Dina Capland

Included are five sets of Alef Beis dreidels in various colors. Shuffle the cards and disperse randomly throughout the classroom. Divide your class into five groups, each assigned a specific color. With Chanukah music playing, have the children work together within their group to find all the Alef Beis letters corresponding to their color only. Then each group gathers to put their letters in order, making sure they have all the letters. This activity encourages team work, communication, letter i

These Flashcards with kumatz patach and tzeirei combinations, can be used to make learning to read more exciting. If the children need to review by using flashcards, why not make them more fun looking! These flashcards can also be used with games such as tic tac toe or connect four. Before the child takes a turn, he reads a card. Another idea is to print two sets and play as a memory match game.

Kumatz and Patach Nekudos flashcards can be used for a variety of activities. These cards can be used for sequencing the letters, playing a memory game and can be enjoyed as a hunt. Another idea is to disperse the cards randomly around the classroom, turn up the Chanukah music and have children dance around the room. When the music stops, pick up the dreidel closest to you and read it.

Teach your students some of the beauty of davening while having fun playing this bingo game. Read the clues to the children. Child finds which picture you're describing, and covers with a bingo chip, mini rock or gem. Who will have 5 in a row first? Who will have 2 rows first?

Learning to read becomes more exciting when playing a game! This tic tac toe includes eight boards, each having a mix of letters with kumatz, patach and tzeirei. This is a two person game, each child chooses to be either x or o, the goal to get three in a row. As they take their turn, they read the vowel blend.

Students will learn the steps of the Seder in a very hands on way as they make their very own Haggadah. Students will incorporate Hebrew reading, Hebrew writing, drawing and crafting. Print all pages on card stock and either bind pages together, ring pages together, or put into a binder. Provide the children with a variety of craft materials, including: foam, felt, shiny paper, metallic paper, foil, tissue paper, matzah paper and any other materials of your choice. Students will write the word o

What an incredible way to help your students understand gimmel Tammuz a bit and feel connected to the Rebbe. Each child gets a bingo board (there are 18) and bingo chips. Read each clue in order, showing the children each card as you read so they see which picture they are looking for. This game is meant to give children a glimpse into who the Rebbe was, what are some of the things that were important to Him and how can we continue to have hiskashrus: connect ourselves with the Rebbe. This game

Make Alef Beis learning come alive for your students. Excite them with these games and activities, as they learn the Alef Beis letters.

Have fun while practicing to blend letters with nekudos. The first two clowns include kumatz and patach, the next two clowns include kumatz, patach and tzeirei, the last two clowns also include segol. Each child gets a clown playing board. In the center place a basket of small pom poms, the same colors used in this game. Children take turns spinning. If spinner stopped on red, child takes a red pom pom and reads the letters that are in that circle. If child has no more of that color on their boa

These materials will greatly enhance your Tefillah unit. Children will see, read, write and play with the words of some of the Tefillos we say every day. They will learn about what each of the prayers are talking about, and most of all they will have fun while learning.

These cards can be used in so many different ways for children to be exposed to the Alef Beis letters, and pictures and words centered around the month of Tishrei which includes the High Holidays. - During circle time when children are sitting on the carpet in a circle, lay out the letters in order on the floor. Give each child a few of the picture cards, and then start going through the letters. "Who has Alef? What word starts with Alef? Who has Beis? What word is that? What letter comes next?

Print and cut out each candlestick and flame. Have the children match each flame to each candlestick by looking at the letters and matching them correctly.

Children will enjoy reinforcing these letters. Cut out each coin. As you say each letter, match it to it’s tzedakah box. It belongs in the tzedakah box that either has that letter, or it’s final letter. Or laminate it and have children play this over and over.

So many fun ways to play and learn with these Alef Beis cars after they are cut out and laminated! There are seven sets in seven colors. Here are some suggestions: - You can divide your students in up to seven groups, and have a hunt. Have them find only their designated color cars that are scattered around the room. Which group can find their whole set first and line them up in order? - Have students spell their names, or spell other words. You can also have students look at letters and see if

Students will make their very own machzor for Rosh Hashanah including reading, writing, drawing, cutting, glueing and crafting. Provide the children with a variety of art materials so they can choose how each page will look. Include materials such as markers, tissue paper, felt, construction paper, yarn, ribbon, metallic or shiny paper and mini stick on gems. Page 1: On the cover page the children will either write Rosh Hashanah or Machzor Sheli. Then they can either decorate, or you can glue on

Expose your students to number in Judaism. It will be incredible for them to see how much they already know! Parshas Behar is filled with numbers related to shemitah and yovel. This Parsha is also read right when the children are learning numbers connected to sefiras homer and Shavuos. This is a great educational game! Print on colored paper to make the game look more exciting. Includes 14 bingo boards.

Children will review the Alef Beis letters in an exciting way playing these board games with a friend. Each game reinforces different letters.

Your students will enjoy being exposed to different parts of Tefillah through pictures, playing dominoes. Print on card stock and/or laminate. You can print two copies if you want to have a larger game to play. Use as part of a larger Tefillah unit.

Enhance your Tefillah unit by playing this matching game. Print two copies on card stock and/ or laminate. Children will see the pictures that connect to davening, and will read or be exposed to many tefillah words as well. Great kriah game.

These word cards can be used in more than one way. Cut and laminate each card. -Shuffle the cards, and children can put the Tefillos in order. -Students can look at these cards as they write the words on their own. -Students can use these cards to write the words on a dry erase board, LCD Tablet, in sand or with play dough. -Have children spell out these words using Alef Beis rocks or Alef Beis gems.