Visual Shabbat Blessings for Diverse Learners
These Shabbat blessings, created by Gateways' experienced special education teachers, are Illustrated with Tobii Dynavox Picture Communication Symbols®. Illustrating each word with a symbol helps to make these blessings more accessible and understandable for pre-readers and students with disabilities. Students can use these printouts to follow along with the blessing, learn how to recite the blessing, and learn the blessing’s meaning.
- Jewish Tradition
- Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- Not Grade Specific
- After School and Beyond
- Camp
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Early Childhood
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Resources to explore teaching and celebrating Shabbat.
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.