Shteyt In Feld A Beymele
I firmly believe in exposing my students to the classic Yiddish writers as early as possible. I.L. Peretz is a great place to start. The poem 'shteyt in feld a beymele' is easy to read and a really nice introduction for young Yiddish speakers.
shteyt_in_feld_a_beymele.pdf |
Pets Book
I’m about to start a new unit with my students all about pets. This is a great one to teach during remote learning, as the children can bring their pets to class. I’ve made this book to accompany this unit and included pets that I know my students have at home.
pets_yiddish_book.pdf |
Mother’s Day Poem
Here’s a really sweet poem you can easily teach beginners in honour of Mother’s Day. The words are easily changed to suit the appropriate family member, should a student wish to honour an alternative family member.
Brand New Reading Cards
Like many other teachers, I am preparing for online learning this term. Whilst this is a very daunting task, we have to get practical. I’ll be sharing many of the resources I make for my online classes on Mameloshn. We Yiddish teachers need to stick together!
Here are some new reading cards I’ve prepared for my littler students, which mostly focus on the first two levels of Yiddish sight words (pink and red).
Here are some new reading cards I’ve prepared for my littler students, which mostly focus on the first two levels of Yiddish sight words (pink and red).
New Reading Cards
Why not try these new reading cards with your class?
Kadya Molodowsky’s ‘a mantl fun a tunkeln gevantl’
I recently had the chance to introduce some students to Kadya Molodowsky’s poetry and I started with her wonderful story ‘a mantl fun a tunkeln gevantl’. During my university days, I actually illustrated the story and reprinted Molodowsky’s story (with her family’s permission) so I pulled out my copy and read it to my students. The kids were enthralled! They couldn’t wait to find out what happened to the coat. Despite not really knowing the same experience of hand-me-downs as the children in the book, the kids really liked the concept of the story.
I then took out the arts and crafts box and tasked the kids with designing their own mantl fun a tunkeln gevantl. Once finished with decorating, they then had to write a description of their coat in Yiddish. This was a great way of allowing the kids to practise using the words they learned from the book. It also meant that kids who were not as confident could write simple descriptions, but stronger students could write more lengthy descriptions. I highly recommend giving this poem a go with your students!
I then took out the arts and crafts box and tasked the kids with designing their own mantl fun a tunkeln gevantl. Once finished with decorating, they then had to write a description of their coat in Yiddish. This was a great way of allowing the kids to practise using the words they learned from the book. It also meant that kids who were not as confident could write simple descriptions, but stronger students could write more lengthy descriptions. I highly recommend giving this poem a go with your students!
Emotions Book
Reading about Families
I prepared this reading for my students who are learning to describe their families.
Basic Reading Cards - Set 1
I created a new set of basic reading cards for beginners. They include repetition of basic sentence forms and familiar words to build confidence and show recognition of sight words and basic blends.
You could create a laminated set and put them on a keychain for kids to read through at home. I reward my students for each page they read independently. It’s so wonderful to see their pride when they finish a page - ultimate nakhes!
** Apologies - I’ve skipped from number 2 to number 4... I will edit them in my next edition :)
You could create a laminated set and put them on a keychain for kids to read through at home. I reward my students for each page they read independently. It’s so wonderful to see their pride when they finish a page - ultimate nakhes!
** Apologies - I’ve skipped from number 2 to number 4... I will edit them in my next edition :)
עמיל און קאַרל
This term, I’ll be introducing my students to the world of Yankev Glatshteyn through his book ‘Emil un Karl’. Whilst my weaker students will be reading the Jeffrey Shandler translation, I will have those that can reading the original Yiddish, thanks to the National Yiddish Book Center’s Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library.
To start them off, I created a QR code hunt. Students scan the QR codes using their chosen devices and each QR code will give them one fact about Glatshteyn. My students will be using these facts to create a collaborative brainstorm to display in the classroom, but the possibilities of what to do once they collect the information are endless.
Feel free to give it a try!
To start them off, I created a QR code hunt. Students scan the QR codes using their chosen devices and each QR code will give them one fact about Glatshteyn. My students will be using these facts to create a collaborative brainstorm to display in the classroom, but the possibilities of what to do once they collect the information are endless.
Feel free to give it a try!
איך בין
Learning how to conjugate verbs in Yiddish can be difficult for any beginner, let alone when you're a child. From experience, introducing verb conjugation early on through incidental activities means that children develop an ear for correct verb conjugation. A great example of incidental verb conjugation is through books and reading. I made this beginners reader (with thanks to the wonderful images I found on Google) as a guided reading book for a group of young students to practise reading together. The repetitive nature of the language makes it achievable for beginners and builds confidence, whilst slowly introducing new words and letter blends.
ש בוך
Introduce the letter ש and some ש words with this simple book for child beginners.
**Image Credit - Google Images
**Image Credit - Google Images