JDAIM Lesson Plans Grades K-2, 3-6 and Teens
Jewish Learning Venture ilesson plans for educators working with K-2, 3-6, and teens. Appropriate for JDAIM or any time of the year. Provided by the Jewish Special Needs/Disability Inclusion Consortium, these lesson plans use Jewish values to help students learn about the importance of disability inclusion.
- Disability and Belonging
- Supporting Individuals
- Supportive Conversations
- Belonging
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- Day Schools
- Congregations
- Early Childhood
- Teens
- After School and Beyond
- Camp
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Family Engagement
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Resources to recognize and celebrate Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month.

Mensch-ify is an alternative learning program that is held twice a month for families with children in Pre-K to 6th grade. It is a developmentally appropriate program, built upon the parent-child co-learning experience, that combines stories, songs, art, movement, and play to provide families with the tools they need to live a Jewish life that works for them.

Merrick Jewish Centre, Merrick, NY. Established congregants meet with families to share their personal stories about a mitzvah they are passionate about. Then families engage in an activity that focuses on that mitzvah.