It’s the first day of religious school and you’ve put alot of effort into classroom displays. Do the students ooh and aah over your creativity? Do they eagerly examine every sign, flash card, and poster you’ve so carefully placed? No way! They’re busy meeting and greeting their classmates and comparing ipods or smart phones or […]

Like a snowball rolling down a mountain, certain topics in Judaic Studies gather more and more information as the weeks go by. Students recognize and decode more and more Hebrew letters, vowels, and whole words. They study the Holiday cycle from ever more mature points of view. Torah Study centers around gleaning additional insights each […]

Shavuah Tov. In this post, I had intended to describe a cumulative wall display. Then, I brought in the Sunday paper. WOW! Loads of ads with totally cheap school supplies! Your Question: “So what? My school supplies chalk, pencils, paper. What more do I need?” My answer: How about a protractor – only $.05 at […]

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The Brown Bag bulletin board engages students immediately because they’re in charge. Tack a brown paper grocery bag to the bulletin board. In the bag, place assorted “raw materials” related to a specific topic. Raw materials may include pictures; excerpts of texts from the Chumash or Siddur; maps; posters; information copied from textbooks; information downloaded […]

Don’t be intimidated by the expanse of blank walls and empty bulletin boards in your classroom. Don’t worry that art skills are not your strong point. (They’re certainly not mine!) My next few posts will offer suggestions to help you deck your walls with lively learning. To start, we present the All-Purpose Tree display – […]

As we think about classroom displays, consider this FAQ. Do students really look at and learn from those painstakingly assembled wall displays? Students may have a vague sense that there is Jewish stuff on the walls and bulletin boards, but their attention is probably more focused on their friends’ smart phone apps or Silly Bandz. […]

Shalom. Welcome. Jewish Educators are very accomplished multi-taskers. Many of us have families to tend to, other jobs, and community involvement. My blogs will try to convey information in a way that, if you wish, you can immediately apply the ideas presented. I was amazed to receive an e-mail reminding me that the first Religious […]