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Behrman House Resource Libraries Curriculum Guide: VALUES
Get a head start planning next year’s Values curriculum with the new Values Curriculum Guide to the Behrman House Resource Libraries. The suggestions below can be used to add a lesson or two to your current program, to supplement your Hebrew program, or to form the core of a completely new approach to your students’ engagement with Jewish values.
New to the Resource Libraries? Click here to learn all about it.
Choose your Values resources by grade level or focus on specific goals:
- Explanation: The Hebrew names and explanations of key Jewish values
- Text: The source of Jewish values in text and stories
- Living: Jewish values can inform and enrich students’ lives
- Role Models: Examples of Jewish values in action
- Change World: How to use Jewish values to change the world
Simply click the title of the resource to view additional information and to download the materials. Don't forget to rate the resource when you're done—it will help your fellow educators find the same great resources!
Goal |
Resource Title |
Description |
---|---|---|
Grades 3-4 | ||
Living | Dress Codes: Pro or Con? | Opinions about dress codes and appropriate attire for different venues Feature article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Explanation Text Living |
Target: Teshuvah | Using spy metaphors, gives students the mission of beginning the teshuvah process Feature article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Explanation Living |
Plastic Perfection | Cosmetic surgery and the subjectivity of beauty Feature article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Living | The Humblebrag | Humblebragging celebrities and humility Feature article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Explanation Text Living |
Hakarat Hatov and Thanksgiving Lesson | Birkat Hamazon and how it resonates especially on Thanksgiving 50-minute lesson plan |
Living Role models |
Lisa Fuld and Dawn Henning: We Are Family | Foster children taken in by a Jewish family Feature article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Grades 4-5 | ||
Explanation Text |
All Values PowerPoints | Overview of each of 50 Jewish values, with texts, images, discussion questions, multimedia, and activities 11-slide PowerPoints |
Living | Two Sides of the Story | Short story about considering all perspectives before drawing conclusions Short story and 50-minute lesson plan |
Explanation Text |
Vocal Cords | The biology of and the power of speech Science article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Role models | Profiles in Courage | Four role models of courage Profile article |
Living Role models |
Rosalind Wiseman: Surviving Cliques and Bullies | Author Rosalind Wiseman, a role model of respect for human dignity Interview article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Living | The Wealthy Kids of Kibbutz Bet Yisrael | Urban kibbutz Feature article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Living | Keep the Peace at School | Peer mediation Feature article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Grades 5-6 | ||
Living Role models |
A Close Encounter with Stephen Spielberg | Filmmaker Spielberg, a role model of connection to Jewish community Interview article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Living Role models |
Debbie Friedman: Passionate Prayer | Debbie Friedman, of blessed memory, a role model of prayer Interview article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Role models | Abraham Foxman: Redeeming the World from Hate | National director of the Anti-Defamation League, a role model of the power of one person Interview article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Text Living Role models |
Dan Shechtman: From ‘Nonsense’ to Nobel Prize | Nobel Prize-winner Shechtman, a role model of perseverance Interview article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Text Living Role models |
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Humble Pursuits | Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg, a role model of humility Interview article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Explanation Text Role models |
Suzyn Waldman: Telling It Like It Is | Sportscaster Waldman, a role model of truth Interview article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Grades 6-7 | ||
Explanation Living Change world |
Survivor: Tikkun Olam Style | Israeli reality show and social action Feature article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Role models Change world |
Zach Solomon: Sweet Success | A boy who is a role model of tikkun olam Profile article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Living Change world |
FixIt Kids: On a Mission to Repair the World | The tools needed for tikkun olam Graphic article |
Living | Mending Broken Hearts | The Save a Child’s Heart organization Feature article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Change world | Pass It On | Short story about community service projects Fictional short story and 50-minute lesson plan |
Role models Change world |
Rabbi Avi Weiss: The Spirit of Activism | Rabbi Weiss, a role model of peaceful protest Interview article and 50-minute lesson plan |
Text Role models Change world |
Ruth Messinger: Extreme Global Makeover | Ruth Messinger of AJWS, a role model of social action Interview article and 50-minute lesson plan |