Gan (Kindergarten)

My Jewish Me

• Who am I as a Jewish child?
• Introduction to spoken Hebrew
• Sensory holiday celebrations
• Beginning Bible Stories – Creation and Noah’s Ark
• Year culminates with the Torah Ceremony

Hebrew

• Introduction to spoken Hebrew
• Hebrew Through Movement 

Kitah Aleph (1st Grade)

Basic Bible

• What are the basic plot elements of the stories in Genesis and Exodus?
• Who are the main Jewish characters in the Torah?
• What are the moral lessons that these stories teach us?
• Year culminates with the Hebrew Naming Ceremony

Hebrew

• Introduction to the Aleph-Bet
• Hebrew Through Movement 

Kitah Bet (2nd Grade)

Hagim U’Z’manim L’Sasson (Holidays and Festivals of Joy)

• What are the main holidays in the Jewish cycle?
• What are the rituals and traditions for each holiday?
• What parts of our history do the holidays “retell”?
• What moral lessons do the holidays teach us?

Hebrew

• Introduction to basic Hebrew reading
• Hebrew Through Movement

Kitah Gimel (3rd Grade)

Eretz Yisrael (The Land of Israel)

• Geography
• Culture
• Israel as a Jewish Homeland
• How are holidays celebrated in Israel (compare and contrast with how they are celebrated here)?
• Year culminates with the Israel/Siddur Ceremony

Hebrew

• Dive into Hebrew reading
• Hebrew pod

Kitah Daled (4th Grade)

Middot and Mitzvot (Jewish Values and Commandments)

• What are Jewish values (and what makes them Jewish?)
• How can I live out these values in my life?
• Who are role models who exemplify these values?
• What values are emphasized in each Jewish holiday?
• Year culminates with the Jewish Heroes Hall of Fame

Hebrew

• Tefillah (Prayer) based Hebrew
• Hebrew pod 

Kitah Hei (5th Grade)

Intro to Chumash (Torah and Haftarah)

• How to navigate a Torah, Chumash and Tanakh (Bible)
• Learning to “put yourself” into the text
• What are the source texts for each Jewish holiday?
• Year culminates with Parashah Quest

Hebrew

• Tefillah (Prayer) based Hebrew
• Hebrew pod 

Kitah Vav (6th Grade)

Pray, Tell – Connecting with the Siddur (Prayerbook)

• Becoming a Pray-er
• What do the prayers mean?
• What do the prayers mean to me?
• How do I understand God (i.e. what is my personal theology)?
• Year culminates with a new ceremony

Hebrew

• Focus on B’nai Mitzvah service
• Hebrew pod