I agree with Janice Lieberman.
Speaking of prediction-type stories,
* While Standing on One Foot: Puzzle Stories and Wisdom Tales from the
Jewish Tradition byNina Jaffe,
* Brainteasers from Jewish Folklore by Rosalind Charney Kaye, and
* a series of books by George Shannon include Jewish folktales along
with folklore from other traditions
all give the listener/reader a chance to guess something before the solution is
revealed.
The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish Folktales (Folktales of the World) by
Penina Schram has some good stories.
And lots of picture books have stories that are much more meaningful to older
children and even adults.
Try book-talking a few related books or reading a few versions of the same
folktale and asking them to compare, contrast, and say which ones they like
most or least.
For example, stories related to Rabbi Nachman's "The Treasure" appear in at
least three books:
* The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz
* Captain Jiri and Rabbi Isaac by Marilyn Hirsh (Two guardian angels
mix up their tasks and tell the wrong
person where to find treasure. Usually the guard who tells the poor man
about his own dream gets no reward. Although in Shulevitz's The Treasure, he is
sent a jewel. In this story, Captain Jiri and Rabbi Isaac maintain their
friendship and help each other's followers.)
* The Pedlar of Swaffham by Kevin Crossley-Holland (A man dreams,
travels to London, talks to a guard, returns home, digs more than once, becomes
very rich and donates money to restore part of his local church in Swaffham,
Norfolk, which has two pews with
carvings that seem to memorialize him. The church is real; the story
seems to be about a real person, although the story itself is
described as a legend.)
Rose Myers
Fairfield, CT
Stories are how we make sense of the world.
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From: Janice Lieberman <jlieber...@hdsaa.org>
To: Etta Gold <eg...@tbam.org>; "bgeph...@comcast.net" <bgeph...@comcast.net>;
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Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Curriculum Suggestions for 3-5 grade?
I would not assume that the 3rd-5th graders will no longer want to have stories
read to them. I am librarian at the Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor, and our
3rd-5th graders are still VERY enthusiastic about listening to and discussing
books that I read aloud. I share with them lots of picture books and chapter
books - historical fiction, folktales, midrashim, holiday tales and more. There
are many enriching and thought-provoking choices for this age group! The
students love to discuss predictions, debate characters' actions, and explore
lessons that can be learned. When we do other types of activities, they often
ask when they'll get to hear more books, so I try to balance their desire to
enjoy literature (and my desire to discuss it with them) with my need to engage
them in a variety of library tasks. Perhaps your upper elementary students will
be enthusiastic about listening to literature as well!
Janice Lieberman
Librarian
Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor
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Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Curriculum Suggestions for 3-5 grade?
If there are any great responses to this request, please respond to ALL.
Thanks!
Etta Gold
Library Director
The Richard and Janet Yulman Campus
5950 N. Kendall Drive, Pinecrest, FL 33156
786.264.6543 Direct
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[mailto:hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Betsy
Gephart
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 9:06 PM
To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
Subject: [ha-Safran] Curriculum Suggestions for 3-5 grade?
I would like to expand our small Religious School library program to our 3-5
grade class (yes, all in the same small class) this year. I already meet for a
short time with each of the younger classes – about 15 minutes each Sunday –
and am planning to add a session with the older children. Since this age
means moving beyond my reading stories aloud to them, I’m wondering if anyone
has any suggestions for activities, books that might work for discussion, or
other ideas for what I might do with the kids. Their classes will be working
with Year 5 of the CHAI curriculum.
Any suggestions would be very welcome!
Thanks –
Betsy Thal Gephart
bgeph...@comcast.net
Congregation Achduth Vesholom
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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