Amy Leserman

Prepare for Jewish American Heritage Month in May by downloading this free set of more than fifty printable posters featuring accomplished Jewish Americans who have made powerfully important contributions to our world in every imaginable discipline -- math, science, literature, business, technology, sports, entertainment, culture, and more. Download includes link to photos of library and bulletin board displays.

This two-page script of "Romeo and Juliet" is made up of original lines from the Folger Digital Texts, and contains roles for fifteen students at a time. It is designed to be read aloud in eight to twelve minutes. Ideally, each student has their own copy of the script, and reads and performs their role as if they were on stage. Mercutio gets stabbed and dies? He drops "dead" on the stage, etc. If students have studied their own lines and made sure they understand all of the words ahead of tim

This FREE Antisemitism Detection Tool "Screening Out Hate" was recently developed by the NEA's Jewish Affairs Caucus. The checklist provides the IHRA working definition of Jew-hatred (antisemitism), and eighteen clarifying examples modified for students and educational settings. Includes link to FREE instructional plan suitable for all grade levels, and for use in professional development.Based on the widely accepted “International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisem

FREE three-page set of clever character and plot analysis worksheets, plus Common Core State Standards-based lesson plan.Machiavelli’s “Prince” was written not long before Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” and both works resonate with ideas about power dynamics and interpersonal relationships that resonate to this day.  This 1-2 hour lesson is intended for AFTER students have studied “The Prince,” in anticipation of them studying “Hamlet.”Suitable for individual work, small-group instruction, or whole-c