Lesson Overview
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Lesson Overview
The lesson on Sunday begins with doing yoga. The children choose from different…
Lesson Overview
The lesson on Sunday begins with doing yoga. The children choose from different yoga cards that depict animals or other positions. The animals are ones that we are learning, such as:
דבורה - bee (devorah)
דוב - bear (dov)
נחש - snake (nachash)
ארנב - rabbit (arnav)
כלב - dog (celev)
חתול - cat (chatul)
פרה - cow (parah)
קוברה - cobra (cobra)
עיץ - tree (eitz)
הר - mountain (har)
גשר - bridge (gesher)
משולש - triangle (meshulash)
Then the children go to the מעגל - circle (ma'agal) with Bentzi, where they review words and phrases they have learned. They also learn two new words or phrases and do an activity to use these words.
The children either do an art project relating to the vocabulary, or play a game related to the vocabulary.
BREAK - The children play on the playground for 10 - 15 minutes.
When the children come back, we learn about either holidays, mitzvot, parasha, or something related to Jewish learning.
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Sunday, October 2
Materials:
- Yoga cards (cabinet)
- Paper and markers (cabinet)
- Yom Kippur…
Sunday, October 2
Materials:
- Yoga cards (cabinet)
- Paper and markers (cabinet)
- Yom Kippur story (youth lounge)
- Bentzi
Greet students
Make sure they respond with what they know:
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Recess 15 minutes
Play Aleph Bet game (from the youth lounge). This should take about 10 minutes.
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and forgiveness. If we make a mistake, we should always try to fix it. But once we fix it, or try our very hardest to fix it, we should forgive ourselves.
Discuss the Golden Rule. Explain that the Golden Rule comes from the Torah. "Do not do unto others what you would not want them to do unto you." Explain that it's important to think about how you want to be treated by others. Ask what you think is really important to always do? Do you think it's important to always use kind words? Is it important to always try to help others?
Have the children make an illustration of the most important "rule." You can write their idea on their picture for them.
If they finish, you can go back to the Ma'agal and read a story from the Yom Kippur section of the book library in the youth lounge.
THANKS!!!
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... Use "achshav" to indicate what yoga position they are doing. Yoga cards are in the c…
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Use "achshav" to indicate what yoga position they are doing. Yoga cards are in the cabinet nearest the door (behind the door). The children know a lot of these moves if you want them to lead.
Say "Achshav: Nachash" (snake): lie on your stomach, push your upper body up with your hands, keeping your stomach on the floor. Inhale through your nose. Exhale through your mouth and make a long "sssssssssssssss."
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long exhale.
"Achshav
"Achshav dov" (bear):
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a grumble.
"Achshav
"Achshav Kelev lamata"
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two breaths.
"Achshav
"Achshav eitz" (tree):
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need balance.
"Achshav
"Achshav meshulash" (triangle):
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sky. Switch.
"Achshav
"Achshav tzav" (frog):
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your elbows.
Ma'agal
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the closet).
Review
Review with the
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have learned.
Start by saying to Bentzi "Shalom Bentzi, boker tov." Bentzi says back, "Shalom, (your name here), boker tov." Next, say to one student, "Shalom, (student's name). Boker tov." They should say it back to you, and then say it to the next student, and so on.
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were born.
Songs
Use the Aleph Bet puzzle (on the table on the other side of the room) and sing the aleph bet song (
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with them. Sing this 2 or 3 times, allowing the students to repeat after you (or the singer).
Recess 15 minutes
Play Aleph Bet game (from the youth lounge). This should take about 10 minutes.
Yom Kippur: Discuss the idea of mistakes and forgiveness.
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Sunday, October 2
Greet students
Make sure they respond with what they know:
Shalom!
Na'im me'…
Sunday, October 2
Greet students
Make sure they respond with what they know:
Shalom!
Na'im me'od
Shanah Tovah!
Start the class when most or all of the students have arrived. (Not everyone comes on Sunday.)
Yoga
Use "achshav" to indicate what yoga position they are doing. Yoga cards are in the cabinet nearest the door (behind the door). The children know a lot of these moves if you want them to lead.
Say "Achshav: Nachash" (snake): lie on your stomach, push your upper body up with your hands, keeping your stomach on the floor. Inhale through your nose. Exhale through your mouth and make a long "sssssssssssssss."
"Achshav Arnav" (rabbit): sit on your knees. Hold your hands in front of your chest like a rabbit. Inhale through your nose with short sniffs like a rabbit. Exhale through your nose with one long exhale.
"Achshav dov" (bear): Same as rabbit, but breathe in through the nose, and exhale with a grumble.
"Achshav Kelev lamata" (down dog): Face the ground and lift your body up in a triangle using your hands and legs fully extended. Hold for two breaths.
"Achshav eitz" (tree): stand on one leg, the other leg rests on your thigh or calf. Hold on if you need balance. Press palms together if you don't need balance.
"Achshav meshulash" (triangle): stand with feet apart, reach one hand down toward one foot, and the other one reaches for the sky. Switch.
"Achshav tzav" (frog): This one is tricky and you might want to skip it. Squat down, place both palms on the floor, place your knees on the outside of your elbows, and try to lean into it. The goal is to balance your knees on your elbows.
Ma'agal
Direct the students to the ma'agal (circle) in the couch/rug area. Bring Bentzi (the hand puppet in the closet).
Review with the students what they have learned.
Start by saying to Bentzi "Shalom Bentzi, boker tov." Bentzi says back, "Shalom, (your name here), boker tov." Next, say to one student, "Shalom, (student's name). Boker tov." They should say it back to you, and then say it to the next student, and so on.
Next, introduce the new vocabulary: m'... and atah. Tell the children that you were born in (insert birthplace here). Say "Ani m' (your birthplace)." Tell them that m' means "from." Repeat "Ani m' (your birthplace)." The students should then say "Ani m'..." and use where they were born.
Songs
Use the Aleph Bet puzzle (on the table on the other side of the room) and sing the aleph bet song (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiCzoTs1AdE) with them.
Lesson 4
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... Rosh Hashana and selichot -- forgiveness
Discussion on how to say sorry for a mistake you mad…
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Rosh Hashana and selichot -- forgiveness
Discussion on how to say sorry for a mistake you made and how to fix it
Joseph forgave his brothers
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/judaism/joseph/joseph.htm
Explain the tradition of Tashlikh -- casting our sins into the waters
