Does anyone have any ideas how to bring differentiation into Hebrew reading lessons?

Cynthia Kleerekoper
cynthiakleerekoper@gmail.com

In my experience using illustrated, simple, short, Hebrew stories and poems for reading practice (whole class, reading groups or individuals) is the best! It exposes the children to Ivrit as a live and meaningful language while helping them practice phonetic reading.  Making reading and translating not a chore but the key that unlocks the story/mystery.  It engages children, and helps them become comfortable with the flow and rhythm of Hebrew/Ivrit. I have used them with children as young as 4 and with my 1st graders (7 years old) as well.
I just did the Hebrew poem ,פרפר נחמד the kids loved it and illustrated a booklet to read at home. I have some Purim ones that I'll use over the next few weeks as well. Happy to share
Shavua tov,
Elana Rubin

I am involved in using the Aleph Champ hebrew reading scheme in a once a week Cheder.  At the moment, the chidlren are read with 1-1, but I would like to do more.  Does anyone have any ideas?
Mrs Cynthia Kleerekoper
cynthiakleerekoper@gmail.com

I am teaching Ivrit to new students in a Kiruv school.  I am looking for an Ivrit workbook for absolute beginners, with a slow and steady introduction to vocabulary, dikduk, and reading comprehension.

I am looking to make tefillah time a little more interesting/exciting. I feel like the kids are getting bored of singing the same songs (even though I vary the songs and do a lot of motions while they sing) anyone have any ideas? They are boys and girls ages 4-5. Thanx!

Does anyone have any new, creative ideas for a Purim Chagigah?
Or what to do on Shushan Purim?
Please share your ideas!

Torah Umesorah publications sells Chumash sheets (either hard copy or cd) with translation that is very useful.

i currently have a "chavrusa" with a 9th grade public school girl. her parents have recently become more frum (started keeping kosher, walking to shul, etc). she know the alef bais, and isn't very interested in anything else i try to talk to her about. i've tried learning some chumash inside with meforshim with her in hopes that she would enjoy the logic of it, but that didn't work. she is definitely not ready for something like tznius or negiah. i tried the first perek of mesilas yesharim, and received a very lukewarm response. she does get a bit more animated when we get into theological debates, but we need something to springboard off of.
does anyone have any ideas? (to give you an idea of what type of kid this is, the only part of tanach she really likes is where yael kills sisra...)
thank you!

I am the Hebrew reading co-ordinator in a Modern Orthodox primary school in London UK.

I am giving a half hour weekly reading lesson to the children in KS2 (8-11year olds)

They have already learnt all the reading rules, and are able to read but experience has shown us that they need this lesson in order to take the reading seriously and do reading practice at home.

At present in the lesson I go through the aleph bais and vowel names names, and then the children to paired reading for about 3 minutes each, and they give comments as to how their partner read, and how many mistakes they made.  I try to put a strong reader with a weaker one.

My head teacher is not happy with the way the lessons are run, and I am wondering if anyone has any other ideas.

Thanks,
Mrs Kleerekoper
NWLJDS
UK

The school policy is to give homework between 20-40 every night. I really don't believe it Is necessary and on the contrary I feel it builds resentment towards the learning. I work a whole day to motivate the boys to learn, enjoy their learning, and I blow it with homework.  if there was a reason for me to believe they are gaining extra skills of knowledge I may be ok with it but I don't see any significant difference at all. May parents think it is one of the Aseres Hadibros and I should never skip it. What is the best approach?