Plan Ahead for Yom Ha'atzma'ut with this Ready-to-Go Lesson Plan.

Help students (or families) work together to learn about Israel using folders from the Let’s Discover Israel series as inspiration for Yom Ha’atzma’ut with this free lesson plan from Wilhelmina Roepke. 

Yom Ha’atzma’ut—Israel’s Independence Day (the 5th day of Iyar) is celebrated in 2014 on May 6. This 4 step lesson plan for grades 1-4 allows you to invite students to describe how they celebrate their country’s independence day. By asking for ideas of how they might celebrate Yom Ha’atzma’ut. (have a barbecue; sing songs about Israel; make Israeli flags; eat Israeli foods), students can compare their answers to these two questions and consider why they are the same or different.

Using the Let’s Discover Israel series, students will create a miniature parade float to celebrate Yom Ha’atzma’ut. Their presentation of floats will teach the rest of the class about one aspect of Israel from the titles of the folders. 

You can get your copy of the lesson plan and free downloadable PDF version here. 

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