K+Middot

Does it count if you say sorry but don't mean it? How do we truly forgive someone? || Sincerity of apologies
 * ~ Unit ||~ Start Date (duration) ||~ Essential Questions ||~ Content / Concepts ||~ Skills ||~ Texts ||~ Supporting / Supplementary Materials ||
 * Selicha Umechila Forgivness and accepting apologies || Rosh Chodesh Elul and for both months || What are the best ways to ask for forgiveness?

What things we need to apologize for || empathy

sincerity || connection to rosh Hashana ( no specific texts but more a focus on Teshuva) || puppet stories and scenerios || 1 month duration || How do we need to treat animals?
 * Kavod Habriot- Respect for animals || Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

What do animals need from people and what do they provide for people?

Connection to parshat Noach and how did Noach care for animals? || animals are living things and we need to take care of them

Animal habitat and how we interact with their enviroment

Importance of animals in the world || respect for god's living creatures not just people || Parshat Noach connection || Visit from an animal clinic

Research about animals ||
 * Kavod Horim umorim

Respect for parents and teachers || Rosh Chodesh Kislev through Tevet || Why do we need to respect parents and teachers?

What things do we do to respect parents?

What things do we do to respect teachers? ||  ||   || Atzeret hadibrot || Mitzvah collection to include parents in telling us when children were especially respectful. ||
 * Kavod Hatevah

Respect for the Enviroment and nature || Rosh Chodesh Shevat 1 month duration || How do we behave outdoors and specific to nature. || Recycling

Importance of trees

How do we interact with nature? ||  || connection to Tu B'shvat ||   || Greeting the world with a smile || Adar Bet ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Achdut || Adar Aleph or iyar if not leap year ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Sever Panim Yafot
 * Seder Nikayon Cleanliness || Nissan ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||