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Carol Starin and Friends
Carol's Column in the Torah Aura Bulletin Board begins its fifth season. Join the annual “5 Things” Extravaganza. 100 ideas and strategies to actualize in your classroom or include in your faculty bulletin! The Martha Stewart of Jewish education and 9 creative educators who are part of the “5 Things” team will share secrets and strategies, projects and programs to enhance and enrich any Jewish classroom. The entire learning community will become part of the “5 Things” process.
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Art Projects
Brainstorming
Controversy
Teen Aides
Parents
Pasuk
Special Needs
Newspapers
Books
Camp
Additional Resources
Art Projects- Laurie Bellet
Laurie presents some simple art projects using paper which can be adapted for different grade levels and different subject areas

Sentence Strips
Make timelines, belts and other projects using sentence strips.
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Half and Half Art
Make the most of old calendar pictures and coloring books.
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Trioramas
Learn to make trioramas on different subject areas.
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Brainstorming: The Five Things Process- Paul Epstein
Paul discusses different brainstorming techniques, and leads a demonstration of the "five things process.".

Doodling
What's in the margins can sometimes be more important.
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Break it Down
Develop five teaching ideas on any subject..
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Teaching Controversial Subjects- Paul Epstein
Paul addresses different issues that must be considered when teaching controversial subjects

Rape in Jewish Texts
A successful model for dealing with controversy in the classroom
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Working with Teen Aides- Michael Fixler
Michael gives strategies for working with teen aides in the classroom.

Responsibility
Give teens specific areas of responsibility.
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Getting Parents Involved- Linda Kirsch
Linda shows how to keep parents involved and informed.

Communication
Strategies for communicating with parents.
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The Parking Lot
How to reach parents when they are dropping off and picking up their kids.
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Teaching a Pasuk- Rivy Poupko Kletenik
Rivy models the process of teaching a pasuk to a class.

Reading
Getting the class comfortable reading the pasuk.
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Understanding
Learning to understand the literal meaning of the pasuk.
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Discussing
Tackling the larger issues in the pasuk.
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Working with Special Needs- Fran Pearlman
Fran talks about what every school needs to know in order to assure every child a quality Jewish education.

Assumptions
Basic assumptions about dealing with special needs.
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Strategies
What schools can do to assure a quality education for every student.
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Newspapers- Iris Petroff
Iris discusses creative uses for newspapers in the classroom.

Life-Cycle Family
Create a family- take them through the Jewish life-cycle.
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Both Sides
Often stories in the newspaper are biased in one direction or another- ways students can read with a critical eye.
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Nudniks for Justice
Use the newspaper as a call to action.
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Using Books in the Classroom- Carol Starin
Carol Starin shows different ways of making and using books in the classroom.

Scrapbooks
Create a portfolio of a student's growth through the year.
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Class Books
Make books together as a class.
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Concept Books
Create books around many themes.
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Book Adaptations
Adapt your student's favorite books for different situations.
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Lessons from Camp- Ira Wise
Why can't school be more like camp? Ira discusses ways we can bring the "camp spirit" to our schools.

Camp is for the Campers
Remembering why you're there.
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Rituals are Important
Creating patterns and routines to help orient students.
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Never Contradict Another Counselor
The importance of respecting each other's dignity.
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