The Almond Tree is Blooming
Sing and eat to celebrate the New Year for Trees. Students gain appreciation for the bounty of fresh foods available to them... Read More
Tinkering and Text on Tu B’Shevat
Challenge students to tinker with found objects to create tools and art for the garden as they dig into the mitzvah of... Read More
Tu B’Shevat Breakout Box
Teach Tu B’Shevat through interactive puzzles based on the popular breakout.edu model. These puzzles empower students to explore four Tu B’Shevat themes: the Talmudic tale... Read More
Connect to Tu B’Shevat through Yoga
Stretch your body and focus your mind on the New Year of the Trees. Don’t know yoga – no problem! Yoga poses... Read More
Pebbles & Branches
Connect to Tu B’Shevat by using natural material to make a creative art... Read More
Seven Species Bread
Pomegranate molasses, dates, figs, olive oil, dried grapes, cooked barley and wheat combine to make this tasty/educational... Read More
Tu B’Shevat Bingo
This game will engage your class in Tu B’Shevat vocabulary while having fun in a game of Bingo. Learn about different food and... Read More
If Trees Could Talk
Using recycled cardboard and oil pastels, create a visual thank-you for all of the environmental benefits, foods, and products we get from... Read More
Tu B’Shevat Through Multiple Intelligences
Dr. Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences (1983) suggests that learners approach content through a variety of modalities. In order to truly... Read More
Enhancing your Tu B’Shevat Seder
Use these themes and activities to enhance your Tu B’Shevat... Read More
Tu B’Shevat Cook-Off
Use the seven species in a cooking competition! (Always check for allergies before bringing any food into the... Read More
Tu B’Shevat Blendspace – Digital Resources
This Blendspace is a curated list of videos and songs that will engage students in Tu B’Shevat curriculum. The Blendspace includes over 25 digital resources: Stories about planting... Read More
Poetree for Tu B’Shevat
Be inspired by the beauty and benefits of trees, write poetry, then create an interactive installation to share student work with the... Read More
A Bushel of Ideas for Tu B’Shevat
This lesson provides a plethora of quotations from the Torah and traditional texts about trees. After cutting each text page into the... Read More
Upcycled Art for Tu B’shevat
Reuse your old bags, paper, and bubble wrap and contact paper to make this tree picture for Tu... Read More
Tu B’Shevat Bibliography
Find old favorites and discover new ones in this annotated bibliography for Tu B’Shevat, updated for... Read More
Legacy: Dr. King, Honi and Me
Through this unconventional holiday mash-up, students will delve into the legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Honi Ha-Magel in order... Read More