K+Tu+B'shavt


 * = Essential Questions ||= Why are trees important? Why are we celebrating a holiday special to Israel? || Content/ Skills ||
 * = Judaic Studies ||= * Shivat Haminim book with names labeled
 * Label parts of a tree in hebrew ||  ||
 * = Language Arts ||= * Reading books about Tu Bishvat in hebrew
 * tree milim
 * class book about what trees give us ||  ||
 * = Social Studies ||= * Birthday of trees in Israel not America.
 * Shkediah blooms 1st in Israel
 * When trees from around the world bloom ||  ||
 * = Math ||=  ||   ||
 * = Science ||= * Baking Shivat Haminim cookies
 * How trees grow
 * wood hunt around school ||  ||
 * = Social Skills ||= working in groups,Ivrit time ...singing ||  ||
 * = Creativity/ Critical Thinking ||= * Why we need trees
 * draw a detailed tree
 * paint or draw a shekadiah tree
 * pencil art
 * = Resources ||= i-touch ||  ||
 * Assessment || * reciting names of shivat haminim
 * understanding hebrew stories
 * knowledge of milim of a tree when asked ||  ||
 * knowledge of milim of a tree when asked ||  ||