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Program Principles by Age Groups

Preschool
Objective: Familiarity with the language

Experiential learning through creation, acting, story and poetry

Familiarity with songs and stories from the culture of Eretz Israel and the Jewish tradition

Knowledge of the components of holiday stories

- Enriching vocabulary and improving bee language through play

- Study of prominent customs and symbols in Israeli culture and Jewish tradition

- Learning words and rhythms of familiar childhood songs

Familiarity with the letters AB in print - their sounds, names, their writing and order

  The learning will be done using the booklet "Reading Basics - Letters" / Reuven Natzen

Phonological Enrichment: Finding a sound and a letter that opens and closes with a word

- Matching a word to a picture, recognizing written words

1st grade
The goal: knowing all the letters and sounds

Experiential learning through creation, acting, story and poetry

Familiarity with songs and stories from the culture of Eretz Israel and the Jewish tradition

- Enriching vocabulary and improving bee language

- Study of prominent customs and symbols in Israeli culture and Jewish tradition

Study of various texts (songs, recitations, stories) by Israeli writers and poets

-  Seasons

- Repetition of the letters AB in print - their sounds, names and order, and their reading

  Work with booklets that are recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education

-  Familiarity with movements and punctuation

-  Learning and practicing the letters of the script 

- Independent reading of short stories at the beginning of reading

- Writing simple words and sentences

- Writing sentences and answers to questions posed from plain text

2nd grade
Objective: Fluent reading with a score

Experiential learning through creation, acting, story and poetry

Familiarity with songs and stories from the culture of Eretz Israel and the Jewish tradition

Knowledge of the components of holiday stories

- Enrichment of vocabulary and improvement of the bee language,

  Speak according to correct syntactic structure and use of vocabulary that matches the vocabulary learned

- Study of prominent customs and symbols in Israeli culture and Jewish tradition

Familiarity with Bible stories

Repetition and practice of the letters AB in writing

Work with booklets that are recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education

- Independent reading of short stories at the beginning level of reading and above

    (Use booklets to start reading)

- Writing simple, syntactically correct sentences

Writing a complete answer

Proper use of question words in a sentence

3rd grade
Objective: Continuous reading without a score

Experiential learning through creation, acting, story and poetry

Familiarity with songs and stories from the culture of Eretz Israel and the Jewish tradition

Knowledge of the components of holiday stories

- Enrichment of vocabulary and improvement of bee language, speech according to correct syntactic structure

    and use a vocabulary that matches the vocabulary learned

- Study of prominent customs and symbols in Israeli culture and Jewish tradition

Work with booklets that are recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education

- Familiarity with prominent personalities (such as: Herzl, Eliezer Ben Yehuda, Chaim Nachman Bialik)

  in the culture and history of the Land of Israel

- Writing simple and complex sentences, syntactically correct

Understanding chronological sequences

Familiarity with the typical suffixes of words in masculine and feminine, singular and plural

- Match between a noun and an adjective

- Distinguish between male and female by number names

Writing a complete answer

Deepening in understanding the structure of the law and its components

- Independent reading of short stories

- Production of information and learning from written texts

4th grade
Objective: Grammar and everyday language

Familiarity with songs and stories from the culture of Eretz Israel and the Jewish tradition

Knowledge of the components of holiday stories

- Enrichment of vocabulary and improvement of bee language, speech according to correct syntactic structure

  And using vocabulary that matches the vocabulary learned

- Study of prominent customs and symbols in Israeli culture and Jewish tradition

Familiarity with the map of Israel, regions, places, major cities

- Familiarity with places in Israel and the residents living in Israel

- Use of booklets that include a collection of reading passages and writing assignments

- Production of information and learning from written texts

Familiarity with the typical suffixes of words in masculine and feminine, singular and plural

Use of verbs in different tenses and bodies

- Match between a noun and an adjective

- Distinguish between male and female by number names

- Expressing a personal position on a subject or written text attached to a newspaper

- Writing simple and complex sentences, syntactically correct

Familiarity with works by writers

-  Using a newspaper in easy Hebrew: Genesis newspaper

- Book exchange (during the year the children will receive books for independent reading at home)

- Expressing a personal position on a topic or written text.

5th - 6th grade

Familiarity with songs and stories from the culture of Eretz Israel and the Jewish tradition

Knowledge of the components of holiday stories

- Study of prominent customs and symbols in Israeli culture and Jewish tradition

- Enrichment of vocabulary and improvement of bee language, speech according to correct syntactic structure

  And using vocabulary that matches the vocabulary learned

Discussion of questions of identity and belonging

Discussion on leadership and democracy

- Use of booklets that include a collection of reading passages and writing assignments

- Production of information and learning from written texts

- Expressing a personal position on a topic or written text

- Meaning of words and phrases

- Identification and production of words from the same root

Familiarity with suffixes in masculine and feminine, singular and plural

Familiarity with works by writers

Use of Owl newspaper ​

- Independent reading of short stories

7th Grade

Familiarity with songs and stories from the culture of Eretz Israel and the Jewish tradition

Knowledge of the components of holiday stories

- Study of prominent customs and symbols in Israeli culture and Jewish tradition

- Enrichment of vocabulary and improvement of bee language, speech according to correct syntactic structure

  And vocabulary use  Matching the vocabulary learned

- Introduction to Bible Leaders (Judges and Kings)

Discussion of questions of identity and belonging

- Use of booklets that include a collection of reading passages and writing assignments

- Production of information and learning from written texts

- Expressing a personal position on a topic or written text

- Meaning of words and phrases

- Expressing a reasoned position on a text

- Expressing a position on a controversial issue and establishing it with reference to the counter-arguments

Use of Owl newspaper

- Roots - Discussion and deepening on the issue of identity

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