Especially for Young Children
Shabbat Shalom, GroverPrepare for Shabbat with Grover and friends
Jewish & Me MitzvotJewish values plus EC developmental skills
Let's Discover IsraelFolders for K-2 with family activity to send home
The Sticky ShofarIntroduce the High Holidays, Sesame Street style
Jewish & Me Spring HolidaysBuild Jewish identity with these active lessons
It's Passover, GroverPassover traditions in Israel and at homel
Let's Discover ShabbatActive exploration of Eight Shabbat themes
Teach Me Torah 1Bible stories in 250 words + the values they teach
Welcome to Israel GroverYour youngest students can explore Israeli life
Look at Me: I Can Celebrate ShabbatSticker and activity book
Jewish & Me PostersThe lively Jam Cat makes your class a celebration
Let's Discover the Alef Bet24 colorful folders introduce the Hebrew alphabet
Student Development Profiles
The Three-Year-Old
Learning to share … verbal ability increasing …wants to "do it myself" … CLICK TO READ MORE.
Learning to share … verbal ability increasing …wants to "do it myself" … CLICK TO READ MORE.
uses objects symbolically in
play … loves to listen to stories … physically confident … developing social skills … self-focused …
feels a sense of awe and wonder about the world … feels God's presence in rituals
The Four-Year-Old
Learns in the context of his/her community and friends … remains curious … CLICK TO READ MORE.
Learns in the context of his/her community and friends … remains curious … CLICK TO READ MORE.
wants to sustain an
investigation and learn more … learns languages easily … thinks concretely … cares deeply for friends
and significant adults … enjoys and initiates fantasy play … can negotiate a disagreement with peers …
feels pride in accomplishments … has questions about God … learns about God from Torah, prayers and
blessings, and Jewish stories
The Five-Year-Old
Active and purposeful . . . consciousness of right and wrong is developing … CLICK TO READ MORE.
Active and purposeful . . . consciousness of right and wrong is developing … CLICK TO READ MORE.
but cannot always distinguish
between them or accept responsibility . . . family is the context for understanding relationships . . . great
disparities among children's learning skills and physical abilities . . . has sense of God's love and care
through attention of loving and -caring adults . . . short attention span . . . can learn from mistakes . . .
appreciates help of others and wants to help . . . emerging wonder about life and death
The Six-Year-Old
Widening sense of world beyond home . . . eager to learn . . . asks many questions … CLICK TO READ MORE.
Widening sense of world beyond home . . . eager to learn . . . asks many questions … CLICK TO READ MORE.
great imagination
. . . little concept of time and space . . . personal desires may conflict with sense of standards . . . sense of
responsibility to the group . . . has questions about God . . . wants honest and immediate answers
The Seven-Year-Old
More introspective . . . sensitive to adult approval . . . self-critical . . . richly imaginative … CLICK TO READ MORE.
More introspective . . . sensitive to adult approval . . . self-critical . . . richly imaginative … CLICK TO READ MORE.
but interested in
here and now . . . looks for fair play and honesty . . . emerging feel for prayer . . . interest in Bible heroes
. . . growing sense of community beyond home and school . . . assimilates new information when
presented in familiar examples
