Save the Earth: A Mitzvot Lesson Plan
Students will learn the mitzvah of taking care of the earth. A perfect lesson to for Tu BiShevat.
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A lesson plan for grades K-2 focusing on the mitzvah of Bal Tashchit. Students will learn the meaning of this important mitzvah, and connect it to Tu BiShvat through the use of poems, drawings, hands-on activities, and discussion questions.
More Tu BiShvat lesson plans are available from Behrman House through this link (scroll down to "Judaics").
A full lesson plan for grades K-2 in two downloadable PDFs (student material and teacher material).
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