Jewish Leaders & Yom Kippur
2nd Year B’nei Mitzvah
To learn about book research and interviewing, we are...
Using clues to solve a book category challenge that relates to book research for our Personal Interest Projects
Practicing taking notes to help us prepare for our B'nai Mitzvah presentation
Completing a book scavenger hunt to teach us how to navigate different kinds of information we find in books.
Walking through the steps of a successful interview, including identifying what we want to learn from the interview, reaching out to someone to interview, conducting the interview itself, and more.
Brainstorming questions we could ask in an interview.
Practicing interviewing our partners, after learning tips on how to conduct ourselves while we are interviewing.
Ask your student...
What kind of information should you write down when you’re taking notes?
When we go to the library, what’s one way you can begin your search on Jewish topics?
Who would you like to interview?
What are some nonverbal tips for interviewing someone?
Hebrew
On Sundays, we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
1st Year B’nei Mitzvah Class
To learn about the High Holidays & Hachnasat Orchim (Welcoming guests), we are...
Doing an activity with toothpaste and playing group games to reflect on how our words impact people, and discussing how we can make sure to have a positive impact on people in the upcoming year.
Making collages that represent the significance of the High Holidays to us.
Hearing shofar sounds and doing a group “shofar blasts” activity to learn the four types of shofar blasts.
Making skits – with a twist – that showcase Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur customs.
Practicing the four steps to hospitality.
Learning about Biblical characters who we welcome spiritually to our sukkah each year.
Discovering that hospitality is a Jewish value.
Ask your student...
What are the Days of Awe?
How is the Jewish New Year different from the secular New Year?
What is Jewish about welcoming guests?
What ways do you make others feel welcome?
How have you been made to feel welcome?
Hebrew
On Sundays, we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
5th Grade: Thinking about Jewish Role Models
To learn about famous Jewish icons, we are...
Playing an interactive game to answer questions about our role models and the people we look up to.
Playing matching games with information and pictures of famous Jewish icons, and learning about their contributions to the world.
Envisioning and drawing a life-size leader based on the Jewish icons that we learned about.
Ask your student...
How can you be a Jewish leader and role model?
Who did you learn about today that inspired you?
Hebrew
On Sundays, we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
4th Grade: Discovering Jewish Icons
To learn about famous Jewish icons, we are….
Identifying famous Jewish figures and their varied contributions to society in the many fields. For example, Albert Einstein in science and Daniel Radcliffe in entertainment.
Playing a matching game in which we try to match Jewish figures with their accomplishments.
Creating our own life sized Jewish Icon!
Ask you student...
What are different ways in which Jewish figures have contributed to society?
Who is a famous Jewish figure that you look up to?
Hebrew
On Sundays, we split into leveled Hebrew groups. Every group goes at their own pace through learning the Hebrew letters, reading letter combinations, and conversational Hebrew. If you want to know exactly what your student is learning in their Hebrew group, reach out to Neshama at Sunday@jewishkidsgroups.com.
3rd Grade: Learning about the Jewish Calendar
To learn about the Jewish calendar, we are…
Playing a jeopardy game about the moon phases after hearing some facts about lunar months (since the Jewish calendar is a lunar-based calendar).
Discussing how the holiday Rosh Chodesh – which happens the first day of every Jewish month – is traditionally celebrated, and where it comes from.
Making yummy "moon treats" with oreos to review the different phases of the moon.
Ask your students...
Can you name at least one customs we partake in to commemorate Rosh Chodesh?
What the moon looks like at the beginning of a new Jewish month?
Hebrew Vocabulary
Rainbow - keh-shet - קֶשֶׁת
Red - ah-dome - אָדוֹם
Orange - cah-tome - כָּתוֹם
Yellow - tzah-hove - צָהוֹב
Pink - vah-rode - ורוד
Colors - Tzeh-va-eem - צבעים
Green - yah-roke - יָרוֹק
Blue - cah-chole - כָּחוֹל
Purple - sah-goal - סָגוֹל
White - lah-vahn - לבן
Grey - ah-foor - אפור
2nd Grade: Who were the Kings of Israel?
To learn about the kings of Israel, we are…
Learning about the first three kings of Israel and how each one was known for something different and great
Thinking about how we would rule our own kingdoms
Discussing what makes a good leader and what the responsibilities are of being a leader
Ask your student...
What rules did you come up with for your own kingdom and why? How would you be sure to treat everyone fairly?
Which King of Israel would they be and why?
Hebrew Vocabulary
Rainbow - keh-shet - קֶשֶׁת
Red - ah-dome - אָדוֹם
Orange - cah-tome - כָּתוֹם
Yellow - tzah-hove - צָהוֹב
Pink - vah-rode - ורוד
Colors - Tzeh-va-eem - צבעים
Green - yah-roke - יָרוֹק
Blue - cah-chole - כָּחוֹל
Purple - sah-goal - סָגוֹל
White - lah-vahn - לבן
1st Grade: Jonah & The Whale and Yom Kippur
To learn about Yom Kippur, we are...
Reading a story about Jonah and the Whale, which is typically read on Yom Kippur.
Discussing the importance of asking for forgiveness.
Making a Jonah and the Whale craft to remember the story of Jonah, and playing hide and seek to represent how Jonah was hiding from G-d.
Ask your student...
What do we do on Yom Kippur?
How does the story of Jonah and the Whale relate to Yom Kippur?
Hebrew Vocabulary
Rainbow - keh-shet - קֶשֶׁת
Red - ah-dome - אָדוֹם
Orange - cah-tome - כָּתוֹם
Yellow - tzah-hove - צָהוֹב
Pink - vah-rode - ורוד
Colors - Tzeh-va-eem - צבעים
Green - yah-roke - יָרוֹק
Blue - cah-chole - כָּחוֹל
Purple - sah-goal - סָגוֹל
Kindergarten: Exploring Yom Kippur
To learn about Yom Kippur, we are...
Acting out good ways and bad ways to handle different scenarios.
Having a mock tashlich ceremony, in which we cast away our bad deeds from the previous year.
Reading the story of Jonah and the whale, and making a Jonah and the Whale craft.
Playing Yom Kippur Red Light, Green Light to review Yom Kippur traditions.
Ask your student...
What is Yom Kippur about?
What is the story of Jonah and the Whale?
Preschool/Pre-K: What is Yom Kippur?
To learn about Yom Kippur, we are...
Creating our own tzedakah boxes to learn about charity and acts of kindness.
Hearing the story of Jonah and the Whale to learn one way that we can ask G-d for forgiveness.
Reflecting on mistakes we have made in the past year and then learning how to start with a clean state.
Ask your student...
What is Yom Kippur?
What is the story of Jonah and the Whale about?
JKG Jr.: Jonah & The Whale
To learn about Jonah and the Whale, we are…
Doing a puppet show about the story of Jonah and the whale.
Creating different whale crafts.
Playing pin Jonah in the whale!
Keep exploring Jonah and the whale with your kids by…
Reviewing the story using characters!