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Cheder @ AYSH Curriculum (Tefilla, Chumash & Parsha) Cheder @ AYSH Curriculum (Tefilla, Chumash & Parsha) Grade Tefillah Chumash Parsha Materials / Activities Goals / Objectives Materials / Goals / Goals / Objectives Activities Objectives K · Modeh, Torah Tziva, Adon Olam, · Students will gain a sense · NA · NA · Students will Shema (1st 2 pesukim) of familiarity with and understand the basic participation in basic tefillot story line of each parsha 1st · Modeh, Torah Tziva, Adon Olam, · Students will gain a sense · NA · NA · Students will Shema (1st paragraph), “Hashem of familiarity with & understand the basic Gave us a Present”, “Hashem is participation in basic tefillot story line of each Here” · Students will learn new parsha tefillot 2nd · Modeh, Reisheet Chachma, Torah · Students will gain a sense · NA · NA · Students will Tzivah, Mah Tovu, Adon Olam, of familiarity with & understand the basic Shema (1st 2 paragraphs) participation in basic tefillot story line of each · Students will learn new parsha tefillot Alef · Beginning year – No text – · Students will gain a sense · ATT · Students will · Students will Modeh, Torah Tziva, Adon Olam, of familiarity with & Chumash read the text understand the basic Shema (1st 2 paragraphs) participation in basic tefillot Curriculum for basic story line of each · Mid-year – Artscroll Illustrated · Students will learn new · Focus on meaning and parsha Siddur – add last paragraph of tefillot parshat sentence · Students will discuss Shema, 1st beracha of the amida · Students will learn to use a Bereishit structure the basic themes, moral · Thursday – Add Shalom siddur as a text for tefillah issues, etc., found Aleichem, Kiddush, & Birkat · Tefillah will serve to within the parsha HaMazon (1st beracha) reinforce the students’ reading development Bet · Artscroll Chinuch Siddur · Students will continue to · ATT · Students will · Students will · Sunday – Shacharit – Modeh, learn new tefillot & will Chumash read the text understand the basic Torah Tziva, Adon Olam, Yigdal, learn to use a siddur as a Curriculum for basic story line of each Ashrei (thru Yud), Shema, 1st 3 text for tefillah · Focus on meaning and parsha berachot of the amida, Aleinu (1st · Tefillah will serve to Sefer sentence · Students will discuss paragraph) reinforce the students’ Bereishit structure the basic themes, moral · T/Th – Mincha (Fall) – Ashrei reading development · Goal: · Students will issues, etc., found (thru Yud), 1st 3 berachot of the · Emphasis should be placed Siyum learn the 1st within the parsha amida, Aleinu (1st paragraph) – on be’ur tefilla, particularly (completio page of the · Students will read and Ma’ariv (Winter) – Borichu, for the introductory tefillot n) of sefer ATT “Basic discuss isolated Shema, 1st 3 berachot of the in Shacharit Bereishit Chumash pesukim (verses) within amida, Aleinu (1st paragraph) Word List” each parsha · Thursday – Add 1st stanza of Licha Dodi, Shalom Aleichem, Kiddush, Birkat HaMazon (1st 2 berachot), & Ain Keilokeniu Gimmel · Artscroll Chinuch Siddur · Students will continue to · ATT · Students will · Students will · Sunday – Shacharit –Adon learn new tefillot & will be Chumash read the text understand the basic Olam, Yigdal, Boruch She’amar, able to locate each of the Curriculum for basic story line of each Ashrei, Yishtabach, Borichu, tefillot within the siddur · Focus on meaning and parsha Shema, 1st 3 & last 3 berachot of · Tefillah will serve to the 1st half sentence · Students will discuss the amida (GOAL: complete reinforce the students’ of Sefer structure the themes, moral amida), Kedusha, Aleinu reading development Sh’mot · Students will issues, etc., found · T/Th – Mincha (Fall) – Ashrei, · Emphasis should be placed (Mitzra’im, review the 1st within the parsha on a 1st 3 & last 3 berachot of the on be’ur tefilla, particularly Yam Suf, page of the more advanced level amida, Kedusha, Aleinu – for pesukei d’zimra, Shema Kabalat ATT “Basic · Students will read and Ma’ariv (Winter) – Borichu, and Aleinu HaTorah)) Chumash discuss isolated Shema, 1st 3 & last 3 berachot of · Goal: To Word List” pesukim (verses) within the amida, Aleinu reenact and learn the each parsha · Thursday – Add 1st 2 & last 2 the story 2nd · Isolated divrei Chazal stanzas of Lecha Dodi, of Yitziat (Talmudic teachings) & V’Shomru, Shalom Aleichem, Mitzra’im parshanim Kiddush, Birkat HaMazon (1st 3 for the (commentaries) will be berachot), & Ain Keilokeniu. Seder introduced Dalet · Artscroll Chinuch Siddur · Students will continue to · ATT · Students will · Students will · Sunday – Shacharit – Birchot learn new tefillot & will be Chumash read the text understand the basic HaTorah, Boruch She’amar, able to locate each of the Curriculum for basic story line of each Ashrei, Yishtabach, Kaddish, tefillot within the siddur · Focus on meaning and parsha Borichu, Shema, Amida (entire), · Tefillah will serve to Shabbat sentence · Students will discuss Kedusha, Aleinu reinforce the students’ and structure the themes, moral · T/Th – Mincha (Fall) – Ashrei, reading development Chagim · Students will issues, etc., found Amida (entire), Kedusha, · Students will begin to review the 1st within the parsha on a Tachanun, Aleinu - Ma’ariv analyze the text 2 pages of more advanced level (Winter) – Borichu, Shema, · Emphasis should be placed the ATT · Students will read and Amida (entire), Aleinu on be’ur tefilla, particularly “Basic discuss one perek · Thursday – Add Lecha Dodi, for the Amida and tefillot Chumash (paragraph) within each V’Shomru, Shalom Aleichem, Shabbat Word List” parsha Kiddush, Kedusha, Yitziat sefer and learn the · Isolated divrei Chazal Torah, & Ayn Keilokeniu. (After 3rd (Talmudic teachings) & challah) Birkat HaMazon (1st 4 · Students will parshanim berachot) place a (commentaries) will be greater introduced emphasis on the roots, prefixes, & suffixes of text words Hey · Artscroll Chinuch Siddur · Tefillah will serve to · ATT · Students will · Students will · T/Th – Mincha (Fall) – Ashrei, reinforce the students’ Chumash read the text understand the basic Shema, Amida (entire), Kedusha, reading development Curriculum for basic story line of each Tachanun, Aleinu - Ma’ariv - · Students will continue to · Focus on meaning and parsha (Winter) – Borichu, Shema, analyze the text and apply Kashrut, sentence · Students will discuss Amida (entire), Aleinu its meaning to their Shema, structure the themes, moral · Thursday – Add Lecha Dodi, personal lives Zachor, · Students will issues, etc., found V’Shomru, Shalom Aleichem, · Emphasis should be placed Meraglim review the 1st within the parsha on a Kiddush, Kedusha, Yitziat sefer on be’ur tefilla, particularly (spies) 3 pages of more advanced level Torah, & Ayn Keilokeniu. (After for the Amida and tefillot the ATT · Students will read and challah) Birkat HaMazon (Entire) Shabbat “Basic discuss one perek · Add (when appropriate) Ya’aleh Chumash (paragraph) within each v’yavo, Hallel Word List” parsha and learn the · Isolated divrei Chazal 4th (Talmudic teachings) & · Students will parshanim continue to (commentaries) will be place a large introduced emphasis on the roots, prefixes, & suffixes of text words, in addition to the tense and gender of those words .
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