MIDDLE SCHOOL HEBREW Bishvil Ha-Ivrit is a cutting edge Hebrew language program, bringing Hebrew alive with print and digital media and face-to-face and virtual training for Hebrew teachers. HEBREW LANGUAGE LEARNING The program cultivates all aspects of Hebrew language learning -- grammar and content, conversations and literature, poetry and factual information, drills and exercises and topics for lively discussion, songs and moral dilemmas, writing assignments and independent reading, current events and Biblical texts. TEFILLA (PRAYERS) Our Tefilla program follows the Levine path of learning by doing. On Mondays and Thursdays the entire Middle School participates in a traditional structured service that prepares them to participate in and lead services in their local synagogues. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, they participate in services in a more intimate setting by grade or class in a program called Iyun Tefilla (Investigating Prayers). In Iyun Tefilla, the students participate in services in a smaller setting where they learn how to connect to the prayers through spiritual practices like “mindfulness” and hitbodedut (meditation). Additionally, in Iyun Tefilla, each grade focuses on specific themes or prayers. Furthermore, twice a month students experience alternative service where their Avodat Hashem (Service of G-d) and prayer takes place in alternative forms like Yoga, dance, or meditation, etc. We use a unique Koren Siddur that is written specifically for children and education. The format of the Siddur allows the children to seamlessly explore the services independently or with their teacher with provocative questions, art, poetry, and inspirational commentaries TECHNOLOGY Technology enhances and supports learningwith audio recordings, interactive technology, documentary films, and more. As students speak, read, write, and listen to spoken Hebrew, they encounter new viewpoints on daily life in Israel, Jewish tradition and history, and general world knowledge. CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS Theprogramoffersmaterials for all Hebrew levels, frombeginners to advanced. Thematerials encourage an ongoing and dynamic interaction between content, linguistics, and skill development. It offers a wide variety of genres - prose and poetry, conversations, interviews, articles, notes, questionnaires and more; opportunities to master the 4 communicative skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking; and a sequential progression of grammar and linguistics. The curriculum is made up of: • Mechina (fully online module)
• Beginners (Bishvil Ha-Ivrit 1 and 2) • Intermediate (Bishvil Ha-Ivrit 3 and 4) • Advanced (Bishvil Ha-Ivrit 5, online module on Freedom and NETA Books 22-25)
MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADES 5 - 8 | CURRICULUM GUIDE
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