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January 2008
Tevet-Shevat 5768
GREENING YOUR CURRICULUM!
 


Resources for Tu BiShvat

This year, Tu BiShvat
15 Shevat 5768
will be on

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Resources for Tu BiShvat from www.acaje.org

1. Using a Multiple Intelligences approach, this comprehensive resource is very useful for Tu BiShvat! Bal Tashhit: Do Not Destroy Needlessly - Background and Suggested Activities by Cantor Arlyne Unger, Dr. Diane King and Nancy Messinger.

2.  Check out SERC's great videos - choose from
A Selected Videography for Tu BiShvat.


3.  The New Year of the Trees - Great resource for families.

4.  Tu BiShvat Holiday stories, links, and activities - Scroll down to Tu BiShvat.

5.  Tu BiShvat: The Essence of the Holiday, The Seven Species (and more), and Websites
- Scroll down to see resource.
More Web Resources for Tu BiShvat
 1.  Register and receive lesson plans and creative ideas for teachers, parents and children from the Jewish National Fund.

2.
Bible Map - gives you an opportunity to connect the land of Israel to chapters and verses from the Bible.

3.  The Jewish Agency for Israel's extensive Tu BiShvat page has pictures, lesson plans, activities, background, proverbs, links, and much more.

4. 
Jacob Richman's site has over a dozen Tu BiShvat songs - with nekudot (vowels)!

5. Multimedia Tu BiShvat offerings - video, recipes, customs, background, a quiz and more!

"Survivor: A Jewish Adventure"
Seminar on Teaching Israel
with Guest Melitz Educator,
Shlomit Na'or

January 15, 2008
1:00 - 4:00 PM
For grades 7 and up

Part I: A fun, interactive simulation, loosely based on the Survivor series

Part II: Classroom/Youth Group Application
 

Part III: Introduction of the  Israel @ 60 with Melitz resource kit (see below)

R.S.V.P. to Joshua Yarden.
Israel Materials in SERC!

Celebrate modern Israel!

"Israel @ 60 with Melitz," an exciting NEW educational kit contains:
  • lesson plans and activities 
  • a downloadable DVD of pictures
  • audio CDs
  • maps
  • sample Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'Atzma'ut ceremonies
  • and MORE!
Learn how to use this kit by attending the seminar on January 15 (see above).

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Materials on Israel that can be borrowed from SERC:

1. 
Attractive Land Map

 
2. Lambchop Goes to
     Israel


3. DVDs on Israel

To order the Map, the Lambchop Kit or Israel DVDs, click here.   

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DVD of the Month
Israel Aerial Odyssey
V-5068
ISRAEL: AERIAL ODYSSEY
(Click on the picture
for a preview!)

Stunning aerial photography uncovers the vast diversity of Israel's landscapes, history and archaeology.  Hear the stories of Israel's peoples, religions and cultures in this unique DVD.
Ages: 10 - adult; 30 mins.

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click here.

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