Tiyulim: Journeys a Hebrew Primer

Grade: 3-4    Tiyulim means “journeys.” Tiyulim takes students on a journey toward mastering Hebrew decoding skills and on a tiyul through the state of Israel. Students will learn to decode Hebrew in only twenty-four lessons. Perfect for classes that meet one or two days a week. Tiyulim offers these resources:

• Tiyulim @ Home Review App offers review exercises, including a recording students email to their teachers. Tiyulim @ Home app is available on iPad, Android and Kindle tablets.
• Class Workbook is filled with additional drill activities and the writing exercises.
• Flashcards, Vocabulary Posters, Teacher’s Guide—flashcards, wall posters, vocabulary posters and a detailed and extensive teacher’s guide—everything a teacher could want.
• Twenty-four 45-minute lessons
• Hebrew key words with visual cuing.
• Research-based introduction of the letters, vowels, and sounding patterns.
• Visual prompting that reinforces directionality.
• An emphasis on Siddur words, phases, and the performance of short prayers.
• Separate writing and printing Classroom Workbooks allow schools to choose the modality.
• These workbooks add additional decoding and discrimination activities enrich the textbook.
• Periodic visits to the Israel that connect Hebrew to Israel.
• A teacher's guide that has been carefully engineered to both provide maximal support and to allow for total creativity.