Hillel Torah Curriculum

1. Tefilla- Prayer  תפילה

   1. Daily Shacharit Prayers

   2. Shabbat Prayers and Zemirot  

   3. Rosh Chodesh Prayers (Review Yaaleh VeYavo; Hallel; and Musaf)

   4. Yom Tov Tefilot (selected Berachot/melodies for each holiday)

   5. Baiur Tefilah (explanation of basic ideas and words; Kavanah)

   6. Special attention will be given this year to improving accuracy and fluency of reading in the Siddur. 

2. Dinim- Jewish Law דינים
   1. Mitzvot Yom Yom (Kashrut; Berachot before/after eating Birchat Hamazon, Bracha Achronah; Asher Yatzar; Derech Eretz; Matan BeSeter; Shemirat HaLashon; BalTashchit)
   2. Mitzvot Shabbat (Kiddush; Shemirat Shabbat; Oneg Shabbat; Havdalah)
   3. Mitzvot HaMoadim (Berachot; Minhagim)
   4. Mitzvot Bain Adam LeChavairo  includes a unit on good manners and courtesy to parents, teachers and friends
3. Chumash  חומש
   1. Parshat HaShavua: The weekly Torah Reading ' s main Mitzvah and values.
      This year we will also incorporate into our parsha class the Yachad lessons in caring community and anti-bullying.  
   2. Chumash Beresheet: Parshot Lech Lecha through Miketz
      Highlighting: Chumash vocabulary and phraseology; Significance of Mitzvot; Middot Tovot;
      relvant Morals and lessons; personalities and events  
   3. I ntroduction to Rashi and selected other Meforshim
   4. Names of Sidrot  
4. Navi  נביא  
   1. The stories of Sefer Yehoshua: crossing the Jordan; conquering C’naan; story of Ayi & Jericho; dividing the Land among the tribes; Yehoshua's last words
      Textbook: The Story of Yehoshua- school edition
5. Lashon לשון עם ישראל: This year we are using the new Tal Am 3 curriculum.
   The main goal of TaL AM is to develop the Jewish identity of the students through shared language
   and knowledge of our heritage. TaL AM 3 was developed as a continuation of TaL AM 1 and 
   Tal Am 2.
   
   TaL AM 3 continues to develop Hebrew as a communicative language in a natural process 
   guided and modeled by the students and teachers of the virtual classroom introduced in TaL AM 1. 
   It is enhanced by the Hebrew environment created with the interactive posters, audio cassettes, 
   library books, and games. Modern Hebrew is presented through age-appropriate literature. 
   The texts focus on the development of concepts and values pertinent to Jewish life day-to-day. on 
   Shabbat and on Holidays. TaL AM 3 initiates the development of Hebrew as a Heritage 
   Language  
   
   • TaL AM 3 is developed in various discipline-based tracks, aligned to reinforce the development of learning, thinking and language skills. The brain-based design of the material and
     the congruence and alignment of its content and skills contribute to the acceleration of the learning process.

• For the student Workbooks and CDs for language acquisition, mastery and creativity.  
• For the teacher User-friendly manuals, a planner, formative and summative evaluation tools.
• For the classroom Interactive posters, flash cards, games, guided readers, library books,
  audio cassettes and CDs.
• For the parents An overview of the content and skills in the curriculum and information letters.
• For the school Classroom album, reading, writing and speaking portfolio, and TaL AM 3 Curriculum Implementation Report to facilitate the communication between teachers from year to year.

1.  Oral Expression- שיחה

   1. Developing oral communication skills; basic words in phrasing questions and answers

   2. Developing skills in presenting oral summary of stories

2. Reading- קריאה

   1. Improving skills in reading with ease and expression, giving special attention to improvement and 
      growth of fluency and accuracy

   2. Improving comprehension skills of units in basal readers

   3. Developing vocabulary and idiomatic expressions

3. כתיבה -Writing

   1. Improving cursive writing skills

   2. Spelling words basic to this grade level

   3. Using correct grammar in writing simple sentences

   4. Composing simple paragraphs and stories -collectively, independently

   5. Using proper tense -past, present, future