“Hebrew through Movement,” a language acquisition strategy in which students learn Hebrew by hearing and responding to Hebrew commands. עִבְרִית בִּתְנוּעָה is an adaptation of James J. Asher’s Total Physical Response (TPR).  While TPR was designed by Asher as the foundation of a full language program, it has also been effective in situations with limited language goals.   Hebrew TPR has been used in Jewish day schools, camps and supplementary schools, but generally with the goal of introducing Hebrew as a modern, spoken language.  You can view the website at http://www.hebrewthroughmovement.org/.

This is a free Tu BiSh'vat download.  It includes pictures of trees, planting and fruit.  The unit's vocabulary can be found on pages 86 & 87.

Teaching Hebrew Through Movement holiday vocabulary in a virtual environment? All of the words that can be illustrated with a picture are here for you.

• Teachers should use the larger pictures for themselves and make sure to stand close enough to the video camera so that children can see the items. A mix of real objects is also helpful (i.e., if possible, don’t just have a picture of a dreidel, borrow one from your educational program).
• Children should be given the two or the four photos-per-page sets, either as a hardcopy printed by the educational program or sent as a PDF for families to print at home (if they have printers).

Color is always better (especially for the teacher’s packet, but also for the students’).

For help in using these pictures as props, post your question(s) on the “Hebrew Moves Me” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/194398270732234