Vayeshev . Middah/ Jewish Value Activity Early Years & Foundation Stage 0 - 5 Yaakov gives Yosef a beautiful coat as a gift. Yosef shows it to his brothers. They are jealous of their younger brother. When Yosef tells them about his dreams they become even more jealous and decide to send Yosef away - Learning not to be jealous Sing this song. (by AJE 'Bible Story House' Team) Tune: Old McDonald had a farm Yosef he had a coat, it was so very grand And everywhere that Yosef went it was loved throughout the land. It was red and yellow and green and blue, orange and pink and purple too. Yosef he had a coat, it was so very grand. Yosef he had a coat, it was so very grand. And when his brothers looked at him, they didn't understand. 'Why him, not us? It isn't fair. A beautiful coat we want to wear.' Yosef he had a coat, it was so very grand. Key Stage 1 5 - 8 Yosef's brothers are so jealous of him, that they want to kill him. His oldest brother Reuven suggests that they throw him into a pit rather than kill him. He hopes to rescue him afterwards and take him back to their father - Doing what is right See Bibliography - General Read the story of the Parashah from 'Genesis - The Jewish Children's Bible', pages 36 - 38. When you reach the part where the brothers want to kill Yosef and Reuven intervenes, discuss what choices Reuven could make. Key Stage 2 8 - 11 Yosef does not realise that when he shows off his new coat and tells his brothers about his dreams, they will become angry and jealous. Yosef learns to consider other people's feelings when he is in prison and helps the butler and the baker - Being sensitive See Bibliography - General Read the story of the Parashah from 'Genesis - The Jewish Children's Bible'. The Jewish Children's Bible. When you reach Yosef's interpretation of the baker's dream (page 39) and he tells the baker the blunt truth, perhaps he could have said this more sensitively. Ask the children for examples of handling difficult situations in a sensitive way i.e. illustrate the meaning of the phrase.