By Peter and Ellen Allard, Aliya Cheskis-Cotel, Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, and Gwen Mayer See sample pages & learn more about this book! Sixty-four dynamic activities in four arts disciplines—music, drama, creative writing, and visual arts—weave the arts directly into the Jewish school curriculum and "open up" the big ideas of Jewish education. An extensive introduction examines the importance of the arts in Jewish life and Jewish education and explains the philosophy of this unique integrative approach. Includes four topic areas (Holidays, Torah, Mitzvot and Middot, and Jewish Life Cycle) with activities for four grade levels (K–1, 2–3, 4–6, and Family Education) and, within each grade level, one activity in each of the four arts disciplines.

CONTENTS:
Part I: Holidays Shabbat (Grades K–1) Chanukah (Grades 2–3) Sukkot (Grades 4–6) Pesach (Family Education) Part II: Torah Noah’s Ark (Grades K–1) Three Righteous Women (Grades 2–3) Moses and the Burning Bush (Grades 4–6) Jacob and Esau (Family Education)		Part III: Mitzvot and Middot Tza’ar Ba’alay Chayim: Kindness to Animals (Grades K–1) Hachnasat Orchim: Welcoming Guests (Grades 2–3) Derech Eretz: Proper Behavior (Grades 4–6) Bal Tashchit: Do Not Destroy (Family Education) Part IV: Jewish Life Cycle Baby Naming (Grades K–1) Growing Older (Grades 2–3) Bar/Bat Mitzvah (Grades 4–6) Death (Family Education)