Teaching the TPR Lesson

1. Teaching the TPR Lesson

2. Start with a warm-up

3. Use previously heard commands to review older material

4. Combine previously heard commands with new ones Note that children have to deduce what "נֵר"means.

5. Continue, using old & new terms …but in novel ways

6. Check for comprehension

7. Introduce new vocabulary Note how this teacher introduces the Hebrew word “to bless” by modeling the action.

8. Introduce new vocabulary Note how this teacher is introducing the Hebrew words for four colors. She has chosen introduce four new terms. Generally 2-3 new words is appropriate in each lesson segment, but judge what your own class can handle.

9. Don’t force student verbal responses Spontaneous student responses generally do not happen till after 10 hours of instruction. Parents may report children using words at home. You may hear some vocabulary used in the hall. Or a student might interject a word in class.

10. Don’t force student verbal responses Listen in this short video for the boy saying “יוֹפִי” (one of the praise words used by the teacher). She reinforces the word, praising the child’s spontaneous verbal response.

11. Don’t force student verbal responses Some students will make vocabulary or grammatical connections. In this video, a boy offers what he thinks is the plural for “חַלָּה.” Like an infant that naturally begins using speech, first attempts may not always be correct.

12. Receive ALL student responses enthusuastically!! Niceיוֹפִי Excellent מְצוּיָן Very goodטוֹב מְאֹד Very nice יָפֶה מְאֹד Well doneכָּל הַכָּבוֹד Clap hands לִמְחוֹא כַּפַּיִים

13. יוֹפִי! Remember these steps for teaching Hebrew with TPR: Start with a warm-up Introduce new vocabulary Build on what students know Don’t force verbal responses Enjoy!!