Bereshit

בְּרֵאשִׁית

📜 Weekly parasha🃏 13 cards Genesis 1:1–6:8

The big idea

Caring for the world

caring for Hashem's world

Teacher opens with: “Look! Hashem made this whole beautiful world. Hashem made it one day at a time, in six days, and then rested. Every day this week, let's find out what's new!”

Present Print deck (PDF)

Letter paper · print double-sided, flip on long edge, actual size. All teacher materials ↓

For teachers

Teacher materials

Everything you need to teach Bereshit this week, in one place.

Present mode

🗓️ How to use this week

Teach a few cards a day in five short circle times, about 6–11 minutes each. Read each card's back as you go: it has what to say, what to ask, and the Hebrew.

Monopening card + Days 1–2
TueDays 3–4
WedDays 5–6 + Adam
ThuChava + talk card
FriDay 7 + טוֹב + home card

The teacher booklet walks through each day in more detail. On a projector or big screen, use ▶ Present mode: it follows this plan, and the D key jumps to the next day.

🖨️ Printing tips

📄 Everything is on US letter paper. Print at actual size (100%), not “fit to page”.
🔁 Cards: print double-sided and flip on the long edge, so each picture backs onto its teacher side. Each card is one full sheet: no cutting needed.
📖 The booklet's page numbers match the “📖 Guide p.N” on each card back.
✂️ Activities print single-sided. Heavier paper helps for anything you cut out and reuse.

Cards

The card deckEvery card, kid side and teacher side, on letter paper. One card per sheet, no cutting.PDF · 7.2 MB · 26 pages

Teacher guide

Teacher bookletThe week day by day: what to say, what to ask, and the Hebrew for every card.PDF · 2.2 MB · 19 pages

Activities

8 files, 15.4 MB in all.

Meet the cast

Every story starts with the people in it, and how they feel.

Adam

אָדָם

אֲדָמָה earth

Adam's jobs: care for the garden, name the animals

Chava

חַוָּה

עוֹזְרִים helping

Adam and Chava help each other

The 7 days

One card for each day, in the Torah's order, with something to act out.

Day 1 of 7

Day 1: Light

יוֹם אֶחָד

It was dark. Hashem said, "Let there be light!" ▸ Fists, then open wide
Light for the day, dark for the night: Day 1! ▸ Hold up 1 finger
And Hashem saw it was… TOV! ▸ Thumbs up!
Light! ▸ Open hands

Ask the class

What did Hashem make on Day 1?

אוֹרlight

Let's talk

Questions that connect the story to kids' own lives.

Taking Care of Our World

What could you do for a plant or an animal?
Point to how helping feels!

Power word

One Hebrew word to take home.

good

🗣️ Say it: TOHV

✓gesture
thumbs up×7Hashem said it
7 times!

Our Hebrew word is TOV. It means good! ▸ Thumbs up!
Hashem looked at the new world and saw it was… TOV!
The Torah says it 7 times! Let's count! ▸ Count on fingers: tov, tov, tov…