1.      Alef-Bet letter recognition

2.      Letter formation

3.      Phonetic awareness

4.      Count to 100

5.      Vocabulary: Jewish holidays, family members, parts of body, household items

6.      Hebrew name recognition/formation

 

1. learn how the Torah is written

2. Bereshit – Creation of the World

3.      Noah’s Ark

4.      Patriarchs and Matriarchs/Monotheism

a.      Abraham & Sarah

b.      Isaac & Rebecca at the Well

c.      Jacob, Rachel, & Leah

d.      Jacob’s Ladder

5.      12 Tribes – Jacob’s 12 sons

7.      Moses, Enslavement of Jewish People: Connection to holiday of Passover and Ten Plagues

 

Learn about each Jewish holiday as it approaches with stories,

songs and special projects.

 

Shabbat

Rosh Hashanah

Yom Kippur

Sukkot

Simchat Torah

Hanukkah

Tu b’Shevat

Purim

Pesach

Shavuot

 

Traditional celebrations

Prayers

Special Mitzvot

Tzedakah Projects

Symbolic items & foods

 

1.      Collect each week.

2.      Discuss allocations 

 

1.      Discuss proper behavior.

2.      Special booklets we bring home:

“Visiting the Sick”

“Feeding the Needy”

1.      Children should be happy coming to school.

2.      Proud of their Jewish heritage

3.      Comfortable in the class discussing Jewish experiences.