Table of Contents Who We Are .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Elementary Judaic Curriculum ........................................................................................................................... 3 1st Grade ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 TaL AM ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 2nd Grade ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 TaL AM ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Parashat Hashavuah Ve Hatfilah Sheli Veshelanu ................................................................................... 4 Chumash L'havin U'lehaskil .......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 3rd Grade ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 TaL AM ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Parashat HaShavua and Tefilah .................................................................................................................. 5 Chumash L'havin U'lehaskil .......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Ivrit – Chaveirim ............................................................................................................................................. 6 4th Grade ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Mishna – V’shinantam Program Year One ................................................................................................ 6 Chumash L'havin U'lehaskil .......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Navi – Sefer Yehoshua .................................................................................................................................. 7 Ivrit – Chaveirim ............................................................................................................................................. 7 5th Grade ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Mishna – V’shinantam Program Year Two ................................................................................................. 8 Chumash L'havin U'lehaskil .......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Navi – Sefer Shoftim ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Ivrit – Chaveirim ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Elementary General Studies .............................................................................................................................. 10 An Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 10 1st Grade ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 English Language Arts ................................................................................................................................ 11 Mathematics ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Science ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Social Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 12 2nd Grade .................................................................................................................................................... 13 English Language Arts ................................................................................................................................ 13 Mathematics ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Science ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Social Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 15 3rd Grade ..................................................................................................................................................... 16 English Language Arts ................................................................................................................................ 16 Mathematics ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Science ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Social Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 17 4th Grade ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 Language Arts ............................................................................................................................................. 19 Mathematics ................................................................................................................................................ 19 Social Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Science ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 5th Grade ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Language Arts ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Mathematics ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Social Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Science ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Who We Are Akiva Hebrew Day School’s elementary school provides a rich, warm learning environment where students learn to be engaged learners. With an emphasis on differentiated instruction, our creative, committed faculty work to ensure that every student receives the tools they need to be lifelong learners. Using a block system and providing extra support in math and reading, our class size and teacher-student ratio is low, which allows every student to receive the individual tools they need for success. Akiva Hebrew Day School seeks to provide a rigorous, developmentally-appropriate curriculum that prepares our students with the social and academic skills to compete in the 21st century. Our language arts and math curriculum are aligned with common Core State Standards. Elementary Judaic Curriculum Grades 1-5 1st Grade TaL AM In Grades 1-3, our curriculum revolves around TaL AM, our Hebrew immersion program. Through four thematic tracks, our first grade students learn and experience concepts, values, children's literature, prayers, blessings, and laws and customs in Hebrew developing Hebrew literacy and language skills. It is organized along four inter-related tracks: Shalom – Daily life in class, at home and outdoors. Shabbat Shalom – Shabbat and the weekly Torah reading. Chag Sameach – The High Holidays, Chanukah, Tu Bishvat, Purim, Pesach, Shavuot, Yom Ha'Atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim. Ariot Kore Vekotev – The unit contains material for acquiring phonetic reading in a meaningful way, as well as activities for the development of writing and verbal skills. The study of phonetic reading is done in alphabetical order, except for the letter "Shin" which is introduced after the letter "Aleph".