Teachers & Educators

Help Students Understand Yom HaShoah with Powerful Resources.

Updated to 2015 Yom HaShoah begins at sundown on Wednesday, April 15. You can lead young learners to a deeper understanding of this day with these powerful resources. 

New from Behrman House

With the release of the new 2014-2015 catalog we wanted to recap our newest materials and review some recent favorites to help you get a head start on next year's planning. 

Wise is Not So Simple

By Rabbi David Wolpe Israeli philosopher Eliezer Schweid remarks that the wise child at the seder is really a combination of the wicked and the simple child. The wicked child asks questions in a sneering and dismissive manner. The simple child asks in a naive and trusting manner.

Encourage Learning by Applying Biblical Values to Daily Life

Try the Explorer's Bible Animated Series, Free If you are already using volume one of The Explorer's Bible to guide students in the values we find in text study, we invite you to try the animated lessons that go along with it to help students apply these values to daily life.

The New 2014-2015 Catalog is Here!

The 2014-2015 catalog is here to allow you to see our newest releases and get a head start on planning for next year. From our new student journals, to a rocking new curriculum, to a Passover seder activity book, we have everything you need to plan for any event, lesson, or just for fun activity available. 

Shirley Cohen Steinberg Hops into New Chapter of Her Life

At the age of 87 Shirley Cohen Steinberg, writer of beloved Passover song 'One Morning (The Frog Song)' teamed up with author/illustrator and created something beautiful; the result is Frogs in the Bed: My Passover Seder Activity Book. 

Best Practices for the Online Learning Center: Proven Ideas

Best practices are ideas that make your world run better. We've been collecting ideas from educators who feel successful getting their OLC groups up and running. Here are four best practices educators are using for the OLC.  1.  Include permission forms right along with registration packets. (Do parents register online? You can even use a check box in an online form)

Check Student Progress in Decoding with Hebrew Reading Assessment

How well are your students decoding? You can help them brush up on their Hebrew skills while tracking their progress in decoding with the Hebrew Reading Assessment by Lesley Litman. 

How to Choose Hebrew Materials to Meet Your Goals

You're preparing for next year's classes and wondering what Hebrew materials will work best with your program. Let us help you with our 'How to Choose Hebrew' chart. We've gathered together some organizing questions to help you think through your goals for your Hebrew program, and provided some ideas for you based on your answers to these questions.  The questions are organized by level, to help you think about;

Using Kol Yisrael to Help Your Students Explore Hebrew through Prayer

It will soon be time to start planning next year's classes and we want to remind you of the great resources available to help your students explore Hebrew through prayer from the Kol Yisrael series. 

Throw a Passover Party with Mama Doni

You have games and haggadahs ready for Passover for your students, now don't forget the party from Mama Doni's Jewish Holiday Party: Holiday themed DVD. This three episode DVD teaches and celebrates Passover, Hanukkah and Shabbat with song, food, and fun.  Chock full of Mama Doni's unique and exciting Jewish music, delicious Jewish cooking segments, and educational 'How To's,' each episode celebrates the joy of the holiday while conveying it's meaning. 

Introducing the Fun, Downloadable Frog-of-the-Day

Passover is on its way and we have an easy, fun way to build anticipation for Passover. Keep your students engaged in the story of Passover with these downloadable Frog-of-the-Day PDFs from the new Passover seder activity book, Frogs in the Bed.  Every day a new frog will be added to the list for you to download. 

Your Perfect Passover Made Easy with Behrman House

The first Passover Seder is April 14th! We have all of the resources you need to make it through-before, during, and after.

Share Free Hebrew Practice Apps and Games with Students and Their Families

Do you need to learn mah nishtanah for Passover? Are you looking to connect your child with more Hebrew practice? Would you like to learn Hebrew through games and apps with your family? You can do it all for free with Behrman House.  Be Passover ready with this free mah nishtanah reading aid. You can learn or practice the four questions while reading along and hear the questions in different dialects.

Did Wolves Change the Environment? Can We?

We want our students to engage in tikkun olam yet they may wonder what difference they can really make. The controversy over the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park can help you kick off an amazing discussion about our ability to make a difference in the world. Our upcoming book, Our Place in the Universe: Judaism and the Environment Journal helps students consider competing values and work through ways they can have real impact.

Four Ways to Add Movement to Any Class

Terry Kaye headed down to St. Louis in February for Song Leader Boot Camp to be immersed in music education and leadership transformation and brought back a valuable insight - the value of movement in the classroom. 

This Week in Jewish Education: Links We Like

Links We Like

Save on End-of-the-Year Certificates

Yes it feels early, but the end of the school year will be here before we know it. Save 50% this month on certificates to thank volunteers, acknowledge teachers, and help your students celebrate their accomplishments.

Why Derech Binah is So Popular after All These Years

Derech Binah turns 30 this year and remains a favorite in Jewish classrooms. Find out why this smart little primer by Ruby Strauss is still loved by teachers and students nationwide.  Teachers say they find Derech Binah clear and easy to use. Look-alike letters are taught together which addresses visual discrimination issues up front. Hebrew letters are also presented in isolation, rather than in whole words, which many students find reassuring. 

Create a Family Shabbat Program Using Visual Tefillah

Engage students in prayer with Visual Tefillah, a series of beautiful and thought-provoking PowerPoint slideshows to supplement Kol Yisrael

Teach Israel

 Experience Modern Israel

New from Behrman House. Fly to Israel without a plane ticket.

Discover Israel

 Let's Discover Israel

Offer younger children an exciting and age-appropriate introduction to the Jewish homeland