Update on Hebrew/Jewish Montessori Materials

Alisons has the following materials available:

Moveable Alphabet

Tracing Boards

Sandpaper Letters

Jewish and Montessori?

Some Jewish Montessori schools which I think
would be good models for integrating
specific religious and cultural cirriculum
can be found here:
http://www.netivotmontessori.com/
http://shalommontessori.org/index.html
http://www.alefbetmontessori.org/programs/judaic-studies
http://www.sinaiacademy.co.za/
http://www.mjds.ca/

Here is a blurb from the school website:
Are you curious about how we integrate Montessori and Judaic Studies?
In our unique integrated program, a certified Montessori teacher and a qualified Judaic Studies teacher work together in each classroom, all day every day. The Montessori teachers at MJDS have all undergone extensive training in the methods of Montessori education. The Judaic Studies teachers are all fluent Hebrew speakers, who have experience teaching in Israel, and who speak to the children in Hebrew at all times throughout the day. This gives the children the experience of hearing and using Hebrew conversationally and in a practical way on a daily basis, and gives them a more intimate understanding of the language.
The Judaic Studies and Montessori teachers work together to create new materials based on Montessori and Jewish principles. They also work towards full integration and use of the Montessori materials in Hebrew.

All our teachers pursue further professional development in the form of workshops, courses and visits to other schools.
This AMI/Jewish conference looked interesting:
http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/tab3.aspx?EventID=179587
A great article on Jewish Montessori schools
is here: http://www.forward.com/articles/2650/

Have fun reading!

K.

Hallelujah Hebrew Montessori Materials

Puzzles from Hellowood Company

*Update: Constructive Playthings has some things as well!*

http://www.constplay.com/cgi-bin/constplay_cgi.sh/WService=constplay/constplay.com/family/dept.htm?stateInfo=HhhdkwlbabAkacRa16374&dept_id=17&parent_id=0

 

 

My son in law is of Jewish descent (Hungarian and Romanian)

which makes the most beautiful mixed Chinese and Jewish

grandkids on the planet...ok I am a little biased there, I admit.
Here is my list of Jewish/Hebrew/Israeli Montessori materials.

Speaking of Chinese and Jewish, I found a company that

provides Jewish Montessori materials in Beijing China!

For their catalogue click here:
http://www.ganeinubeijing.com/media/pdf/72/Odpc727905.pdf

For a great Montessori blog in Hebrew(use the translator) click here:

http://mychilddiary.blogspot.com/
Montessori Print Shop has Hebrew Montessori materials
here: http://www.shop.montessoriprintshop.com/Hebrew_c176.htm
Montessori Mom "Links of the Day" has ideas
for celebrating Purim here:
http://montessorimom.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/links-for-2008.html
This Montessori based software looks promising:
http://www.jewishsoftware.com/products/Read__Speak_Hebrew_the_Montessori_Way_1355.asp?bhcd2=1274162345
Absorbent Minds Montessori supplier out of the UK

sells these Hebrew moveable alphabets:

http://www.absorbentminds.co.uk/acatalog/info_L_11_60.html

(I've also seen these listed at Alisons out of NY)

Discount School Supply has a few items
of "Judaica":

http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/NewDSS/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=26795&keyword=torah&scategoryid=0&CategorySearch=&Brand=&Price=

http://www.discountschoolsupply.com/NewDSS/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product=26796&keyword=judaica&scategoryid=0&CategorySearch=&Brand=&Price=

For all things Judaica for Kids...here's a store
by that name:
http://www.judaicaforkids.com/
For the Alef Bet in sacks:
http://www.jewishsoftware.com/products/Jewish_Montessori_Alef_Bet_In_Sacks_1313.asp

Enchanted Learnings website has many blackline materials which

in Hebrew (English transliteration):

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/hebrew.shtmlHave Fun!