PRAYERS AND BLESSINGS
While jumping and running are a lot of fun, the power of Hebrew Through Movement comes in its ability to unlock the Hebrew of Jewish prayers and blessings. No, not all the words, but key ones that are concrete enough to introduce with Hebrew Through Movement that children will hear again and again.
The Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (JEC) created HTM supports for Sh'ma and its Blessings, the Amidah, as well as a couple of miscellaneous blessings like Kiddush. If the specific version your students hear and use isn't exactly what is presented, we encourage you to make adaptations from the "close-enough" materials. Students need to have reached Foundational Level 6 of Hebrew Through Movement to have enough vocabulary to integrate HTM in their prayer learning (and that includes the two words in Level 6 - לתת לקחת).
Prior to the start of the learning year, the HTM and t'fillah teachers (if two separate people) should create an integrated calendar, matching HTM learning to specific t'fillot . It learning sessions it is the t'fillah teacher's job to offer background on the prayers/blessings. It is the Hebrew Through Movement teacher's task to introduce the meaning of specific vocabulary words. Staying connected during the year is helpful to the integration of learning on behalf of the students. [Note: The JEC has created jPrayer - a highly praised website with curriculum that blends t'fillah teaching, Hebrew Through Movement and decoding practice. T'fillah teachers are encouraged to check out its engaging lessons and resources!]
The HTM materials each include a few pages of lesson ideas (scripts) and vocabulary/ concept photo resources. The photos are best printed in color and laminated for ease of use.
Note that some of the HTM prayer lessons were updated in 2025 and others "not yet." The original lessons are fine, but more supports are being included in the revised versions.
The Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (JEC) created HTM supports for Sh'ma and its Blessings, the Amidah, as well as a couple of miscellaneous blessings like Kiddush. If the specific version your students hear and use isn't exactly what is presented, we encourage you to make adaptations from the "close-enough" materials. Students need to have reached Foundational Level 6 of Hebrew Through Movement to have enough vocabulary to integrate HTM in their prayer learning (and that includes the two words in Level 6 - לתת לקחת).
Prior to the start of the learning year, the HTM and t'fillah teachers (if two separate people) should create an integrated calendar, matching HTM learning to specific t'fillot . It learning sessions it is the t'fillah teacher's job to offer background on the prayers/blessings. It is the Hebrew Through Movement teacher's task to introduce the meaning of specific vocabulary words. Staying connected during the year is helpful to the integration of learning on behalf of the students. [Note: The JEC has created jPrayer - a highly praised website with curriculum that blends t'fillah teaching, Hebrew Through Movement and decoding practice. T'fillah teachers are encouraged to check out its engaging lessons and resources!]
The HTM materials each include a few pages of lesson ideas (scripts) and vocabulary/ concept photo resources. The photos are best printed in color and laminated for ease of use.
Note that some of the HTM prayer lessons were updated in 2025 and others "not yet." The original lessons are fine, but more supports are being included in the revised versions.
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