We have started a unit about Jerusalem and we learn about this special city by using adjectives and new vocabulary.
The students had to choose a paragraph and teach the whole class about a different street in Jerusalem. They had to plan an activity in order to teach new words and check how well we understood the text.
Today we celebrated Yom H’Ivrit. Israel marks Hebrew Language Day every year on the birthday of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the father of modern spoken Hebrew.
The revival of the Hebrew language is an extraordinary story, unparalleled in history. A language with roots dating back more than 3,000 years, it was brought back to life after centuries during which it effectively lay dormant, and it’s now flourishing in the 21st century.
We talked about Eliezer Ben Yehuda and his vision, played Hebrew games, talked about onomatopoeia in Hebrew, sign a poster that says “גם אני מדבר עברית” – which means “I speak Hebrew too”. The students got a book mark and then chose their favorite Hebrew word:
מרגיש margish (feel), שקשוקה shakshuka, מכונית mechonit (car), פקק pkak (cork), כלב kelev (dog), כן ken (yes), שום דבר shum davar (nothing).
Shabbat Shalom,
Gev. Ishak