Bemidbar . Middah/ Jewish Value Activity Early Years & Foundation Stage 0 - 5 The Tribes and their leaders are named - Importance of a Jewish name Do the children know their Jewish names? Are any of the names the same as the Tribes? Sing this song about names/ introducing each other. The children sit in a circle on the floor. Have a largish ball (not too hard) which is rolled across the circle whilst singing: Tune: Row, Row, Row the Boat Roll, roll, roll the ball, Roll it to a friend, Look its reached David/Rachel Now roll it on again! (Use this activity again when there are new children in the group) Key Stage 1 5 - 8 God tells the Bnei Yisrael (Tribes) that each should have their special place in the camp and instructions are given for them to follow - Following instructions Ask the children to do the following, in turn: Line up in height order Line up in alphabetical name order - first names Line up in alphabetical name order - surnames Line up in birthday order Jan - Dec. Each time they have to listen carefully to your instructions to carry out the task and get into their correct location. Key Stage 2 8 - 11 The parashah describes the camp of Bnei Yisrael in the Midbar (Wilderness). Each Tribe had its own location, flag and symbol. Each Tribe member knew where they lived and who they were - Jewish identity Discussion What do the children know about their ancestors e.g. where did they come from?, what jobs did they have? What more would they like to know? Is there anyone from the past in their family that they would have liked to interview and what would they have asked them?