Temple Emanuel Religious School Standards Created in 5777 (2017)

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1 Temple Emanuel Religious School Standards Created in 5777 (2017) Hebrew Through Movement: Hebrew Through Movement is a curriculum that uses a Total Physical Response (TPR) approach to learning Hebrew. This system mirrors how we as human beings learn language in our early stages of development. Our students will become familiar with the sounds of Hebrew. We will embed the basics in their young brains as they internalize Hebrew words by responding to different commands. Additionally, this provides students with time to move and release energy in an educational way. Speaking Hebrew: Hebrew is a living and breathing language spoken by real people living in Israel! Here in Arizona, it is easy to forget this fact. Our children generally learn about Hebrew in text books and prayer books. Each year, we will encourage our children to speak Hebrew conversationally. We do not expect our children to be fluent, but we will require that they are able to exchange basic phrases. We hope that this will help build their Jewish identity and that it will help them when they go to Israel. HaSiddur Sheli: A siddur is more than a prayer book. It is a museum of Jewish history. When we have a personal siddur, it can become like a scrap book of our spiritual life. A siddur sets the journey through a prayer service. Our students prayer books will record their progress and growth throughout their time in Religious School. We will give our students siddurim in Kindergarten and they will follow our students all the way through our program. The siddurim will have prayers surrounded by plenty of blank space to be filled by our students. As they encounter each prayer, students will write the name of the prayer in Hebrew, draw an artistic representation of the meaning of the prayer, and write a translation of that prayer. Other creative insertions into the siddur are more than welcome. The siddur will have increasingly more student generated content as the years go by. The siddur will ultimately become a personal siddur of memories and of meaning. This will be another way to convey the meaning, power, and essence of prayer. Sight Words: Often also called high frequency words, sight words are commonly used words that young children are encouraged to memorize as a whole by sight, so that they can automatically recognize these words in print without having to use any strategies to decode Just as in any language, there are some words in Hebrew, and especially in Hebrew liturgy, which are worth committing to memory. Each year in school we will add a few sight words to the program. Vocabulary: Our objective is that students will have a meaningful Hebrew vocabulary. Our goal is depth over breadth. Our students will encounter countless Hebrew words over the course of their years here and throughout their lives. Nevertheless, we have prioritized 5-10 new words per year that we expect the children to demonstrably know and retain over the years. We want them to know these selected words inside and out. A student who goes all the way through our program should know these words so well that they can use the words in their everyday speech, fluently read the words, and tell others what the words mean in English. Prefixes and Suffixes: Prefixes and suffixes are essential grammatical elements of the Hebrew language. We have prioritized common and meaningful prefixes and suffixes that will help our children understand the Hebrew language and our liturgy.

2 This is the whole Curriculum? No! These standards are not a comprehensive list of everything that our students will learn here at the Religious School of Temple Emanuel of Tempe. Rather, our goal is that at the very minimum, we will know that our students will leave with this foundational set of information. They will internalize this vocabulary. They will embrace and engage with the liturgy. They will understand the beautiful and deep connection that the Hebrew language has with our rituals and celebrations. With this foundation, they will be set for a lifetime of Jewish experiences. Assessments: We will measure success through games and rituals. Borrowing from the successful implementation of experiential learning at Jewish Summer Camp, we will use games and rituals as a time to assess progress. Games Bowling: Students will roll a ball into pins that have Hebrew words on them. Students must read the words on the pins that they knocked down. Dice: Students will be in a room full of words with numbers on them. They will roll the dice and need to read the word that corresponds to that number. Twister: Instead of dots with colors, the twister board will have Hebrew words on them. Musical Words: Students will walk around the classroom to music. When the music stops, students read the word in front of them. Get creative: The above are just a few assessments but the sky is the limit. If the children are having fun and the teacher can assess progress, the assessment is a success. Rituals Shabbat: Pick Shabbat leaders and have them lead the class in prayers. Have children design a Shabbat table. What s needed? What would they add? Havdallah: Select students who will lead havdallah Have students list times when havdallah would be appropriate (not only in religious context) Holidays: Each holiday brings unique and unfamiliar blessings that can challenge the children to work on decoding skills. Holidays may also be a great time to encourage children to write their own prayers

3 Standards for Kindergarten: mi g x R Guiding Principles: Kindness, Respect, Treating Others as You Want to Be Treated Overall Themes: Family, Shabbat Speaking Hebrew: Students will be able to say their own Hebrew name and know how to address their nuclear family in Hebrew Aba `Ä `, Ima ` n `, Ach g `, Achot zfg `, Saba `Ä q Savta `Ÿ a q Letters : Students will encounter Hebrew letters throughout the year. Vowels: Students will be introduced to the concept that Hebrew vowels appear as symbols under, next to, inside, and above Hebrew letters. We will not expect the students to know what vowels make what sounds, but only that they vowels do make sounds. Sight words: z AẄ Shabbat, mflẅ Shalom, Prayers to be studied in our Siddur: Page 53:Shabbat Candles, Page 54: Wine, Page 56: Challah. Hebrew Through Movement Vocabulary: By the end of the year students will know: Mother (Ima) ` n ` Father (Aba) Brother Ach g ` `Ä ` Sister (Achot) zfg ` Saba `Ä q Savta ` z a q Special Braided Bread for Shabbat (Challah) d l g Wine (yayin) o i i Candles (nerot) zfx p

4 Standards for 1 st Grade : mi li R Guding Principles: Kindness, Respect, Treating Others as You Want to Be Treated Overall Themes: Hebrew Names, Genesis Stories, Shabbat, Sefer Safari Speaking Hebrew: Students should be able to say Hello, I am...i p `,mflẅ" Letters: The students will continue to learn all of the Hebrew letters and will know the names and sounds of all 22 Hebrew letters. Vowels: Students will be introduced to the vowels that make the Ah and Eh sounds (Kamatz, Patach, Segol, Tzerei) Sight words: Include words from Kindergarten. New words: Baruch KExÄ, Atah dÿ `, Adonai ï i, Hebrew Names (students should be able to recognize their own Hebrew name). Prayers to be completed in Siddur: Page 1 write my Hebrew name IN HEBREW, Page 6 Mah Tovu, Page 9: La asok B Divrei Torah To be said before studying Torah each week when they learn the stories of Genesis ) Hebrew Through Movement Vocabulary: m W Name m W d A name for God meaning The Name i p `... I am afh Good afh `Ÿl not good `Ÿl No / not o M Yes x t q Book

5 Standards for 2 nd Grade: mi a v Guiding Principles: Kindness, Respect, Treating Others as You Want to Be Treated Overall Themes: Genesis Stories, Holidays, Shabbat Speaking Hebrew: iy r nẅ I heard. Students will be able to say I heard when asked. (Show children how the tee sound at the end makes this singular and past tense) xf` x wfa / afh x wea Boker tov / Boker Or Students will learn to say good morning in Hebrew. Often, in Hebrew, when one person initiates with Boker Tov (good morning) the other can answer by saying Boker Or which translates to Morning of light. It is also perfectly acceptable to answer with Boker Tov. Letters: Students should know the Hebrew alphabet and be able to blend letters with vowels. Vowels: Students should be able to identify the Ah Eh and Ee vowels. (Kamatz, Patach, Segol, Tzerei, Hirik) Sight words (in addition to previous years) Eloheinu Epi dÿl `, K l n Melech, ha olam m lfr d(the world) Prayers: Page 19 Shma, Page 25 Adonai Sefatai Tiftach, page 46 Al Shelosha Devarim, Page 15 Yotzer Or Hebrew Through Movement Vocabulary: r n W Hear / Listen / Pay attention l ` xÿy i Israel m lfr l Forever m lfr World xf` Light K WFg Darkness l M d Everything

6 Standards for 3 rd Grade zfa p x ` Guiding Principles: Kindness, Respect, Treating Others as You Want to Be Treated Overall Themes: God, Holiness, Shabbat, Havdallah Speaking Hebrew: Students will be able to refer to people in Hebrew. They will be able to use the following words in sentences: i p ` I / me, dÿ ` you (masculine), Y ` you (feminine), `Ed him / he is `i d her / she is, Ep g p ` we Hebrew Through Movement Modules Letters: Know the alphabet and demonstrate that all 22 letters and final letters are known Vowels: Demonstrate full knowledge of all vowels Decoding: Begin blending syllables and decoding one or two syllable words Sight words: (in addition to ones before this year) Asher x W `, Kidshanu B Mitzvotav ei zÿev n A, V Tzivanu EpË v e, EpẄ Ci w, Mitzvah dë v n, Vocab: King j l n, Queen d M l n, Holy WFcẅ, One c g `, Mezuzah d fef n, Thanks d cfy, Please / You re Welcome dẅẅ a A, Amen o n `, We Ep g p `, Who i n. Mitzvah dë v n Prefixes Ha d The, Suffixes Nu Ep Us Prayers in the Siddur: Page 4 Modeh Ani, Page 7 Elohai Neshama, Page 21 L ma an Tizkeru (Holiness ties into Judaic Curriculum), Mi Chamocha page 22 Fun project to tie many things in from above: Write Mezuzah Klaf and build mezuzah

7 Standards for 4 th Grade mi tfw Guiding Principles: Kindness, Respect, Treating others as you want to be treated Overall Themes: Israel, Acts of Loving Kindness, Mitzvot Speaking Hebrew: Students will master certain words and phrases that they can use in Israel. d lfr d f d n M How much does this cost? mi zex W d dÿti ` Where is the bathroom? cf` n mi r p Nice to meet you z a df` / a df` i p `... I like (or love) Decoding: Blend syllables comfortably, read multi-syllable words comfortably, begin working on harder and more complex words. Sight Words: Israel l ` x Ÿy i, Barchu Ek xä, Et z `, Ÿ a d ` e V ahavta, Ÿ x gä Bacharta Vocab: Egypt m i x v n, Market wew, Miracle q p, Ahavah dä d `, l ` God, Knesset z q p M, mi zex y Bathroom, Pencil ofx Ri r, Heart a l Prefixes: V" e (And), B A (In) Suffixes: Cha j you, yours (masculine), Ach j you, yours, (feminine) chem m k you, yours, plural (masculine), chen o k you, yours, plural (feminine), ee i mine. Prayers in the Siddur: Barchu p14, V Ahavta p 20, Havdallah prayers pp 57-61, p. 18 Vahavieynu

8 Standards for 5 th Grade zfiẍ ` Goals: Kindness, Respect, Treating others as you want to be treated Overall Themes: Prophetic Voice, Jewish Identity Speaking Hebrew: z a yfg i p ` /a yfg i p ` I think d vfx i p ` / d vfx i p ` I want d ni M q n /mi M q n i p ` I agree? d n l Why? Decoding: Comfortably decode basic Hebrew prayers and comfortably sound out more complex Hebrew words. Sight Words: d ` l,l g x,dẅ a x,dx Ÿy,aŸwr i,w g v i, m d x a ` Vocab: `i a p Prophet, w c v Justice, dẅ c v Charity (but not really more connected to justice and obligation to give not give when we feel like we should, xfa B Hero, xfc Generation, m lfr oewi Y repairing the world, xi r city, l n W g Electricity (the word s origin is from Ezekiel fun fact about modern Hebrew repurposing an ancient word used by a prophet) Prefixes M n, From (Ex. I am from New York w xfi Ei p n i p ` ) Suffixes tem m Y (them masculine or mixed), ten o Y (them feminine) Prayers in the Siddur: Avot v Imahot p. 26, Gevurot p. 27, Kedusha p. 28, L Dor Vador p. 31, Oseh Shalom p. 39

9 Standards for 6 th Grade mi x n p Goals: Kindness, Respect, Treating others as you want to be treated Overall Themes: Jewish History, Beginnings of B nei Mitzvah, Understanding Judaism on a young adult level Speaking Hebrew:?z a yfg / a yfg Y `/dÿ ` d n What do you think??i z n When?? Y x n ` d n /?Ÿ x n ` d n What did you say?... A x B i p ` /... A dx B i p ` I live in Decoding: Students should be able to fluently decode the Hebrew language (to the best of their abilities) Sight Words: i p Ÿy r W who made me, l c B z i Magnify, W C w z i sanctify, d ŸyŸr doing, making, one who makes, m i lÿex i Jerusalem, ai a ` l Y Tel Aviv, dẗi g Haifa, z li ` Eilat Vocab: c i hand / ritual object with which we read Torah, ofx ` closet and ark of Torah ofl g window, d ni A Stage / Place from which services are often led, zi l h Prayer Shawl, Prayers in the Siddur: Nissim B chol Yom p.8, Kaddish (Hatzi p. 13, Mourner s p. 40), Blessings before and after Torah reading pp. 47 and 48, Mi Sheberach, Haftarah Blessings pp. 49 and 50

10 Our graduates will be able to say the following 27 words and phrases: Ima ` n ` Mother Aba `Ä ` Father Ach g ` Brother Achot zfg ` Sister Saba `Ä q Grandfather Savta `Ÿ a q Grandmother Boker Tov afh x wfa Good Morning Boker Or xf` x wfa Good Morning! (literally morning of light) Shalom, Ani... i p `,mflẅ Hi, my name is... Shama ti i z r nẅ I heard Ani i p ` I, me Atah d z ` You (masculine) At z ` You (feminine) Hoo `Ed Him Hee `i d She Anachnu Fp g p ` We Kamah Zeh Oleh??d lfr d f d n M How much does this cost? Eifoh HaSherootim??m zex W d dÿti ` Where is the bathroom? Na im Me od cf` n mi r p Nice to meet you Ani Ohev / Ohevet z a df` / a df` i p ` I like (or love) Ani Choshev / Choshevet z a WFg / a WFg i p ` I think

11 Ani Rotzeh / Rotzah d vfx / d vfx i p ` I want Ani Maskim / Maskimah d ni M q n / mi M q n i p ` I agree Lamah??d n l Why? Mah Atah Choshev / Choshevet?z a WFg / a WFg d z ` d n What do you think? Matai??i z n When? Mah Amartah / Amart?? Y x n ` / Ÿ x n ` d n What did you say? Ani Gar B... / Garah B.....A dx B /...A x B i p ` I live in Our students will develop an ear for the Hebrew language and build understanding through the Total Physical Response (TPR) method in our Hebrew Through Movement program. Our students will have the following 34 sight words committed to memory: Their own Hebrew name mflẅ, z AẄ KExÄ,dŸ `, ï i Epi dÿl `,j l n,m lfr d x W `, dë v n, EpẄ C w, ei zÿe v n A, EpË v e, l ` xÿy i, Ek xä, z `, Ÿ a d ` e, Ÿ x gä d ` l,l g x,dẅ a x,dx Ÿy,aŸw r i,w g v i, m d x a ` i p Ÿy r W, l c B z i, W C w z i, d ŸyFr, ai a ` l Y,m i lÿex i,dẗi g, z li `

12 Our studnets will have a deep and enduring understanding of the following 26 prayers: Shabbat: Prayers over the Candles, Wine, Challah Havdalah: Prayers over the Wine, Spices, Candle, HaMavdil Mah Tovu, Blessing before Torah study, Shma, Adonai Sefatai Tiftach, Al Shelosha Devarim, Yotzer Or Modeh Ani, Elohai Neshama, L ma an Tizkeru, Mi Chamocha Barchu, V Ahavta, Vahavieynu Amidah: Avot v Imahot, Gevurot, Kedusha, L Dor VaDor, Oseh Shalom Nissim B chol Yom, Hatzi Kaddish / Mourner s Kaddish / Rabbi s Kaddish, Torah Blessings Before and After Torah Reading, Haftarah Blessings, Mi Sheberach Students will have these 58 words in their Hebrew vocabulary: Ima ` n ` Mother Aba `Ä ` Father Ach g ` Brother Achot zfg ` Sister Saba `Ä q Grandfather Savta `Ÿ a q Grandmother Chalah d l g Special Braided Bread for Shabbat Yayin o i i wine Nerot zfx p Candles Shem m W Name

13 Hashem m W d A name for God meaning The Name Ani i p ` I am Tov afh Good Lo Tov afh `Ÿl not good Lo `Ÿl No / Not Ken o M Yes Sefer x t q Book Shma r n W Hear / Listen / Pay attention Yisrael l ` xÿy i Israel L Olam m lfr l Forever Olam m lfr World Or xf` Light Choshech K WFg Darkness HaKol l M d Everything Melech K l n King Malkah d M l n Queen Kadosh WFcẅ Holy Echad c g ` One Mezuzah d fef n Doorpost / Mezuzah Todah d cfy Thanks Bevakashah dẅẅ a A Please / You re Welcome Amen o n ` Amen (I agree)

14 Anachnu Ep g p ` We Mee i n Who Mitzvah dë v n Commandment / Good Deed Mitzrayim m i x v n Egypt Shuk wew Market Nes q p Miracle Ahava dä d ` Love El l ` God / god Knesset z q p M Gathering (Parliament of Israel) Sherootim mi zex W Bathroom Eeparon ofx R r Pencil Lev a l Heart Navi `i a p Prophet Tzedek w c v Justice Tzedakah dẅ c v Charity (but not really more connected to justice and obligation to give) Geebor xfai B Hero Dor xfc Generation Tikkun Olam m lfr oewi Y Repairing of the world Eer xi r city Chashmal l n W g Electricity (the word s origin is from Ezekiel fun fact about modern Hebrew repurposing an ancient word used by a prophet) Yad c i Hand / ritual object with which we read Torah

15 Aron ofx ` Closet / Ark where Torah is stored Chalon ofl g Window Bimah d ni A Stage / Place from which services are often led Tallit zi l h Prayer Shawl Our students will be able to decode Hebrew to the best of their abilities. Our students will learn Hebrew through experiencing Jewish ritual and the Jewish holidays.