6-8 YEAR OLDS
Literature

Exploring Jewish American literature. Question: “What Jewish value would you write about in a poem?”

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Instructions

Introduce children to Jewish American authors or poets, such as Leonard Cohen or Sonia Pressman Fuentes. After reading a short poem or story, encourage children to write their own poem or short story inspired by Jewish values or culture.

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    • Miriam at the River by Jane Yolen

    • The Castle on Hester Street by Linda Heller

    • The Carp in the Bathtub by Barbara Cohen

    • Mendel’s Accordion by Heidi Smith Hyde 

    • The Passover Guest by Susan Kusel 

    • Rivka’s First Thanksgiving by Elsa Okon Rael 

    • A Hat for Mrs. Goldman by Michelle Edwards

    • Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Lesléa Newman

    • Apple Days: A Rosh Hashanah Story by Allison Sarnoff Soffer

    • Yitzi and the Giant Menorah by Richard Ungar 

    • The Only One Club by Jane Naliboff 

    • Tia Fortuna’s New Home by Ruth Behar 

    • The Bagel King by Andrew Larsen

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