If Today Is Monday, We Must Be In...

Natalie Blitt — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:16:43 +0000

"If Today is Monday, We Must Be in..." allows campers to learn about specific places in Israel by "visiting" a different place one day each week.

Curriculum Themes:

A Land & Its People

Materials Required:

Program Duration:

15 Minutes

Number of Campers:

Large Group (75+ campers)

Age of Campers:

Core Learnings:

Israel is a small but very diverse country, as seen by the differences between each of the cities and locations campers will "visit"

Note: Depending on the location of the week, the core learnings may differ and address one or more of the essential questions below

Explanation:

"If Today is Monday, We Must Be In..." is not a stand alone program, rather it is a way to turn one day a week into Israeli geography day.
Geographic highlights of Israel may include:

Cities:

Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Haifa
Eliat
Be'er Sheva
Sderot
Degania

Sites:

The Negev
The Dead Sea
The Golan Heights

Choose one day a week that will be the Israeli Geography Day. On that day, include the following elements:

A one page sheet that includes a picture of the city and fun facts can be posted around camp, in the bunks, etc.
Two to three counselors will respresent the Israeli place. They will have costumes that identify them as the place (i.e. a special hat or sign). The counselors will have a few stories they can tell and a bunch of quiz questions. Campers can approach these counselors during the day to ask them about their city or ask them for quiz questions. If the campers successfully answer the quiz questions, they get special "shekel" tokens.
Schlichim or counselors who have visited the locations can add their own personalized fun facts -- either during announcements, at meals, or at other moments.
At the end of the day, the camper who has the most shekel tokens wins a prize!

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Natalie Blitt — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:48:37 +0000

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