Chumash and Parsha teachers, or anyone who wants to learn Chitas or to learn how to learn, watch this clip to witness a host of Chumash skills being pulled together on the first few Pesukim of Parshas Vayeira.
Presented by Dr. Sara Rosenfeld as part of a workshop entitled, “Moving Beyond Translation,” this animated video applies the groundbreaking Zekelman Standards for Chumash to give students the tools to unlock the Pesukim on their own.
The Zekelman Standards for Chumash are a project of the Menachem Education Foundation, and are being incorporated in dozens of schools around the world to give students the tools to become independent learners in a step by step fashion.
The standards can now be accessed on www.ZekelmanStandards.org, together with worksheets, learning activities, teacher resources, and more. This is one of five videos based on Dr. Rosenfeld’s workshop, given to Mechanchos during the Kinnus Hashluchos, which will be available on the website together with many other updates in the coming weeks.
While the video’s starting point is standard 4.1 – Finding Facts, it applies language skills such as pronouns and trop to help students identify the 5Ws of the Posuk – who, what, where, when, and why – and to identify what’s missing.
“How much more meaning does Rashi have now that we’ve discovered [the questions] on our own?” concludes Dr. Rosenfeld. “Rashi’s not just feeding us information, he’s helping us understand the Posuk.”
The techniques and templates demonstrated in this video can be found on the website under 4.1 – Teaching Strategies and Learning Activities.