Classroom+Activities

JCDS ROCKS theme: classroom activities

Memorize the JCDS Rocks slogan. Role play, give examples of situations, and have them play out showing respect, for example. Art project: paint on your rock. Paint Hebrew words on your rock: Kehilla, cavod, etc... Taking Jewish values and relating it to JCDS Rocks, how does this fit into the JCDS rocks theme. Syllabic lesson: with words and letters. Music: create a tune to go with the slogan. Using the book "Teaching Jewish Virtues" as a guide for lessons.

Assembly: Skits by teachers (why not by students?)
 * two people eating lunch, leave behind some trash
 * one person trips, someone helps him up, others laugh

Displays: School-wide activities:
 * Rock Around the Clock theme
 * Lion King theme: lion on a rock
 * Rocks for the garden: with words in English and Hebrew
 * Conflict resolution initiative