Torah-Based Improv: Games and How to Teach Them
85 improvisational drama games that have been specially adapted to bring out Jewish lessons and paired with thematically appropriate short texts and discussion questions. The games are organized in sets of 5 corresponding to holidays, character traits, and mitzvot. These games are ideal for drama teachers, as icebreakers, in school or community, and for a wide range of ages starting in grade 7.
- Arts and Culture
- Creativity and the Arts
- Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
- Nature
- Shabbat
- Storytelling
- Tefilah (Prayer)
- Tzedakah
- 7 - 12
- Not Grade Specific
- After School and Beyond
- Charter/ Independent School
- Camp
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Family Engagement
- Teen Engagement
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