Yishar koach—well done, Erev friends! I’m so excited to get to tell you all about the excellent projects our 2nd through 5th graders created to help us review the Yosef story we’ve been learning for the past few months. They are an amazing, creative bunch! Here are the four different activities they came up with.
Two students worked together to make a Yosef-themed game of charades. They took twelve moments from the story and wrote them on cards. One or two kids at a time would look at a card and try to act out the moment in the story for the rest of the group. Everyone else’s job was to guess what part of the story was represented. It was a great, silly way for us to review the whole Yosef story.
Two other students worked together to reimagine the Yosef story as a game of chess. They unfortunately didn’t get a chance to implement their game. The plan was for two kids to play using special Yosef pieces made out of legos while two other kids explained each move as a part of the story.
Three of our drama enthusiasts collaborated to turn parts of the Yosef story into a musical. They wrote scripts and songs, divvied up roles for all the participants, and directed everyone in their play. After the performance was over, they led the group in a discussion reflecting on the feelings of the characters and the lessons we could learn from the play.
The last pair of students drew on their expertise in the world of RPGs to turn two of their favorite games into Yosef adventures. One created a Dungeons and Dragons type game, and the other integrated the Yosef story into a version of Pokémon.
We are so proud of the ideas these kiddos came up with, the dedication they put into planning their activities, and the practice it took to run them for their friends. All of this, of course, would not have been possible without the Boker (pre-K through 1) kiddos participating respectfully and enthusiastically. They listened well to their friends’ instructions and went along with the plans. I love getting to watch these kids work together and teach us all!