While learning the stories of Bereshit, many questions arise. When we read the stories in 3rd grade, we always make room for questioning.
Our routine includes reading the story in Hebrew and searching for familiar words that will help us understand; reading the English translation; and ask our questions about the text.
One of the students had a great idea that we adopted: having a “question box” where we can put all the questions that come to our mind while learning. This way, we can relate to some of the questions later, and we can also see if other students also came up with similar questions.
During the week, the students fill the box with their questions and on Fridays we take the questions our and discuss them.
Look at some of the thoughts that the 3rd graders had and the things they wondered about:
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This is what wonder and Jewish learning is all about. Thank you for creating these opportunities for students.