Anchor Activities for Hilchot

Grade 8 boys

Anchor Activity 1

Pamphlet
Description:
You will be creating a How-to pamphlet to introduce the
basic laws of that could be given out to someone who
is new to the concepts.

You can create this pamphlet by hand or by computer. It should

be visually organized and appealing.

Any questions about this anchor project can be posted on our

Post-It wall and I will address it accordingly.

Topics to include:

what is prohibited to do
how to eat at the same table
the status of salt shakers and bread knives
how to label your kitchen
how long to wait in between milk then meat/meat then milk
food cooked in a fleishig pot
meat around non-jews, -nannies at home

Supplies: Stock paper or construction paper, markers or colored crayons,

ruler and Halacha notes. Alternatively; computer and Halacha notes.

Grading Rubric:
Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Work during
class

Student took a
long time to get
started during
work periods.

Student got
started pretty
fast and worked
okay.

Accuracy

Some Halachos
were included.

Many Halachos
were included.

Student got
right to work
and used his
time
productively.
Almost all
the Halachos
were
included.

MARK
:

Anchor Activities for Hilchot

Grade 8 boys

Presentation

o
o
o
o
o

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Pamphlet is
messy and not
creative.

Pamphlet is
organized and
somewhat
interesting.

Pamphlet is
organized,
looks nice
and is
creative.

MARK
:

Weekly Checklist:
Did you use your time productively? Y/N
In a few words, describe the progress you made this week:
______________________________________________________________________________
What did you enjoy most about this activity this week?
______________________________________________________________________________
Are you experiencing any difficulty with this project? Y/N

If yes, please explain:

_______________________________________________________________
Anchor Activity 2

In Todays World
Description:
You will be researching a modern-day problem, and
summarizing how kashrut organizations deal with the problem.
Examples: Single-sinks, using dishwashers, dairy factory with
parve product, hours to wait after cheesecake, etc.

You can use seforim like The ' Book, The Shabbos
Kitchen, The Radiance of Shabbos, etc, or research online
through different kashrut websites such as www.star-k.org,
www.cor.ca or www.oukosher.org.

The problem and solution should be laid out with proper

headers and paragraphs describing the problem, solution, and
opinions surrounding the solution. Diagrams and pictures help
make it easier for the reader to understand.

Supplies: Paper and pen. Halacha notes, seforim, computer with Internet
access.

Anchor Activities for Hilchot

Grade 8 boys

Grading Rubric:
Work during
class

Accuracy

Presentation

o
o
o
o
o

Level 1

Level 2

Student took a
long time to get
started during
work periods.

Student got
started pretty
fast and worked
okay.

Level 3

MARK
:

Student got
right to work
and used his
time
productively.
The problem and The problem and The problem
solution was
solution were
and solution
inaccurate or
mostly accurate were
missing details.
with minor
accurate and
inaccuracies.
thoroughly
addressed.
Project is
Project is
Project is
disorganized and somewhat
very
confusing.
organized and
organized
understandable. and easily
understood.

Weekly Checklist:
Did you use your time productively? Y/N
In a few words, describe the progress you made this week:
______________________________________________________________________________
What did you enjoy most about this activity this week?
______________________________________________________________________________
Are you experiencing any difficulty with this project? Y/N

If yes, please explain:

_______________________________________________________________