5th Grade meets Sundays from 11:15am-1:15pm and Tuesdays from 4:30-6:15pm.
Grade 5 Judaica
Jewish Values, Parshat HaShevua, Israel
The objective for the Fifth Grade Judaica Curriculum is to learn the importance of becoming a righteous person and doing mitzvot.
Goals & Objectives for Each Unit:
- Understand each topic, add layers to understanding
- Utilize library and share stories for all topics
- Use music and art to enhance learning
- Connect Hebrew vocabulary to each unit
- Understand the mitzvot covered, and learn how to actually “do them.”
- Clarify how all three topics are intertwined
Texts: The Mensch Hand book (Behrman House), Artzeinu, Handouts for Torah Study (Torah Aura Publishing), ZimZoom Magazine
Jewish Values
Goals:
- Students will learn the idea of doing mitzvot, and becoming righteous, active members of our Jewish Community.
- Class will discover ways that they can make a difference and get involved in Jewish living every day.
- Students will be able to describe the ideas of:
- Derech Eretz . . . Acting in a way that is Socially Responsible and Just
- Rodef Shalom . . . Pursuing Peace
- Bikkur Holim . . . Visiting the Sick
- Shmirat HaLashon . . . Guarding our Language
- Tzedakah . . . Donating to those in need
- Baal Tashchit. . . Do Not Waste
- And many many more…
Israel:
Goals:
- Students will understand the significance of the Jewish state
- Discussions about the value to American Jews to have a Jewish state
- The many different faces of the modern Israeli people
- The different religions in Israel
- The Land
- The issue of trees and water
- Israeli pen pals
- Issues affecting the Israelis today
- Historical, Cultural and Biblical aspects of the Country
- Hebrew as a living language
- Challenges facing Israel and Israelis today
Class will also learn and discuss Israel through film, text books, speakers, and interactive activities. School mitzvah project will reflect both these topics in a natural, integrated way.
Parshat HaShevua … The Torah Portion of the Week
Goals
- To find meaning in the weekly Torah Portion
- Achieve an understanding of the Torah Cycle
- Discover what mitzvot can be found in each Torah portion, tying it into the rest of the curriculum
- Understanding that these stories (many of them) took place in Israel
- Understanding of key Hebrew words and phrases
Resources for Teachers:
Plaut Commentary
JPS Hebrew/English Tanach
My Weekly Sidrah (Torah Aura)
The Torah, Portion by Portion (Torah Aura)
Zot HaTorah (Torah Aura)
Teaching Torah (A.R.E.)
Grade 5 Hebrew Curriculum
Text: Hineni 2 and/or Independent Study Packets
Goals: Continuing knowledge of prayers, including translation of key words.
Goals:
- Continue to reinforce Hebrew Reading
- Chanting of Prayers
- Review and Mastery of Prayers learned
- Knowledge of Prayers needed to become Bar/t Mitzvah
- Learn to READ and UNDERSTAND THE MAIN CONCEPTS in the following prayers using independent study packets, text books and other resources:
- Students should be engaged with creative learning, projects, and hevruta style learning
- Students who are in need of extra help should be identified as soon as possible, if they are not already receiving extra help.
- Work together with co-teacher and with Judaica teacher to connect Hebrew learning to Judaica content.
REVIEW
- Shema/Barchu
- Shabbat B'rachot
- The Four Questions
- Torah Study
- Mi Chamocha
- V'shamru
- Oseh Shalom
- Yih'yu L'ratzon
- Tallit Blessing
- Chanukah Brachot
- Shalom Rav
- Torah Brachot
LEARN
- Full Kiddush
- Adonai S'fatai Tiftach/Avot V'Emahot
- G'vurot
- Sim Shalom/Shalom Rav
- Yotzer Or
- Torah Brachot
- V'ahavta
