Kindergarten students love singing the B'reshit, Shmot, Vayikra, song with the refrain for Deuteronomy as " do it again!" They also enjoy hearing the portion and then writing about it, as well as illustrating their comments.
Our first and second grade students are very engaged with Tal Am "Big Books," whose beautiful pictures add depth as well as historical perspective to the telling of each
Torah portion. Each book has a special section for teachers to read aloud in Hebrew that strengthens students' listening skills as well as their Hebrew comprehension skills.
Third and fourth grade students love being able to write in their own parshiot books, which tell the story of each Torah portion in graphic form using both words and pictures. Students work together to read and understand each portion, and then strengthen their writing and reinforce understanding using their workbooks. We are grateful to the Jewish Federation of Madison for a grant that enables us to use these engaging and excellent Jewish study materials.
Having covered creation, Noah, and Avraham's departure for Canaan, students will soon be in full discussion of the upcoming Torah portion which deals with kindness and consideration. These traits we hope to hone as our students go about their regular days.
-Meisha Leibson
