This is such a great resource – a clear and concise explanation of the practices and belief of Orthodox Jews and how it affects Orthodox Day School practices. Great for explaining school policies to non-Orthodox teachers and anyone else who might want to become culturally sensitive. http://prezi.com/y6z1gjiukc10/orthodox-judaism-101/Read More →
I was searching for some hebrew handwriting practice and came across some great hebrew language resources from the place that is most logical – Israel! Summer work – http://kaye7.school.org.il/seasons_summer.htm#c2 http://halachayomit.com/rabassummer.html http://kaye7.school.org.il/reading.htm – links to Israeli websites that have kriyah resources http://kaye7.school.org.il/eng/welcome.htm – Resources for Israeli teachers for reading, chumash, etc. http://www.kaleykaluli.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=21&id=34&Itemid=11 – stories for each new vowel and letter. printable http://www.etze.co.il/ – Lesson plans – Hebrew language vocabulary http://myfamilythoughts.wordpress.com/activitypages/ – Lesson plans – Look for the handwriting sheets in particular http://www.izmargadsys.com/ – Enrichment sheets – on science, yomim tovim, food, in hebrew http://www.yetzira.com/ Read More →
So when I was in seminary, I got a few volumes of the aspaklaria. I read them for fun- it is an encyclopedia of Jewish topics. I photocopied sources from there so students in high school could do reports without needing a complete library – I just stumbled on the fact that it is online! http://www.aspaklaria.info/ I am so excited! Read More →
Language is learned visually. A mother says “shoe” to a baby as she dresses him. She points to her nose and names it. I try to provide as many visual cues for all my hebrew vocabulary lists. It takes me so much time to find the right Here is a great resource for this which requires a number of extra steps but will save you so much time having to find all the pictures yourself Word lists Enchanted Learning – An English Picture Dictionary Choose a topic – Select all the pictures on the web page & Copy (Ctrl-C) Make a usable format for theRead More →
Are you looking for some hands-on science curricular materials Free: check out http://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&tbo=1&q=Carolina+Biological+Supply+Co&btnG= for older versions of hands on science units that still have what to offer. Also, you can go to http://www.caboces.org/mst/science-kits for some free science kits that meet NY State standards. inexpensive: Finally, http://www.espsciencetime.org/ who have science kits which are relatively inexpensive. It might cost you more to print out the science units on your own printer than to order theirs online.Read More →
Help your students learn how to type or you can Learn hebrew Touch typing level by levelRead More →
categories of hebrew vocabulary words– From anatomy to weatherRead More →
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Click here for larger version אבד-lose, בטח-trust, בין-understand, גאל-save, גדל-grow, גור-live, גלה-reveal, דרש-seek, הלל-praise, הרג-kill, זבח-sacrifice, חלל-profane, ירה-shoot, יתר-remain, כבד-heavy, נבא-prophesy, נגע-smite, נוס-flee, נסע-travel, סבב-surround, ספר-tell, עזב-leave, פנה-turn, קבץ-gather, קדש-make holy, רוץ-run, רעה-shepherd, שאר-remain, שבע-satisfy, שוב-return, שכח-forget, שלך-send, שמח-happy, שנא-hate, שפך-pour, שרת-serve Read More →
Click here for larger version אהב-love, אמן-believe, בוש-embarrass, בכה-cry, בקש-seek, זכר-remember, חזק-strengthen, חטא-sin, חיה-live, יטב-do good, ישע-save, כון-prepare, כסה-cover, כפר-atone, כתב-write, לבש-dress, לחם-fight, לכד-capture, מלך-throne, נגד-tell, נגש-approach, נכה-hit, נצל-save, סור-turn, עבר-pass over, קבר-bury, קרב-bring close, רדף-chase, רום-raise, שאל-ask, שבר-break, שחת-destroy, שכב-lie down, שכן-dwell, שלם-complete, שמר-guard, שפט-judge, שרף-burnRead More →
I love this website. It lets you make arcade style games and interactive content for your class to do in school or at home with your own content. http://classtools.net/ I especially love http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/quiz Read More →
I made these online games a few years ago – they are arcade style games to learn the top 125 shorashim. I don’t teach this way anymore because I like to teach shorashim in context only but it might be a good review for the middle of the year. students. Shorashim Common List 1 Click here for full screen version אכל- eat, אמר- say, אסף- gather, בוא- come, בנה- build, ברך- bless, דבר- speak, היה- was, הלך- go, ידע- know, יכל- able, ילד- birth, יסף- add, יצא- go out, ירא- fear, ירד- go down, ישב- sit, כלה- finish, כרת- destroy, לקח- take, מות- die,Read More →
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So, now that I am teaching elementary school, I have noticed how many texts for young kids don’t include nekudos. It really helps with comprehension but it is a pain to type out all the nekudos. I just found this resource that has saved me SO much time. Nakdan allows you to paste a short amount of text and it adds nekudos for you automatically.Read More →
