Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education

Early Childhood Education

Resources and Articles

 

• Discussion Group Guide for Jewish Parents based on The Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D.

 

• Early Childhood Education: The Gateway to Jewish Life

 

• Easing the Separation Process for Infants, Toddlers and Families by Nancy Balaban

 

• Family Activities for Tu BiShvat

 

• Got Shabbat! Parents and Young Children Celebrate Together

 

• Investing in Identity: Effects of Jewish Early Childhood Programs on Family Engagement in Jewish Life - Study by Lyndall Miller

 

• Investing in Identity: Effects of Jewish Early Childhood Programs on Family Engagement in Jewish Life - Executive Summary

 

• Jewish Resources for Parents of Young Children

 

• An Outline of the Seder for Children

 

• Pesah Planner for Your Family

 

• Resources for Jewish Parents: Raising Your Child to Be a Mensch

 

• Resources on Jewish Parenting

 

• A Selected Reading List on Israel for Children Ages 5-8

 

• Traditional Tree Tales

 

• Tu BiShvat Today

 

• Tutors for Toddlers: Anxious Parents are Trying to Give Their Kids an Academic Edge Before They Even Get to Kindergarten

 

• Using Stories as a Literary Tool

 

• What Comes After a Nurturing Preschool Environment for Your Special Child?

 

Newsletters

 

Dare to Dream by Robin Singer http://urj.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=6531

 

A Five-Year-Old's Prayer by Marcey S. Strick Relevant Judaism for Modern Life http://www.beingjewish.org/magazine/fall2005/article4.html

 

Ganeinu, Our Garden, is the semi-annual professional journal designed for Reform Jewish early childhood educators. Below you will find current and past issues, listed with the title of the lead article.

http://urj.org/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?action=Show&item_id=8314&destination=ShowItem

 

JAFI - Israel in Jewish early childhood education: abstracts of articles http://www.jafi.org.il/education/child/israel/teaching/index.asp

 

The Lesson Planet Newsletter contains bi-weekly top educational sites, lessons, and news stories. The Lesson Planet site at http://www.lessonplanet.com/ has a searchable directory of more than 30,000 links to lesson plans by subject, keyword or grade .

 

Notes from a Newcomer by Debbie Popiel White http://urj.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=6539

 

The Project Approach: Let's Learn about Mezuzah by Meir Muller http://www.caje.org/earlychildhood/publication2/index.html

 

Talking Torah While Talking Turkey by Chaya Marks http://www.caje.org/earlychildhood/publication2/index.html

 

Where the Wild Things Came From by Naomi Pfefferman in  Relevant Judaism for Modern Life http://www.beingjewish.org/magazine/winter2004/article2.html .

 

Your Child - USCJ Newsletter for Parents of Young Jewish Children - Winter, 2007

http://www.uscj.org/Your_Child5842.html

 

Will Your Hanukkah Survive the Christmas Frenzy?  

http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,20-10992,00.html?wtlAC=FE_Grades_PreK-2_2005-12-01,email-h

 

For additional resources, see our Family Education and For Parents pages.

 

Contact Information
Please feel free to contact Ellen Walters, ACAJE Consultant for Early Childhood Education at

Phone: (215) 635-8940, ext. 1220
E-mail: ewalters@acaje.org
Fax: (215) 635-8946