Name: Everything Is a Game: Gamifying Hebrew & Judaica for Young Learners
Start: 2026-07-27T09:00:00-0400
End: 2026-07-27T10:30:00-0400

Everything Is a Game: Gamifying Hebrew & Judaica for Young Learners

Monday July 27, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am EDT

College Hall Rm 319

Children learn best when they’re actively engaged, moving, laughing, and participating—so why not turn everything into a game? In this session, we’ll explore practical, ready-to-use ways to bring Hebrew and Judaica to life through familiar game structures like “Who Has…?”, Headbands, scavenger hunts, and simple icebreakers reimagined as learning tools. We’ll look at how holidays, Hebrew vocabulary, stories, and Jewish concepts can be embedded into games that already work, and how small shifts can turn transitions, review moments, and even introductions into meaningful learning experiences. Participants will leave with adaptable game ideas and frameworks that make it easy to bring energy, joy, and participation into any Hebrew or Judaica setting.

Speakers

Shana Fruchter

Shana Fruchter is an early childhood music and Jewish educator based in New York City and founder of Music with Shana, music for babies and toddlers, and Sababa with Shana, an independent Hebrew school. As a Hebrew School Education Director for the past two years, she developed curriculum... Read More →

Monday July 27, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
College Hall Rm 319

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NewCAJE17: 50th Anniversary

Shana Fruchter

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