Resources on the Weekly Torah Portion for Middle Grades and Older
This annotated bibliography highlights selected text books, teaching guides and resource materials for teaching the weekly Torah portion.... Read More
Touchstones for the Beauty of the Everyday
The rhythms of the Jewish calendar often ebb and flow, alternating between particularly busy times and quieter times. The busy times offer... Read More
High Holidays Exit Slips
Exit slips are formative assessment tools that may be used to quickly gauge student learning. They generate valuable feedback about the connections... Read More
Something New Under the Sun
New beginnings offer chances for professional development. Use this innovative lesson to engage with your staff in text study about the... Read More
Parasha Pic: Torah in Memes
Inspire your community to merge their life experiences with lessons from the Parasha (weekly Torah portion) using the JTeach.org Torah memes. Our... Read More
Ilustración de la bendición – Morar en la Sucá
La utilización de gráficos visuales promueven participación activa, colaboración y aprendizaje para todos los estudiantes. Estas bendiciones ilustradas (brajot) han sido creadas... Read More
Bendiciones del lulav y el etrog
La utilización de gráficos visuales promueven participación activa, colaboración y aprendizaje para todos los estudiantes. Estas bendiciones ilustradas (brajot) han sido creadas... Read More
Sukkot and Simchat Torah Gematria
The perfect sponge activity! Introduce students to the basics of Jewish numerology and review holiday vocabulary at the same... Read More
Illuminating Kohelet
Create contemporary illuminated manuscript art for the sukkah using the words of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes). Explore the long history of using art and... Read More
Be a Sofer
This lesson explores how a sofer (scribe) writes a Torah and give students the opportunity to practice writing like a... Read More
Bottle Cap Torah
Create a beautiful piece of communal art based on lessons learned from Parashat... Read More
Beresheet / Genesis: A Selection of Picture Book Titles and Collections of Bible Stories
Teaching the weekly Torah portion? Picture books are powerful tools for communicating ideas and igniting creativity. Use this annotated bibliography to source... Read More
Teshuvah Taco
Explore Teshuvah through this unique activity with multiple connections to kids’ daily lives. As students think about the layers of a taco,... Read More
Origami Torah
Students will be able to make an origami Torah to use in a variety of classroom activities. Have a great way to... Read More
Torah as a Lifesaver
This project is an engaging way to enter into a discussion about the importance of Torah in Jewish life. A lesson plan... Read More
Spread Over Us the Shelter of Your Peace
Create a beautiful piece of art, based on Jewish text, to hang in your sukkah or house. The artwork is based on... Read More
Illustrated Blessing Charts – Waving the Lulav
Using visuals encourages active participation, collaboration and learning for all students. These illustrated blessing (brachah) charts have been created to help facilitate... Read More
Illustrated Blessing Chart – Sitting in the Sukkah
Using visuals encourages active participation, collaboration and learning for all students. These illustrated blessing (brachah) charts have been created to help facilitate... Read More
Restart with Your Heart
Each year on Simchat Torah, we finish reading the end of Sefer Devarim (the Book of Deuteronomy) and begin reading Sefer Bereshit... Read More
CD Case Sukkah Decoration
Create a unique and creative sukkah decoration out of recycled CD cases. Click below to download the project instructions and the associated... Read More
Be Inspired by Sukkah City
In this lesson plan, students will learn about the Sukkah City competition and the laws for building a kosher sukkah before applying... Read More
Sukkot Blendspace
This Blendspace is a compilation of digital resources including videos, music and websites for Sukkot. Click to visit the Sukkot... Read More
Sukkot Social Story
A social story is read to or with students to give them an idea of both the holiday and what to expect.... Read More
Ushpizin Chair
Celebrate the tradition of welcoming guests to the sukkah by decorating this chair cutout with names or images of those you wish... Read More
Recycling CDs into Sukkah Art
Recycle your old or scratched CDs and DVDs into this attractive, upbeat sukkah hanging. Allow each child in the class or each... Read More
Put Your Lev Into Torah
On Simchat Torah we conclude the reading of the Torah scroll with the letter lamed in the word Yisrael. We begin the... Read More
Multimedia Activities for Sukkot
This Sukkot, Skype, animate, comment on a YouTube video, or listen to music. This list of suggested ways to use multimedia in... Read More
Annotated Bibliography for Sukkot and Simchat Torah
This annotated bibliography, updated for 2018, provides descriptions of new books and old favorites including appropriate age... Read More
Thanks a Lot!
Sukkot and Thanksgiving both celebrate the harvest. Students experience this celebratory time through interactive activities and reflect on the similarities and differences... Read More