JKG Sunday 11.3.19
2nd Year B’nei Mitzvah
To learn about the overall history of the Holocaust and its implications for the current day, we are...
Looking at historical pictures from the World War II era, and discussing the historical context and events of the Holocaust.
Discussing what community means in relation to the Holocaust.
Creating butterflies in remembrance of those who perished during the Holocaust.
Working in groups to chronologically order events from World War II and Holocaust timeline in order to understand the how each one caused the next.
Discussing what it means to “not stand idly by,” and then creating dioramas about famous heroes who helped save Jewish lives during the Holocaust
Ask your student...
What were some key events leading up to the Holocaust?
What were some key events leading up to the Holocaust?
Who is one famous hero who saved Jews during the Holocaust, and what did they do to help?
HEBREW
On Sundays, we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
1st Year B’nei Mitzvah
To learn about the patriarchs and matriarchs, we are…
Playing games that focus on leadership and discussing what being a leader means to us.
Identifying family tree of the patriarchs and matriarchs, and comparing it to our own family trees.
Doing a craft with the Shabbat blessings for children, which connect us to the patriarchs and patriarchs by blessing us to be like them.
Writing letters to our great-great-grandchildren to help understand the idea of a legacy.
Creating our own “Chesed (Kindness) Challenge”, which we will use to keep track of the acts of kindness we perform this week.
Ask your student...
What is one quality of a patriarch or matriarch that you admire?
What can we learn from our patriarchs and matriarchs?
Why do you think we still learn about the patriarchs and matriarchs?
HEBREW
On Sundays, we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
5th Grade: Passing Down Traditions
To learn about matriarchs, patriarchs, and L’Dor V’Dor, we are…
Played a group game to create a visual representation of L’Dor V’Dor, showing the power of passing down our ideas and traditions.
Reviewing and reflected on the stories of our matriarchs and patriarchs from the Torah through stories and skits, and discussing the values that they passed down to us.
Making our own invisible ink, and creating scrolls coded with teachings we want to pass down.
Ask your student...
What tradition are you excited to pass down to your friends and family in the future?
What values did Sarah, Abraham, Rebecca, and Isaac have that are also important to you?
HEBREW
On Sundays, we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
4th Grade: Generation to Generation
To learn about L’Dor V’Dor (from Generation to Generation), we are…
Playing groups games to find out about which people in our lives passed down knowledge, skills, and traditions to us.
Discussing what a “generation” is, and discussing why passing on knowledge and customs is so important in preserving Judaism and Jewish culture.
Creating L’Dor V’Dor time capsules, and discussing the question “If you could only hand down one single Jewish thing to the next generation, what would it be?” as a way to provoke deep thought on the importance of passing down Jewish tradition.
Ask your student...
What is L’dor v’dor?
Why is it important to pass down knowledge and traditions from one generation to the next?
How does L’Dor V’dor help Judaism?
HEBREW
On Sundays, we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
3rd Grade: Being Grateful
To learn about gratitude we are…
Discussing how showing gratitude is a mitzvah, different ways in which we can show it, and how it makes us feel when others show it to us.
Watching a video on the “Gratitude Experiment,” and putting it into practice by making a list of the things we are most thankful for in our lives.
Creating a class “Etz Hoda’ah,” a gratitude tree, with things we are grateful for written on each leaf.
Ask your student…
What are three things you are grateful for?
How do you show gratitude for them?
HEBREW VOCABULARY
Numbers - Misparim - מספרים
One - Echad - אֶחָד
Two - Shtayim - שְׁתַיִם
Three - Shalosh - שָׁלוֹשׁ
Four - Arbah - אַרבַּע
Five - Chamesh - חָמֵשׁ
Six - Shaysh - שֵׁשׁ
Seven - Sheva - שֶׁבַע
2nd Grade: Who was Abraham & Sarah?
To learn about Abraham and Sarah, we are...
Discussing what we love about our favorite books, and comparing that to people’s love for the Torah.
Re-enacting the story of Abraham and Sarah, who were the first Jewish people.
Making 3D versions of Abraham, Sarah, and their tent.
Ask your student…
Who were Abraham and Sarah?
What did G-d tell Abraham about his descendants?
HEBREW VOCABULARY
Numbers - Misparim - מספרים
One - Echad - אֶחָד
Two - Shtayim - שְׁתַיִם
Three - Shalosh - שָׁלוֹשׁ
Four - Arbah - אַרבַּע
Five - Chamesh - חָמֵשׁ
1st Grade: Each Day of Creation
To learn about creation, we are...
Playing group taboo to identify different objects that are part of the Creation story.
Reviewing the days of Creation with a catchy song, and coming up with a dance move for each day.
Illustrating a day of Creation and playing group games to review the order of the days.
Ask your student...
How many days of Creation are there in the Creation story?
Why is the seventh day of Creation special?
HEBREW VOCABULARY
One - Echad - אֶחָד
Two - Shtayim - שְׁתַיִם
Three - Shalosh - שָׁלוֹשׁ
Kindergarten: The Creation Story
To learn about creation, we are…
Hearing the story about the days of Creation, and making something out of play-dough to represent each day of Creation.
Playing a group game to go over the days of Creation.
Illustrating something from the different days of Creation.
Ask your student...
What are some of the things made during each day of Creation?
What holiday do we celebrate every week that reminds us to rest like G-d did after the first 6 days of creation?
Preschool/Pre-K: 7 days of Creation
To learn about creation, we are…
Reading the book 7 Days of Awesome to learn about the 7 days of creation.
Creating our own ocean bottles because oceans were created on the second day.
Playing 7 days of creation hopscotch by having each square represent what was created on that day.
Ask your student...
How many days of creation were there?
What did God do on the seventh day when he was done creating everything?
What do you think is the most important/best thing that God created?