Essential Hebrew

First Steps In Learning Hebrew

CHILDREN LOVE ANIMALS

What better way to introduce children to the Hebrew language than by using words describing an animals' actions to teach

  vocabulary and sentence building skills?

• Children learn action verbs, as they see the animated animals  walk, run, swim and jump.  
  Using Hebrew words such as "fast" or "high",  children learn to describe how the action is perfomed.
  The prefixes  ב and ה are highlighted as children become familiar with simple sentences in Hebrew.

• The "Snake Detective" named נחש בלש gives clues to unlock the "secret" of how to read modern Hebrew with with only some vowel symbols (as modern Hebrew is actually written). 

  It's  easy and enjoyable. Lessons include drills and games  designed to build reading skills as well as content comprehension. 

• One of the games uses balloons with the Hebrew words for twelve of the most commonly used colors. Audio plus drills (where the student matches the word to the color) enable students to quickly associate the word with the color.

• Hebrew words for objects used in the classroom are first taught individually with visual, oral and written associations.

 
 Then in game format students enter the "space age" with a "word
transporter". The game tests for oral comprehension in a fun learning environment, providing immediate feedback plus the opportunity to try again if incorrect.

• Use the the drawing program to learn how to write block or script letters. Watch the moving arrow to learn the correct direction in which to draw the letters. A simple click will show the arrows' path again.

• Reinforce recognition of the shape of the Hebrew letters and their names by practicing typing in Hebrew. Listen as the letter is named, then press the key for that letter .

      Units Include:

• All units include comprehension exercises at the end of the unit which build on both vocabulary recognition as well as sentence word order.

• Oral and visual reinforcement of all text enables students with different learning styles to master the materials in a fun and interesting environment..

• Students are introduced at an early stage to the need to avoid word-for-word translations from English to Hebrew.

• Basic drills focus on the ability to recognize verb patterns  in both the masculine and feminine form.

• The "Reading Clues" unit focuses on potential problem areas for non-native readers, as well as giving reading clues to the "secrets" of reading without vowels marks (using the spelling commonly used in newspapers, current books and Israeli magazines.)

PRINTABLE MATERIALS

• Printable pages for classroom flashcards each  have a colored picture with an accompanying Hebrew word. Pages should be folded in half to make the flashcard.

• Printable drills can be used in the classroom. Drills have pictures with accompanying text. Students can draw lines to match word to picture, fill in the blank, or write in the missing word as appropriate. The text accompanying the pictures can be modified by the teacher to fit curriculum needs.

• Teachers are welcome to change the text found under the pictures to meet their own curricular needs.

• Choose from the following file formats:  Davka Writer ^TM ,  Adobe Acrobat or html. 

Cost: $20.00

Contact: Dr. Jonathan Paradise   
support@essentialhebrew.com 

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