Second Grade Curriculum Overview

Using BimBam’s Shaboom! series throughout the curriculum, ShalomLearning introduces young children to many Jewish values. Hakarat Hatov S'licha Hachnasat Orchim Bikkur Cholim Each unit in our second grade curriculum: Recognizing the Good Saying I'm Sorry Welcoming Guests Visiting the Sick

t Focuses on a Jewish value. - Creating a classroom - Recognizing mistakes - Yom Kippur and the sound - Dramatic play - visiting t Incorporates music, video, and educational technology. community - Yom Kippur and the story of the shofar the sick t Provides teachers with specifc lesson plans including - Rosh Hashanah - Greeting guests cheerfully - Interview with a health suggested activities and materials required. of Jonah Introduces songs: - Abraham and the three care professional t Introduces letters from the Aleph-Bet in association with - Virtual tashlich - Henei Mah Tov visitors the unit with a unique coloring sheet. - Online interactive jigsaw - Refuah Sh'leyma cards - Modeh Ani - Sukkot and Sukkot blessings t Includes parent engagement materials such as links to - Hebrew letter - Mah Tovu puzzle - Shehecheyanu adult learning and ideas to continue exploring the ideas - Review the Aleph Bet Hebrew letters - Hebrew letters at home. - - Hebrew letters

Todah Ometz Lev Eretz Yisrael Bal Tashchit Shalom Bayit Let’s Give Thanks! Caring for Those in Need Courage of the Heart The Land of Israel Don’t be Wasteful or Destroy Peace in the Home

- Blessings - Learning about justice - The story of Hanukkah - The people of Israel - - Protecting and caring for - Creating a harmonious - Blessing formulas - Hanukkah and holiday - Courage Badges Am Yisrael Chai! nature environment in the home - Create blessing booklets blessings - A dreidel play - Exploring Israel through - Tu B'shvat - Resolving confict the senses - Todah Rabah game - Exploring the Hannukiyah - Sh'ma and V'ahavta - Shehecheyanu - Problem solving practice - I Spy! Israel Version - Thanksgiving - Hiddur - Recycled Art - Shalom Bayit Soup - Hebrew letters - Dead Sea science - - Hebrew letter - Understanding wants vs. experiment - Seed Gardens needs - Hebrew letters - Hebrew letters - Hebrew letters - Hebrew letters

Purim Sameach Hashavat Aveyda Pesach Kavod Yom Haʼatzmaut Shavuot Happy Purim Returning Lost Items Passover Respect Israel Independence Day The Giving of the Torah

- The Purim Story - Caring for items that do - Matzah as a central object - Created in God’s Image - Sing Happy Birthday to Israel - Matan Torah – The giving - Brachot not belong to us of the Passover Story - Rabbi Hillel Yom Huledet Sameach! of the Torah - Purim Finger Puppets - Help return lost and found - The rush to freedom - Fruit Salad: Recognizing - Hebrew letter scavenger - Why we need rules - Mishloach Manot items - Matzah and same and different hunt - Bringing bikkurim at - Hebrew letter - Create labels to identify - Jewish Interactive – Race - Israeli fag mosaic Mt. Sinai – a reenactment SAMPLE CONTENT items to the Red Sea - Cupcakes for Israel - Hebrew letter