The CAEF Educational Resources are divided into two main sections:

1. The main resource document, CAEF Jewish Educational Resources.pdf, is a 45-page reference document with books, videos, and lesson suggestions for K-12 students, divided by grade levels, under the topics: Antisemitism, Biographies, Culture and History, Holidays, Holocaust, Israel, and Zionism. These resources also provide an educational reading experience for interested adults, parents and educators outside of the classroom.
    

2. The easy-to-use Lesson Plans are designed for you — K-12 educators, librarians, parents, and all interested adults — who believe in inclusion for all students in our schools. The lesson plans are separated for Grades K-6 and Grades 7-12. Using the complex Jewish experience as a base, lessons segue into common concerns so all students will be given the opportunity to engage, share and identify.

Let’s make sure we offer all students, our leaders of tomorrow, knowledge from books, videos and primary, documented historical material, along with the skills they will need for logical thought and respectful debate.

CAEF’s Educational Resources provides a solid framework for K-12 that:

• Includes documented Jewish experiences in lessons that fan out for multicultural inclusion

• Provides the groundwork research for lessons that the educator can adapt to their own personal teaching style and students’ needs.

• Promotes opportunities for students to research, read, write, think, listen, and speak.

• Offers quotes by great educators and scholars from various backgrounds.

• Relates contemporary realities of Antisemitism to root causes using primary materials that aim for enlightenment regarding the ability to recognize antisemitic tropes.

• Follows Ontario curriculum guidelines while offering educators options for curriculum integration through short one-session lessons as well as theme-related longer sessions.

• Uses valuable picture books as an often-neglected base for further in-depth lessons in all grades.

• Includes material about the Holocaust, aiming for enlightenment that has both past and current connections.

• Encourages teachers to use their own creativity and student needs when selecting topics as well as books vs. online choices.

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How to Use These Educational Resources

1. Choose a specific topic from the Table of Contents below, found in CAEF Jewish Educational Resources.pdf. Each item is available in the PDF Bookmarks window which allows you to easily hyperlink to that section. Under each main heading, you’ll find books, videos, and lesson ideas. When making a selection you’ll want to consider our grade levels as well as the maturity of your students.

• Antisemitism

• Biographies

• Culture and History

• Holidays

• Holocaust

• Israel

• Zionism

Most books are available at local libraries and online. Videos can be accessed easily with the links provided. Enjoy!

2. For Lesson Plans Grades K-6, please view Lesson-Plan-Formats-for-K-6.pdf first for our unique interactive approaches, which are numbered, Lesson Plan #1 etc. Then visit the Lesson Plans which include a specific topic and printouts. We recommend you utilize our sample lesson plan on the topic of the Christie Pits Riot which can be used for several grade levels.​

• NOTE: This section remains a work-in-progress and lesson plans will be added shortly.
   

3. For Lesson Plans Grades 7-12, please view Grades-7-12-Table-of-Contents-and-Lesson-Summaries.pdf first for a full description and summary of the lesson plans available.

• Full, digitally-accessible Lesson Plans have Teacher’s Guides, Worksheets, and Answer Keys.

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Questions? Comments? Please reach out to us at caefresources@gmail.com and we will get right back to you.

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