Shavuot
A WebQuest for 6th Grade (customs and traditions of
Shavuot)
Designed and
developed by
Lea Rosenfeld and Ariella Levenberg
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits
Introduction 
Shavuot is the Jewish holiday
celebrating the harvest((קציר season in Israel. Shavuot which means “weeks”, refers to the timing of the festival which is held
exactly 7 weeks after Passover.
You are asked to read the following texts
and find out what are the customs and traditions of this Holiday. After reading the information(מידע), please answer the questions.
Task
You are Going to work in small
groups and your task is to research Shavuot’s
customs and traditions.
You and your partners will need
to work together to present to the class what you have investigated.
The
Process
õ Divide work in groups of 2-3 learners.
õ Choose 2 questions you would like to
investigate:((לחקור
õ You need to find out:
1. What is the
meaning of “Shavuot”?
2. What are the customs the holiday
has?
3. “Shavuot” has many names. What
are the names?
Explain each name.
4. What do we eat on Shavuot? Why?
You can add
a
recipe/picture.
5. What stories/songs are connected to the
holiday?
6. Read about Shavuot traditions
in Jewish
Communities in the Diaspora,
and describe
how
the holiday is celebrated.
õ After you answered the questions you
will create a
Poster/ A Word document/ Power Point
presentation, etc. and report
About what you learned.
õ Make sure each member of the group gets
Experience) (ניסיוןsearching the web.
Resources
*
All about
Shavuot, The story of Ruth, Games, Recipes etc.(torahtots.com).
* Shavuot - The Legends and Customs
*
Shavuot
Customs and Traditions (Nurit Reshef)
*
Customs,
vocabulary, the ten commands, etc.
*
Information, the story of Ruth,
customs, greeting cards, etc.
*
Information, customs,
tradition.
Evaluation
Your
presentation will be assessed by the class, using this Rubric
This
is what you will be looking for as each group presents their Shavuot
presentation.
Print
out the following evaluation form, to write
down your grades and comments for each group.
You
will need one form for every group.
Conclusion
Shavuot is an important holiday. The holiday celebrates the first
fruits, the harvest and the time of the giving of our Torah.
Shavuot, like all holidays has it’s customs
and traditions which you probably know by now.
Based
on a template from The WebQuest Page
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