All By Myself? A Thanksgiving Lesson Plan

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Lesson
Text Study

A teacher's guide to accompany the student "All By Myself?" lesson. 

Enduring Understandings of the activity:

  • Personal success can lead people to give all of the credit to themselves and to forget that others (God, parents, teachers, etc) helped them in their achievements.
  • Saying 100 blessings a day reminds us of God's role in our lives.
  • The holiday of Thanksgiving gives those who celebrate the opportunity to express their gratitude to God and/or others in their lives.
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Topic
  • Secular Holidays
  • Jewish Tradition
  • Gratitude
Setting
  • After School and Beyond
  • Congregational Learning
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • Family Engagement
  • Teen Engagement

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