Lesson Plans for Teachers
Designed By Teachers For Teachers!
The package is designed for Hebrew School Teachers and Jewish Day School professionals but, of course, parents who are home-schooling their kids will find a lot of valuable information as well.
This package includes important concepts to stimulate discussion about Jewish values, activities to reinforce lessons, Hebrew vocabulary, and games that will engage students in experiential learning.
All ages are covered. We start with coloring pages for the youngest and work up to deep, high-level discussions for advanced classes.
SECTION A: Jewish Teaching Values
SECTION B: Student Activities (English)
- B1 – Coloring page
- B2 – Coloring page
- B3 – Coloring page
- B4 – Maze
- B5 – Fact or Fiction (True or False)
- B6 – Difference between Guide Dogs and pet dogs
- B7 – Word Search (easy)
- B8 – Word Search
- B9 – Identify twelve obstacles (suburban picture)
- B10 – Identify nine obstacles (urban picture)
SECTION C: Student Activities (Hebrew)
- C1 – How to play “Tova Says” – EXCELLENT Game! Teaches Hebrew Vocabulary
- C2 – Six directional commands – Level 1
- C3 – Six additional vocabulary words – includes body parts – Level 2
- C4 – Learn to Train an Israeli Guide Dog (Instructions using the syllable game)
- C5 – Syllable game – Part 1
- C6 – Syllable game – Part 2
- C7 – Bar/Bat Mitzvah Project suggestion
SECTION D: Lesson Plans for Teachers
- D1 – Introductory Lesson and Exercises – All Levels Teaching Jewish Values – excellent story that students will relate to
- D2 – Story of three friends – page 1
- D3 – Story of three friends – page 2
Erech Lesson Plan 1 (for younger students)
Erech Lesson Plan 2 (Higher level discussion with activities)
- D7 – Prep, Goals & Objectives
- D8 – Activities and/or Experiences
- D9 – Additional concepts for discussion
- D10 – Activity: Experiential Learning instructions
- D11 – Identify twelve obstacles (suburban picture)
- D12 – Identify nine obstacles (urban picture)
- D13 – Answer Key for Obstacle Identification pages
Erech Lesson Plan 3 (Disability awareness)
- D14 – Jewish Values about seeing people for who they are
- D15 – Facts to remember
- D16 – How to treat a person who is blind – Courtesy: Do and Don’t
Erech Lesson Plan 4 (For older or advanced students)
- D17 – Lifnei Iver – deeper discussion
- D18 – Five examples – Living an ethical life
- D19 – Questions to stimulate discussion
SECTION E: Teacher’s Resources
- E1 – Answer Key for B5
- E2 – Answer Key for B6
- E3 – Answer Key for B7
- E4 – Answer Key for B8
- E5 – B9 and B0
- E6 – How to play “Tova Says” – EXCELLENT Game! Teaches Hebrew Vocabulary
- E7 – Answer Key for C2
- E8 – Answer Key for C3
- E9 – Learn to Train an Israeli Guide Dog (Instructions using the syllable game)
- E10 – Answer Key for C5
- E11 – Answer Key for C6