TeachersFirst's Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Resources
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur fall early in the school year and provide an opportunity to promote multi-cultural and religious understanding. These resources will help acquaint students and teachers who may not know much about the Jewish High Holy Days with the history and cultural traditions of these holidays.
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My Jewish Games - Jacob Richman
Grades
2 to 8
tag(s): hanukkah (12), holidays (97), israel (13), jews (13), rosh hashanah (5), yom kippur (5)
In the Classroom
Keep this site in mind as an easy place to find lists of Jewish months, Jewish symbols, information about Judaism and its temples, and plenty of information about Jewish holidays. Since the Language Matching games section of the offering involves Hebrew writing, it is also a fun way to look at a different script. Classes studying world cultures, the Hebrew language, and/or international holidays can learn from this site and also use it as a model to create similar games and projects for other cultures and languages. Challenge students to learn some Hebrew and create a written story. Have students share the story visually while it is read aloud on a podcast. Use a tool such as PodOmatic (reviewed here), to share your podcasts.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Judaism 101 - Tracey R Rich
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): rosh hashanah (5), yom kippur (5)
In the Classroom
Use the resources on this site to supplement a classroom during a lesson or unit on prominent Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur. Use the information on the site to create lessons for your students. Have students use the site to research Jewish holidays or customs and create a report or presentation. Have your students create an interactive online poster ("glog") using Glogster EDU, reviewed here.Keep in mind that this site does encompass everything about the Jewish faith including marriage, divorce, and sex. For that reason younger children should not be closely monitored on the site.
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The Jewish Trivia Quiz - www.jewish-trivia.com
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): rosh hashanah (5), yom kippur (5)
In the Classroom
Make a shortcut to this site on classroom computers and use it as a center. Divide students into cooperative learning groups to explore the site. Working in groups have a class competition to see who can answer the most questions in the shortest amount of time. Introduce this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector and use it as a spring board for a unit study on various Jewish holidays. Have cooperative learning groups create a quiz to test their classmates. Use a site such as Quiz School: Create a Quiz Online (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Judaism 101: Rosh Hashanah - Tracey R. Rich
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): rosh hashanah (5)
In the Classroom
Have cooperative learning groups explore this site together to learn more about this holiday. Challenge students to create a multimedia presentation. How about a podcast using PodOMatic (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Celebrating Yom Kippur - Council of American Hebrew Congregations
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): holidays (97), yom kippur (5)
In the Classroom
Share this information for students to use in comparing religious traditions in different cultures. Create a comparison/contrast "map" to promote cross-cultural understanding using a free online tool such as bubbl.us, reviewed here. Student groups can make their own maps or work together as a class on interactive whiteboard.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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