| Class | Yiddish | History | Literature & Culture |
| Alef Grades K & 1 |
Oral
skills: colors, food,clothes, holidays,etc. Letter
recognition Songs
and poems Numbers Greetings |
Theme:
Bible Stories and Holidays Discussion
of meaning of stories The
stories through arts and crafts Holiday
learning Plays
and skits |
Holiday
stories and discussions Arts
and crafts Singing Games Cooking
and Jewish foods Folk
Dance |
| Beyz Grades 2nd & 3rd |
Oral
skills Letter
recognition Reading
and writing (script and print) Games Songs
and poems Basic
conversation |
Theme:
Diaspora - Why are the Jews all over the world? Post-biblical
periods Exiles
in Babylon, Greece, Rome Migration
and persecution The
shtetl Outstanding
leaders and scholarsof the time periods Current
events |
Holiday
stories and discussions Intro
to Jewish literature Jewish
cooking Holiday
play writing Arts
& crafts Folk
dance |
| Gimml Grades 4th & 5th |
Reading
and writing skillscontinued Conversation
skills Intro
to conjugation of verbs Games Songs
and poems |
Theme:
Jews in America Jewish
emigration to America From
New Amsterdam to Today Jews
in American social movements American
Jews or Jewish Americans American
Jews and Israel Current
events |
Holiday
preparation and playwriting Jewish
literature American
Jewish literature Jewish
cooking Arts
& crafts Folk
dance |
| Daled Grades 6th & 7th |
Reading
and writing skills Grammar Conversation Songs
and poems |
Theme:
History and Identity - Who am I? Unique
periods in history Lessons
for today from Jewish history Identity
through adversity Current
eventsUpper Daled: Bar/Bat Mitzvah/Commencement Preparation |
Jewish
literature Discussion
of community and identity Arts
& crafts Folk
dance Jewish
cooking |