Grade 3 Curriculum
Overall Theme
The Jewish Life Cycle
Texts Used
Journey Through A Lifetime (Behrman House Publishers)
Shalom Alef Bet! (Behrman House Publishers)
Trade books about holidays
Highlights
The related Jewish rites include a brit and baby naming, bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah (or b’nai mitzvah), a wedding and a get (divorce). Each of the aforementioned events are staged for the benefit of the parents and/or the CJEG community. Death is discussed when the appropriate time arises; inevitably a student mentions a death in the family or their attendance at a funeral or unveiling.
The Jewish calendar is compared to the calendar that the children use daily. Each child also maintains a “Jewish Words Dictionary” throughout the year, in which s/he writes all Hebrew, Yiddish and words relating to Judaism which arise. Each week before snack, we say the blessings over the candles, the Kiddush and Motzi. CDs are played during the year, including songs from Fiddler on the Roof and Circle of Life from The Lion King.
There are many projects, games and puzzles all year long.
Project Examples
- Rosh Hashanah - calendar
- Yom Kippor - Book of Life
- Sukkot - fruit mobile
- Simchat Torah - Torahs
- Tu B’Shevat - food tasting and planting
- Purim - Shaloch Manot baskets
- Passover - Seder plates
- Baby naming and Brit - name origins, invitations
- B’nai Mitzvah - invitations, yarmulkes
- Wedding - invitations, chuppah
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