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The Kerem School
Jewish Literacy Programme
for Key Stage 2 (Juniors)
Year 3 - Year 6

Welcome to the major new initiative that has taken Kerem School by storm since the 2005/2006 school year!
Our Jewish Literacy Programme (fondly known as the J.L.P.) has brought real structure, rigour, depth, pace, challenge and excitement to our Limmudei Kodesh. Weekly tests have kept us all on our toes - pupils studying hard with peers, siblings and parents, and teachers constantly marking!

My sincere thanks to:
~ Rabbi Zelig Pliskin, Shlita, for his personal words of encouragement and kind wishes for the success of the Year 5 units that are based on his well known book, 'Guard Your Tongue, A Practical Guide to the Laws of Loshon Hora.'
~ Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum, Shlita, for writing to me with kind words of encouragement, and for granting me permission to use his excellent book, 'Practical Halachos of Shabbos: The 39 Melachos and More,' in the Year 6 programme, units 16 - 21.
~ Rabbi Akiva Aaronson, Shlita, for writing to me with his blessings and for granting me permission to use extracts from his sefer, 'The Foundation of Judaism,' in the Yr. 6 History Snippets.

Units for Years 3 and 4 Units for Years 5 and 6

~ J.L.P. ~
rigorous thorough clear simple organised incremental systematic authentic fresh pacey logical cohesive stimulating challenging balanced (depth-breadth) focus on the learning assessment review enjoyable (to teach, to learn) rewarding uniform based on Hebrew vocabulary 'Iyun' facilitates 'B'kiut' lifts expectations

Week	Year 3		Year 4
1	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Avot, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Modeh Ani	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Mitzvot, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birchot HaNehenin 1
2	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Avot, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Netilat Yadayim	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Mitzvot, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birchot HaNehenin 2
3	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Daily Tefillot, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Reasons for Net. Yad.	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Chagim, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birchot HaNehenin 3
4	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Daily Tefillot, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Performing Net. Yad.	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Chagim, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Berachot Acharonot
5	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Daily Tefillot, 3	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Times of Tefilla	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Chagim, 3	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birkat HaMazon 1
6	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Four Imahot	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birchot HaShachar, 1	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The 6 Fast Days, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birkat HaMazon 2
7	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Five Chumashim	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birchot HaShachar, 2	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The 6 Fast Days, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birkat HaMazon 3
8	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Days of Week, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birchot HaTorah, 1	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Aseret HaDibrot, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birkat HaMazon 4
9	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Days of Week, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birchot HaTorah, 2	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Aseret HaDibrot, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Zimun
10	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Berachot, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birchot HaTorah, 3	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Techeilet	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Text of Birkat HaMazon
11	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Berachot, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Birchot HaTorah, 4	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Shabbat, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Mei'ein Shalosh
12	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Yaakov's Children, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Asher Yatzar, 1	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Shabbat, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Borei Nefashot
13	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Yaakov's Children, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Asher Yatzar, 2	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Shabbat 3	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Different Kinds of Berachot
14	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Yaakov's Children, 3	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Preparing for Tefilla, 1	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Five Megillot	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Shehecheyanu 1
15	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Eser Makot, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Preparing for Tefilla, 2	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Mishkan, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Shehecheyanu 2
16	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Eser Makot, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot The Beit Knesset	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Mishkan, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Thunder, Lightning, Rainbow
17	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Days of Creation, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Kedushat BeitHakn., 1	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Kosher Food, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Seeing a Tree in Bloom
18	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Days of Creation, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Kedushat BeitHakn., 2	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Kosher Food, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Tefillat HaDerech
19	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Days of Creation, 3	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Kedushat BeitHakn., 3	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Jewish Life, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Kashrut 1
20	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Days of Creation, 4	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Sefarim Kedoshim	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Jewish Life, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Kashrut 2, Shechita
21	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Shiv'at Haminim, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Tzitzit, 1	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Gematria, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Kashrut 3
22	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Shiv'at Haminim, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Tzitzit, 2	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Gematria, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Kashrut 4
23	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Birkat HaMazon	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Beracha with Kavanah, 1	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Pesach to Shavuot, 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot
24	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Arba Minim	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Beracha with Kavanah, 2	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Pesach to Shavuot, 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot

Week	Year 5		Year 6
1	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Shema Yisrael 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot True & False Statements	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.	Halacha / History Shabbat / A Gift
2	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Shema Yisrael 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Thirty-one Mitzvot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.	Halacha / History Preparing for Shabbat 1
3	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. (needs updating)	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Habitual Speakers of L.H.	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.	Halacha / History Preparing for Shabbat 2
4	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Me'arat Hamachpelah 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Relating L.H. Under Pressure	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.	Halacha / History Preparing for Shabbat 3
5	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Me'arat Hamachpelah 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot When it's Difficult to be Silent	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.	Halacha / History Preparing for Shabbat 4
6	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Calendar 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Writing Lashon Hara	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.	Halacha / History Preparing for Shabbat 5
7	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Calendar 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Sign Language	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Shisha Sidrei Mishnah	Halacha / History Work / Travel on Friday
8	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The Calendar 3	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Speaking L.H. to a Group	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Shisha Sidrei Mishna (cont.)	Halacha / History Lighting the Shabbat Candles
9	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Shivat HaMinim	Halacha / Pirkei Avot L.H. that is Common Knowledge	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Special Shabbatot 1	Halacha / History
10	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Israel: Ancient & Modern 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Private Information	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Special Shabbatot 2	Halacha / History
11	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Israel: Ancient & Modern 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot L.H. in the presence of the Subject	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. 1 Trei Asar (one)	Halacha / History
12	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Israel: Ancient & Modern 3	Halacha / Pirkei Avot L.H. Said in Jest	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.1 Trei Asar (two)	Halacha / History
13	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Israel: Ancient & Modern 4	Halacha / Pirkei Avot L.H. Without Mentioning Names	Chum. / G.K. Vocab Trei Asar (three)	Halacha / History
14	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Israel: Ancient & Modern 5	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Giving People the Benefit of the Doubt	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Special Tefillot	Halacha / History
15	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Israel: Ancient & Modern 6	Halacha / Pirkei Avot Hilochot Kibbud Av va'Aim	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Four Places in Eretz Yisrael	Halacha / History
16	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Our Great Leaders 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The 39 Melachot, 1	Halacha / History
17	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Our Great Leaders 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The 39 Melachot, 2	Halacha / History
18	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Our Great Leaders 3	Halacha / Pirkei Avot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The 39 Melachot, 3	Halacha / History
19	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Our Great Leaders 4	Halacha / Pirkei Avot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The 39 Melachot, 4	Halacha / History
20	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Our Great Leaders 5	Halacha / Pirkei Avot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The 39 Melachot, 5	Halacha / History
21	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Jewish Communal Orgs. 1	Halacha / Pirkei Avot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. The 39 Melachot, 6	Halacha / History
22	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Jewish Communal Orgs. 2	Halacha / Pirkei Avot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.	Halacha / History
23	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Jewish Communal Orgs. 3	Halacha / Pirkei Avot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.	Halacha / History
24	Chum. / G.K. Vocab. Sofrut	Halacha / Pirkei Avot	Chum. / G.K. Vocab.	Halacha / History

Bibliography:
~ Guard Your Tongue: A Practical Guide to the Laws of Loshon Hora,
   Based on Chofetz Chayim. Rabbi Zelig Pliskin. Aish HaTorah Publicatons, 1975.
~ Shaarei Halachah: A Summary of Laws for Jewish Living.
   Rabbi Ze'ev Greenwald. Feldheim, 2000
~ Practical Halachos of Shabbos: The 39 Melachos and More.
   Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum. Torah Umesorah Publications, 2002.
~ The Foundation of Judaism.
   Rabbi Akiva Aaronson. Targum/Feldheim, 2000.

Websites that I have used have been credited within the actual study sheets and many
of these references can be 'clicked on' from within the pdf pages to take you to the source web pages.

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