Monthly Archives: July 2020
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The Behrman House website is chock-full of resources and tools to help educators and families get ready for the coming school year.
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Your purchased access to turn-page materials for all the students in your class. Now what?
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Recordings of our webinar series on remote teaching are now available. Topics include teaching Hebrew and Judaics remotely, and best practices for engaging students via videoconference.
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Read more »The popular Chaverim B’Ivrit series has just expanded. Two new workbooks are now available to complement volumes 1 and 2.
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Read more »The Fall Educator Resource page includes the best hand-picked Hebrew and Judaics lessons and resources from the vast Behrman House trove. Our free gift to you.
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Read more »When it comes to placing orders, using our digital products, navigating our site, and more, here's what you need to know to work through common tech questions.
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Read more »Access to online turn-page versions to many of our most popular Hebrew and Judaics materials is now available in a package to help you safeguard your program and learning goals.
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Read more »We've teamed up with video conference experts Better Together Labs to bring you some much-requested professional development.
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I had the perfect first grade Hebrew class. Everything ran smoothly. As the students trickled into class on Sunday mornings, they played together quietly with clay, puzzles, and games. We transitioned into a morning meeting for attendance and letter review. Then they worked on their Let’s Discover the Alef Bet packets and did related crafts and worksheets. Before I knew it, it was time to send my happy students home.
What, you don’t believe me?
OK, so there were a few “key players”. One in particular, in fact. He seldom participated in activities and didn’t gel with any of the other students. He rarely smiled. He said inappropriate things to his classmates.
And then there was a pandemic. We quickly pivoted to a zoom-only class in late March. And the smile on my key player’s face! He loved it! He interacted with me and all his classmates. He was adept at using his c
