A visit to Gan Gani Hebrew immersion preschool in Chicago

Gan Gani is a Hebrew immersion preschool program in which children engage in constructiveness curriculum promoting development of gross and fine motor skills through manipulative play. Their experiential, hands-on programming allows the students to be partners in their own learning process. Through pretend play, singing songs, integrating with one another, and creating art projects, as well as through […]

Using Voicethread to improve Hebrew verbal skills

Teaching a Hebrew immersion program is very challenging. One of the challenges is that the student is only exposed to the language for approximately 2.5 hours per day during the school week. For the past few years our school has utilized voicethread.com to bring the Hebrew language into the students’ homes and to allow them […]

Creating authentic tasks to improve Hebrew grammar and verbal skills

This year in my Kitah Gimmel (3rd grade) I decided to utilize an app named TinyTap to create authentic tasks to help my students improve grammar and verbal skills. “TinyTap is a social platform which empowers families, teachers and students to learn from each other by creating their own personalized learning apps and playing thousands […]

Educational Technologies for Hebrew language acquisiton

The following are some suggestions to help with Hebrew language acquisition. Some of the suggestions are actual Hebrew websites and apps to be used as Hebrew practice (handwriting and vocabulary). The other apps can be adapted to use with Hebrew projects. https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/edtechtoolsforhebrew

Learning centers

In my class I try to use a variety of tools to develop enriched learning environment. Twice a week, my third grade students divide into 4 groups and take turns with different activities and materials set up in different areas to extend knowledge, enhance skills, and help the students learn at their own pace. I […]

Managing student behavior

This year I have not had many behavior issues in my classes (3rd and 5th). I attribute that to the students themselves, my continued maturity as a teacher, great collaboration from all the teachers who also teach my students and some classroom management tools. In kitah Gimmel, I utilize a chart which is hung on […]

Creating a physical environment conducive to learning

My lesson plan includes utilizing as many areas of my class as possible: