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Blasts of the Shofar Activity
Lesson #3015

Concept:

Design an activity poster for Rosh Hashanah.

Objective:

Inspire students to discuss Rosh Hashanah and physical fitness through an active game.

Recommended Grade Levels: 1-2, 3-5

Curriculums: Fine Arts & Crafts, Physical Education

Fine Arts: Visual Arts

Standard 1: Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques and Processes

  • K-4 - Students use different media, techniques and processes to communicate ideas, experiences and stories.
  • 5-8 - Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas.

Standard 3: Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols and Ideas

  • K-4 - Students select and use subject matter, symbols and ideas to communicate meaning.
  • 5-8 - Students integrate visual, spatial and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks.

Source: National Standards for Arts Education

Inspire student learning with fun, interactive games.

Supplies Used:  Cardstock, Chalk, Computer, Construction Paper, Glue, Marker (Black), Scissors

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

  1. Use a piece of red cardstock for the base of the poster.
  2. Die-cut LG Shofar #2 using cream paper. Highlight with chalk.
  3. Die-cut LG Tennis Shoe #2 using cream, tan, orange, red, blue and green paper. Leave the cream Tennis Shoes whole. Die-cut can be scanned on a computer to make smaller or larger Tennis Shoes to use for different sizes on the poster.
  4. Cut highlights from the other colors and adhere to the cream Shoes (see Main Photo).
  5. Adhere the completed Shoes to a white piece of paper. Using a computer or marker, print the title and instructions for the Shofar activity.
  6. Adhere the white paper to the red cardstock base.

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Eretz Yisrael

Make a poster showing the country of Israel.

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3002

Facing Toward Jerusalem Poster

Create a poster to hang on an east-facing wall as a prayer guide.

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3003

Never Forget Poster

Create a sign stating "Never Forget."

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Rosh Hashanah Combo

Illustrate various items associated with Rosh Hashanah.

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Flag of Israel

Construct an Israeli Star of David flag.