3rd Grade meets Sundays from 9:00-11:00am.

Grade 3 Judaica Curriculum

The Bible, God, Israel

The objective of the Third Grade Curriculum is to welcome students to our community and to gain an understanding of what makes us Jews: Torah, Israel, God and Community.

Texts: The Explorers Bible, Partners with God, The Great Israel Scavenger Hunt

Goals:

- Students will be introduced to the concept of Torah

- Students will learn about the modern State of Israel

- Students will understand our connection with Israel, and why is it important to us as Jews

- Students will learn that the Torah is divided up into weekly portions

- Each class will begin with a look at the parsha (Torah Portion)of the week

- Students will work together to find the “lesson” in the Torah portion

- Hebrew and Judaica should work together to connect lessons when possible.

- Students should acquire a familiarity with the Temple and the people who work here: Rabbi, Cantor, Educator, President, and others who are involved in the community.

- Students also will become comfortable in the Temple, and learn to engage in learning and other activities here.

- Integration of Hebrew into lessons about Israel and the Bible

Music, art and creative, interactive learning will engage the third graders and involve them in holistic learning designed to help them pursue enduring understanding at an appropriate level.

Other Resources:

BJL God Curriculum

Teaching Torah: A Treasury of Insights and Activities (A.R.E.)

My Weekly Sidrah,

Grade 3 Hebrew Curriculum

The objective of the Third Grade Hebrew curriculum is to introduce the letter and gain a comfort with phonetic Hebrew reading.

Text: Shalom U’Vrachah (Behrman House), and Independent Study Packets

Goals:

- Learn all letters and the sounds they make

- Learn to read phonetically by combining letters and vowels

- Learn to write in block and script

- Learn to READ the following prayers using independent study packets:

• Motzi
• Barchu
• Shema
• Short Kiddush
• Shabbat Candles
• Four Questions
• Borei P’ri H’Aitz
• HanuKkah Blessings
• Oseh Shalom
• Shehechyanu
• Tallit Blessing
• Torah Study

- Learn to chant

• Hanukkah Blessings
• Four Questions

Hebrew and Judaica should work together to connect lessons when possible.

• November 22, 2009 - Paula Berkowitz

Today we reviewed the homework from last week and the letters already covered.

Homework: page 30 in the Workbook, due December 6, 2009

• November 15 - Dede Adika

3A: Homework: page 21

3B: Homework: page 23 - Write Why I am Special

• November 15 - Paula Berkowitz

Today in class we covered 9 Hebrew letters - kaf, chaf, bet, tav, hay, lamed, resh, shin.  We completed page 26 in class

Homework: pp 28 and 29 in the workbook.  Due November 22, 2009

• November 8 - Paula Berkowitz

In class we went to page 20 and covered Lamed and Kaf.  We have now learned a total of 6 letters

Homework: page 22 and 23 in Workbook.  Due November 15, 2009

• November 1 - Paula Berkowitz

We are now up to page 13 in the New Hebrew Primer Workbook.  Letters completed are shin, bet, tav.  We are working on the letter mem.

Homework: Complete pages 14 and 15 (get it signed) and earn on full sticker 

• November 1 - Dede Akika

Today we reviewed the creation story and created questions for the Rabbi

Homework: review pages 9-13 in text "The Explorer Bible"

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• October 25 - Paula Berkowitz

Today we did page 9 in our workbooks--reading sounds

Homework: Write in Hebrew in your machberet 10X the letters: bet, shin, tav

•   September 27 - Paula Berkowitz

Page 5 in the workbook: "The New Hebrew Primer" -- Due October 4, 2009