Re: [ha-Safran]: Chumash for 4th-6th graders?

2008-05-27 Thread Dina Tanners
Hello, One possibility is TELL IT FROM THE TORAH, a 2-volume set by Pitspopany Press, which has a more traditional presentation. I've know teachers in non-orthodox schools who have used it. According to the website for the publisher: A succinct synopsis of the weekly Torah reading Rabbini

RE: [ha-Safran]: Chumash for 4th-6th graders?

2008-05-27 Thread Adas Israel Librarian
What comes to mind immediately is the series "My First Parsha Reader," but they're for younger children. However, "The Little Midrash Says" series, and The Family Midrash Says" series are appropriate for older children and families. They include a telling of the Weekly Torah reading. These are all

[ha-Safran]: Chumash for 4th-6th graders?

2008-05-26 Thread Pat Givens
My friend who teaches 4th, 5th and 6th graders at our unaffiliated (but mostly reform in practice) synagogue asked me if there is a Torah in English and Hebrew with commentaries that is written for 9 to 12 year old students. She uses "Teaching Torah" but wants a kids' version of a chumash so t