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Grade
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Torah
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Jewish Life
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Alef Bet
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K
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Book of Genesis (Beraishit) until Abraham & Sarah
- Make Torah booklet with different projects depicting each scene to bring home at the end of the year.
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Jewish Themes including Honor Your Elders, Shabbat, Charity, and Jewish Holidays.
Special workbook with story and picture of each topic.
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Aleph Bet Train – Students learn and bring home another letter each week to add to their Alef Bet train.
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1st
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Torah Stories from the Book of Genesis
Discussing Abraham & Sarah until Joseph.
Students are illustrating a Torah Booklet to bring home at the end of the year.
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Theme: Shabbat & Marvelous Middos
1st semester: Students will be creating a Shabbat Box to take home, combining lessons, stories and prayers.
2nd semester: Marvelous Middos - a curriculum discussing moral and ethical behaviors according to the Torah (i.e. hospitality, Tzedakah, returning lost objects, etc.)
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Aleph Bet - Focusing on a letter a day, using lots of review games and practicing writing the letter too.
Begin ALEPH CHAMP
Reading tutors work privately with each student for 10 minutes a day (during class time) reviewing the Alef Bet and progressing to reading Hebrew as soon as the student is ready.
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2nd
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Introduction to the Book of Shmot, using a Torah workbook as a follow up to their interactive lesson.
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Theme: The Jewish Home
Students are making an book focusing on a different rooms in the house and its appropriate mitzvah:
Front Door -Mezuzah
Dining room – Shabbat
Kitchen – reciting blessings over food
Playroom - Sharing etc.
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ALEPH CHAMP
Reading tutors work privately with each student for 10 minutes a day (during class time) reviewing the Alef Bet and progressing to reading Hebrew as soon as the student is ready.
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3rd
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Book of Genesis in depth using simple worksheets to follow their discussion.
Torah! Mitzvot! Action! Is designed to cover the weeks Torah portion.
Torah – refers to the basic story line Mitzva – refers to a related mitzvah; Action – refers to a practical behavior modification gleaned from the lesson.
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The Synagogue – exploring the different articles and customs in the synagogue including an in depth course on the Torah Scroll and a fun Synagogue Tour.
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ALEPH CHAMPION
A color-coded reading system where each progresses at their own rate.
Reading tutors work privately with each student for 15 minutes a day.
Goal: to be a “Black Belt” and be able to read & write Hebrew perfectly
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4th
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Book of Bamidbar (Exodus) in depth using text for discussions.
Torah! Mitzvot! Action! Is designed to cover the weekly Torah lesson.
Torah – refers to the basic story line Mitzva – refers to a related mitzvah; Action – refers to a practical behavior modification gleaned from the lesson.
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Torahpedia – 22 Jewish concepts in alphabetical order are discussed in depth with a giant, fun workbook accompanying the lessons.
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ALEPH CHAMPION Grades 3-7
A color-coded reading system where each progresses at their own rate.
Reading tutors work privately with each student for 15 minutes a day (during class time.)
Goal: to be a “Black Belt” and be able to read & write Hebrew perfectly
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5th
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Book of Prophets. (What happened after Moses???)
Torah! Mitzvot! Action! Is designed to cover the weeks Torah portion.
Torah – refers to the basic story line Mitzva – refers to a related mitzvah; Action – refers to a practical behavior modification gleaned from the lesson.
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Jewish History:
The Ashkenazi Jew & The Sephardi Jew
Students study the different cultures of Jewish communities around the world and then create their own family tree.
Pirke Avot-
discussions on Jewish Ethics and morals.
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ALEPH CHAMPION Grades 3-7
A color-coded reading system where each progresses at their own rate.
Reading tutors work privately with each student for 15 minutes a day (during class time.)
Goal: to be a “Black Belt” and be able to read & write Hebrew perfectly
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6th
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Book of Prophets. (What happened after Moses???)
Torah! Mitzvot! Action! Is designed to cover the weeks Torah portion.
Torah – refers to the basic story line Mitzva – refers to a related mitzvah; Action – refers to a practical behavior modification gleaned from the lesson.
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Pirke Avot -
discussions on Jewish Ethics and morals.
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ALEPH CHAMPION Grades 3-7
A color-coded reading system where each progresses at their own rate.
Reading tutors work privately with each student for 15 minutes a day (during class time.)
Goal: to be a Black Belt and be able to read & write Hebrew perfectly
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7th
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Book of Prophets. (What happened after Moses?)
Torah! Mitzvot! Action! Is designed to cover the weeks Torah portion.
Torah – refers to the basic story line Mitzva – refers to a related mitzvah; Action – refers to a practical behavior modification gleaned from the lesson.
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History:
HOLOCAUST curriculum
Israel – Current Events
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ALEPH CHAMPION Grades 3-7
A color-coded reading system where each student works his/her own pace.
Reading tutors work privately with each student for 15 minutes a day (during class time.)
Goal: to be a “Black Belt” and be able to read 100 words a minute perfectly
Bar/Bat Mitzvah texts can be used as practice texts.
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