Trees
Celebrating Tu Bishvat and the Environment
Curated Series - The Jewish Education Project
4346 views
191 saves

A collection of resources to stimulate students in forming connections between Tu Bishvat, our world, Israel and the environment. 

Type
  • Lesson
  • Game
  • Curriculum
  • Guide
Topic
  • Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
  • Nature
  • Jewish Text and Thought
Setting
  • After School and Beyond
  • Early Childhood
  • Congregational Learning
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • Teen Engagement
Game · Lesson · Online Activity

Tu BiShvat Jigzi Games, Printable Teacher Resources, and our Tu BiShvat app, "Make it Grow"!

Grades:

Age 3–4 · K–5
Website

A collection of Tu Bishvat Seders that can be used as is or can inspire you to write your own seder.

Blog

Everything you wanted to know about Tu Bishvat and the links to delve deeper.

Guide

For centuries we have marked time by celebrating trees and our connection to the natural world this time of year. Nestled between the darkest days of winter and the blossom of springtime Tu B'Shvat offers us a chance to reconnect with the natural world when we often feel disconnected and cooped up inside. But just as trees are working hard sending nourishment to their roots in preparation for springtime growth, so too do we prepare for our reemergence into the world of activity following months of cautionary life. We invite you to use the Hazon 2021 Tu B'Shvat Haggadah as your guide in this celebration of life, nourishment, and hope.

Grades:

6–12
Lesson · Video

A documentary film that focuses on Israeli visionaries and their innovative ideas of how to confront the world’s water crisis.

Grades:

3–12
Lesson · Guide

A study guide of sources, history, activities and other resources.

Grades:

6–12
Game · Guide

This toolkit includes information, activities for an engaging, and educational Tu B'Shevat for your family and/or classroom.

Lesson

Engage students of all ages in the themes of Tu B’Shevat with differentiated, interactive lessons that explore Jewish teachings on environmental responsibility, personal connections to nature, and the significance of trees in Jewish tradition—designed to be accessible for all learners.

Grades:

K–2
Lesson · Curriculum

Two distinct Tu BiShvat seders from Lookstein and the Orthodox Union.

Grades:

Age 3–4 · K–5
Guide · Lesson · Text Study

Explore: Why do we need to be careful about cutting down trees? And did you know that Torah is like a tree?

Grades:

3–7

"Each and every tree has something important to say. If you listen closely, you might too hear their whispers." Rabbi Jackson Mercer creates intentional spaces as a song leader. He is also the author of Wise Friends, a children's book that's really a book for everyone, filled with millennium-old

Curriculum · Lesson

Explore environmentalism through Jewish teachings and art.

Grades:

6–12
Game · Online Activity

A fun online game that teaches students which materials go in trash, recycling, or composting.

Grades:

3–12
Lesson · Article · Guide · Website

Program ideas, Divrei Torah, and Haggadot from the Jewish National Fund.

Grades:

3–12
Lesson · Guide

Four fun Tu BiShvat art projects.

Grades:

Age 3–4 · K–2