Jewish Values-Based Disability Awareness Lesson Plans Use these free downloadable lessons during JDAIM or any time of the year! Created collaboratively by the Jewish Special Needs/Disability Inclusion Consortium, these sets of lesson plans include age-appropriate lessons from kindergarten through high school that use Jewish values to help students learn about the importance of disability inclusion. PreK-Grade 3
D Adam Yihidi Nivrah 1 (PreK) D Adam Yihidi Nivrah 2 (PreK-Kindergarten)
A sample of our programs this year include: p Five mental health activity games for children, teens and young adults at home or via Zoom p Mental health program for teens and young adults (includes an interactive activity, printable materials and discussion prompts) p We Can Find a Way, a children’s picture book sponsored by RCII showing ways to be inclusive of everyone. (Includes activity guide and nook reading and guide for Zoom) p Collaborative program with PJ Library’s The Mitten String
D B’tzelem Eloheim (PreK-Kindergarten) D Purim – Being Seen (K-3rd Grade)
To learn more, visit shabbattogether.com.
D B’tzelem Eloheim (Grades 1-3)
For more information on Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month, visit inclusioninnovations.com/jdaim.
D Adam yehidi yivra (Grades 1-3) Grades 4-7+ c V’ahavta l’reiacha kamocha (Grades 4-5) c Purim –Being Seen (Grades 4-6) c Tzedek-Justice (Grades 4-6) c Kol Yisrael Araveem Zeh B’zeh (Grades 6-7) c Purim–Inclusion (Grades 7+) c Tzedek-Justice (Grades 7+) All Grades , JDAIM Coloring Book ShabbaTTogether The Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative is celebrating the 3rd Annual ShabbaTTogether, a Global Shabbat of Disability Inclusion and Mental Wellness on February 12, 2021. Jewish communities around the world on six continents are planning events and programs for a global Shabbat of unity focusing on disability inclusion and mental wellness. This year, mental health has become an even more important focus as the whole world is currently struggling to find a balance and maintain our own mental wellness in these challenging and uncertain times. COVID-19 has hit every community hard and for those who have a disability or history of mental health conditions, the struggle can be even more difficult. The ShabbaTTogether resources this year are created with virtual programming in mind.
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