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Now Students Can Learn Hebrew Prayers in Any Order and at Their Own Pace with Kol Yisrael Complete
Written by Behrman House Staff, 22 of July, 2013Create More Time to Foster Deeper Relationships Among Students
Enhance Your Prayer Curriculum with Visual Tefillah
Help Students Sharpen Hebrew Skills with Online Practice and Recording
Some educators choose the Kol Yisrael Hebrew curriculum for its strong pedagogy that teaches Hebrew prayer using roots, cultural words, and a choice of Israeli or American accents. Some choose Kol Yisrael in order to give students the benefits of extra practice from any location through its matching online exercises and video games in the Online Learning Center that automatically track student progress. And some even choose Kol Yisrael for its lively style and energetic characters--because it's fun.
Now you have two more reasons to choose Kol Yisrael Hebrew for your school. Now you can assign the individual prayers and blessings in the Kol Yisrael Hebrew curriculum in the order YOU prefer, and your students can work on them at their own pace.
We're pleased to be able to introduce Kol Yisrael Complete. Now you can let students work on 30 prayers and blessings in any order at their own pace in the OLC. And they will have three full years in which accomplish their learning. And the series is exceptionally well priced--you'll pay less than $1.80 per student per prayer.
The full Kol Yisrael series consists of three levels for grades 4-7, each featuring a textbook with digital exercises available through our Online Learning Center. When you purchase Kol Yisrael Complete, you'll get all 3 books plus a 3-year license for the matching digital exercises in the Online Learning Center.With Kol Yisrael Complete, students will be able to:
- Read and understand blessings and prayers in any order. A dual focus on home observance and b’nai mitzvah prep ensures students can participate comfortably in both home-based and synagogue-based rituals.
- Experience dynamic Hebrew learning in a multimedia environment. Students move from the book to computer-based reinforcement exercises and games, then back to the text. Clues planted throughout the book motivate students to solve Hebrew puzzles online and score bonus points. Students will spend more time on practice without using up precious class time.
- Hear the prayers recited in American and Israeli accents. Interactive online audio exercises let students check their pronunciation to develop real reading fluency.
- Work from any location and at their own pace with direct access through the Online Learning Center.
- Practice over the summer to reduce summer melt
- Review previous material each fall--or at any time during the school year.
The following prayers can be taught in any order with Kol Yisrael Complete:
Modeh/Modah Ani |
Sh’ma |
Ein Kamocha, Av Harahamim |
Throughout the series, students will follow young guides Batya and Ben—along with Doug, their talking fish—in a fun-filled learning adventure that keeps students moving and motivated. Going back and forth from textbook to online games and exercises, students will learning the blessings and prayers that help them comfortably participate in Jewish rituals such as reciting Shabbat and holiday blessings, singing the Mah Nishtanah, and leading prayers at their own bar and bat mitzvah. Students using Kol Yisrael Complete will also take a multimedia tour through the synagogue and Israel, practice their Hebrew decoding skills, explore Torah teachings, link prayer words to modern Hebrew, and learn vocabulary they can use every day!