Everything a teacher new to Jewish settings needs to teach the High Holidays with confidence: customs, the shofar, the story of Jonah, bees and apples, a complete apple tasting lesson, fourteen activities and ready-to-print worksheets.
Teacher guide: the High Holidays at a glance with dates through 2030; Elul; Rosh Hashanah customs and symbolic foods, including round challah and eggs; the shofar and its four calls; Yom Kippur, fasting rules and health, prayers and greetings; Jonah and the big fish; teshuvah, tefillah and tzedakah; the story at three age levels; vocabulary with pronunciation; do’s and don’ts; children’s questions; the apples and honey and Shehecheyanu blessings; bees, honey and apples science
Complete lesson: A Sweet New Year, an apple tasting and class graph, with versions for Pre-K to Grade 2
Fourteen activity ideas: shofar sounds, paper shofar, pomegranate count, round challah, Shanah Tovah cards, Tashlich at the water table, tzedakah, “I’m sorry, let’s fix it,” Jonah and the big fish, bee life cycle, be a pollinator, how many apples tall, apple star stamps and honeycomb hexagons
Ten worksheets, including the bee life cycle, measuring in apples and Jonah in order; a class graph; a Shanah Tovah card template; twelve vocabulary picture cards; an answer key and an observation checklist
Family letter in English and Spanish with a reply slip
Grades K–12 · any subject
DOCX + PDF · 8.5 × 11 in
Sections for standards, objectives, success criteria, differentiation, assessment, and reflection
Want this as a live workshop for your staff, or customized for your school? Let’s talk!
License: one educator. See the Terms of Sale for details.
Everything a teacher new to Jewish settings needs to teach the High Holidays with confidence: customs, the shofar, the story of Jonah, bees and apples, a complete apple tasting lesson, fourteen activities and ready-to-print worksheets.
Teacher guide: the High Holidays at a glance with dates through 2030; Elul; Rosh Hashanah customs and symbolic foods, including round challah and eggs; the shofar and its four calls; Yom Kippur, fasting rules and health, prayers and greetings; Jonah and the big fish; teshuvah, tefillah and tzedakah; the story at three age levels; vocabulary with pronunciation; do’s and don’ts; children’s questions; the apples and honey and Shehecheyanu blessings; bees, honey and apples science
Complete lesson: A Sweet New Year, an apple tasting and class graph, with versions for Pre-K to Grade 2
Fourteen activity ideas: shofar sounds, paper shofar, pomegranate count, round challah, Shanah Tovah cards, Tashlich at the water table, tzedakah, “I’m sorry, let’s fix it,” Jonah and the big fish, bee life cycle, be a pollinator, how many apples tall, apple star stamps and honeycomb hexagons
Ten worksheets, including the bee life cycle, measuring in apples and Jonah in order; a class graph; a Shanah Tovah card template; twelve vocabulary picture cards; an answer key and an observation checklist
Family letter in English and Spanish with a reply slip
Grades K–12 · any subject
DOCX + PDF · 8.5 × 11 in
Sections for standards, objectives, success criteria, differentiation, assessment, and reflection
Want this as a live workshop for your staff, or customized for your school? Let’s talk!
License: one educator. See the Terms of Sale for details.
