Rosh+Hashana

Participates in conversation Participates in tefillah and berachot Understands basic Hebrew Vocabulary pertaining to holidays Sorts objects based on one attribute Content: Understand the basic meaning of Tefillah, Tzedakah, and Teshuva Understands the role of a shul in the holiday experience Understands what is and what is not a mitzvah Identifies the different sounds of the shofar Understands where a shofar comes from Understands that the Rosh Hashanah meal involves eating special foods ||
 * = Essential Questions ||= How do we prepare for Rosh Hashana? How do we celebrate Rosh Hashana? What do we mean by a new year? || Content/ Skills ||
 * = Judaic Studies ||= Talk about concept of Teshuva(say I'm sorry) Tefilah and Tzedaka Make a Torah for our class Aron kodesh. Go visit real Shul and see real Torah. Make a Siddur for our class davening. Make a Tzedaka box for our class and one to take home. Mitzvah game -sorting what is a Mitzvah and what is not and put in smiley or sad face pocket. Bring real shofar and learn shofar sounds. Talk about eating customs on Rosh Hashana night. Have someone come and blow shofar each day. Books, songs and art projects to re-enforce these concepts. ||  || Skills:
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Dictates words to teachers Participates in group music experiences Grouping similar objects <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Laces a card <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Connects school life with home life <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Uses one to one correspondence to count objects <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Following directions <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Responding correctly to questions <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sequencing <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Content: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Identify ritual objects used on Rosh HaShanah <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Understand origin, types, and uses of apples <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Understand the idea of a survey as means of gathering information ||  ||
 * = Language Arts ||= Write a chart about what you know about Rosh Hashana? Write experience chart together about Mitzvot we can do. March around pictures with different Rosh Hashana objects to music. When music stops, name the object. Memory game with Rosh Hashana objects Play "upset the fruit basket" with Rosh Hashana object pictures Apples and worms color match-up game. Rosh Hashana sewing cards. Apple survey and make a book of results. Write about steps in making our apple tree. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Skills:
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Recognizing numerals <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Counting to 10 one to one correspondence <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sorts objects on the basis of one dimension, color or size <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Collecting data <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Builds knowledge of the world through observation and awareness of surroundings <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sort and classify objects by attribute <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Content: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Understand that food has its source in the natural world
 * = Social Studies ||= Use puppets to act out ways of playing not nicely together, then redo with better way and saying I'm sorry. Invite parents to come in and bake apple recipes with us. ||  ||
 * = Math ||= Bake honey cookies together. Measure ingredients. Rosh Hahana objects size sequence game. Felt board game with numbers and Rosh Hashana objects. Which apple we like best - make into graph. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Skills:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Classifying objection information ** ||
 * = Science ||= Explore how bees make honey. Do mini project approach on apples. Comparing weight on scale with Rosh Hashana objects || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Skills:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Understand that bees make honey ** ||
 * = Social Skills ||= Work on treating our friends nicely at center time and saying I'm sorry if we hurt our friend. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Verbalizes feelings, needs, and wants
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Shows respect for the feelings of other ** ||
 * = Creativity/ Critical Thinking ||= Making chart together about what we know about apples and what we want to know. Venn diagram comparing applesauce and baked apples. Designing our own apple tree and naming the parts and document the process with words and pictures Giant bee costume. Make an apple platter. Rosh Hashana card for parents || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Content:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Recognize parts of the tree ** ||
 * = Resources ||= Botanic Gardens program about bees. Rosh Hashana books Pictures Library ||  ||
 * = Assessment ||= Observations Class discussions ||  ||