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Title:
The Creativity of Creation (40KB)
Topic: Art
Grade: 4 to 12 years old
Duration: Single
Description:

To discover the immense creativity behind The Creation and to be creators ourselves, to discover that we have the spark of the divine in each of us.

Title:
Hiddur Mitzvah: Shabbat (88KB)
Topic: Art
Grade: Pre K- 4th grade
Duration: Multi
Description:

To introduce the history and traditions of practicing the weekly holiday of Shabbat and to provide a hands on and oral approach, so that it appeals to different learning styles

Title:
Blessings All Around Us (64KB)
Topic: Art
Grade: Early elementary
Duration: Single
Description:

To teach students that our lives abound with holy things and moments, and make them aware of the variety of blessings already available in our tradition.

Title:
Tribal Explorations (63 KB)
Topic: Discussion
Grade: Adaptable for all Ages
Duration:  
Description: To familiarize students with a variety of information regarding the Twelve Tribes of Israel
Title:
Biblical Newspaper (52KB)
Topic: Art
Grade: 3rd grade and up (Level of activity can change with age)
Duration: Tool
Description: To give the children a direct and personal connection with the different site of Israel.
Title:
My Siddur (154 KB)
Topic: Jewish Prayer (Tefillah)
Grade: Kindergarten
Duration: one class
Description: Prayer requires active involvement, not passive wrote learning. If a kindergartener makes his or her own Siddur and uses it to pray, the student will fill a deeper association with the prayer service.
Title:
Magazine Review (95 KB)
Topic: Hebrew, Holidays, Parshas, etc….
Grade: 4th grade and older
Duration: one class
Description: Students will review material by expressing the meaning through words the found in magazines. This will require critical thinking and deep understanding of any topic the teacher has chosen to review.
Title:
Jewish Art & Identity Calendar (171 KB)
Topic: Explore and Depict Jewish Holidays, Life Events and Parshas.
Grade: Teens- 8th grade to 12th grade
Duration: one class
Description: Students will create their own 13 month calendar with illustrations and/or thematic depictions of Jewish Holidays and Life Events.
Title:
Aleph Beit Matchbox House (122 KB)
Topic: Learning Hebrew
Grade: 1st thru 3rd grades
Duration: multi-lesson
Description: To make with ease and delight a container for the emerging new language acquisition.
Title:
Shalom Sum Sum (253 KB)
Topic: Holidays, Art, Tools/Games
Grade: preschool - 5th grade
Duration: multi-lesson
Description: The students make a mini “set” of “Shalom Sesame” after viewing a real video production of the TV show. The children develop ideas for their own shows.
Title:
Creating A Sense of Shabbat (217 KB)
Topic: Jewish Living & Identity, Art
Grade: kindergarten - 5th grade
Duration: multi-lesson
Description: Students learn the meaning & relevance of Shabbat & how to participate in ritual.
 
Title:
Making Yadayim (34 KB)
Topic: Art, Torah
Grade: 1st - 8th grade
Duration: one class
Description: Students create yadayim to use when practicing Hebrew reading
 
Title:
Rikma (187 KB)
Topic: Art, Values
Grade: kindergarten - 5th grade
Duration: multi-lesson
Description: Create a group weaving to reinforce the concept that two opposing ideas can co-exist.
 
Title:
Experiencing Bereishit Through Art (47 KB)
Topic: Torah, Hebrew, Art
Grade: Early Childhood to Young Primary Grades
Duration: Multi-lesson unit
Description: This program will help children understand that Bereishit is the beginning parasha of the Torah and that the first part deals with the creation of the world. The art experience will focus on the process of creation, in order to help the children to develop a personal understanding of what it means to create. The children will also begin to develop an understanding of how Shabbat represents the completion of creation.
Title:
Hannah and her Seven Sons, A Play (46 KB)
Topic: Holiday, Art
Grade: 2nd grade and higher
Duration: 1-2 Hours
Description: The message of moving from personal constriction, Mitzrayim, as students learn empathy and celebration in sharing with others, is a lifetime one. This Passover tale in leaving Egypt will be known more emphatically through the art experience in a personal and collective awareness.
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