6 Units Dans cette courte série, apprends les mots principaux liés aux fêtes grâce à Yali! LaunchRead more
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App DescriptionSome Passover fun! (Description written by the MJGDS students) Run! Run! Run! You are a Jew who is trying to escape Egypt and make it to the Red Sea. You can use the plagues to slow down the Egyptians, and you have to collect certain power ups to survive past them. Some of theRead more
App DescriptionSome Purim fun! (Description written by the MJGDS students) Purim!! Purim? The festive Jewish holiday based on the story recorded in the Megillah, Purim is a holiday full of costumes, games, and goodies. It’s super fun, and this game adds to the fun. It is a creative twist on the classic game of “WhackRead more
[wptabs style=”wpui-blue “][wptabtitle] Play now![/wptabtitle] [wptabcontent] This easy-to-use, colorful, animated app invites children to virtually experience the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Earn shekels by exploring the original blueprints of the Torah texts and the discussions of ancient Jewish sages, and then use these clues as a guide to find the Arba Minim and toRead more
Activity: Shofar Programing: It’s a blast! Description: Create a ScratchJr. program that demonstrates the three shofar blast sounds Recommended age: Kindergarten – 2nd grade Technology: Scratch Jr (app) Curriculum Links Coding: Students will learn how to: Create a simple computer program Break up programming task into parts that are inter-dependent or recursive Use control structures to specifyRead more
Activity: Code in the Sukkah Description: Create a ScratchJr. program for Sukkot that includes shaking the lulav, inviting guests to the sukkah and watching the stars twinkle Recommended age: Kindergarten – 2nd grade Technology: Scratch Jr (app) Curriculum Links Coding: Students will learn how program execution can be nonsequential by repeating patterns of instructions and using eventsRead more
Activity: Happy Birthday to the World Description: Code a Rosh Hashanah birthday card for the world, using Scratch Jr. Recommended age: Kindergarten – 2nd grade Technology: Scratch Jr (app) Curriculum Links Coding: Students will learn how to make a program with multiple scenes in Scratch Jr Jewish Studies: Students will learn how Rosh Hashanah is considered the birthday ofRead more
Activity: “Wherever you go, I will go” Description: Code a game on Scratch Jr showing how Ruth chose to follow Naomi in Megillat Ruth Recommended age: Grades 1 – 2 Technology: Scratch Jr (app) Curriculum Links Coding: Students will learn how to copy code from one sprite to another. They will also learn how to use the Send MessageRead more
Activity: Create a maze to find the Afikoman Description: An introductory activity for learning Scratch. Students create and navigate a maze to find the afikoman. Recommended age: Grades 3 through 8 Technology: Scratch (software), Makey Makey (hardware) Curriculum Links Coding: Students learn about conditionals, loops and events Science/Technology: What items conduct electricity? Learn how circuits work.Read more
Activity: Pesach Hagaddah Stop Motion Description: Use materials to make characters to recreate the Pesach Hagaddah using a stop motion app Recommended age: Grades 1 through 8 Technology: Any Stop Motion Animation App, like Animate It Curriculum Links English: Story planning/telling Art: Character and background design using materials Jewish Studies: Gain a deeper understanding ofRead more
