the separation of Avram and Lot as described in the text. Students also learn roots of common Biblical words.
4MAT Lesson Plan on Vayeshev
In this 4MAT lesson plan, students learn the story of Vayeshev 37: 5-7 and analyze it’s meaning.