Sharsheret Hasafa 5
Books to learn Hebrew: grammar, reading comprehension and vocabulary, level 5
To whom is it directed?
For 5 graders – 10 years old.
Lenght of the book:
138 pages.
Theme of book:
To repeat and perfect what has been learned in the previous volumes of the series in its two principal levels and to realize a quick review on the reading themes which have been learned in depth of the previous years, to avoid that they get forgotten and there will be retraction to apply the rules.
Purpose of the book:
Vocabulary, grammar and reading rules.
Caracteristics:
This book attends to two important areas of the language: writing and reading. It works for the practice of linguistic abilities and the continuous development of conversation, as well a diverse subjects related to reading.
It summarizes and perfects what has been taught in the previous volumes and fine tunes these concepts, so the student can achieve constructing sentences correctly and can keep up a fluid conversation in Hebrew.
Content:
Language:
This book is the finalization and resume of the 4 books before. It repeats and fine tunes all the vocabulary of the previous years together with repetition of the grammar rules as well as the advanced practice in the construction of sentences and paragraphs.
The chapters of the book are being divided in grammatical subjects and inside each chapter several lists of vocabulary are being used that by the end of the book a complete repetition has been achieved with all the vocabulary rules and the grammar learned.
- Chapter 1: YACHID/YECHIDA/RABIM/RABOT (singular and plural in feminine and masculine): profound repetition of the learned rules from previous years to identify the type of word and to change it from singular to plural, etc., plus an explanation of the exceptions of these rules and their identification (p.11-34).
- Chapter 2: Shemot Toar (adjectives) – to practice the adjectives and the correct conjugation of them (p. 35-47).
Ze/ Zot? Ele (this that these those) – a short review of the use Ze/Zot/Ele according to the type of word and the construction of proper sentences (p.48-50).
- Chapter 3: Shayachut (words belonging to): review and practice of the words that belong and their correct use (p.51-60).
Yesh / en (there is / there is not) review and practice of the correct use of the words Yesh and En (p. 61-70).
- Chapter 4: Shorashim (roots): review and a thorough practice to identify the roots of the words, essential for an adequate comprehension and a correct construction of the language (p.71-85).
Conjugation of verbs in their times – a large part of the book is dedicated to this important theme, which is the foundation to construct proper sentences and for a fluid conversation in the language (p.86-106).
- Chapter 5: Otiot Hashimush (mem shin hei vav chaf lamed beit), Milot Kishur (linked words), Milot Sheela (words of question) – review and extension of these basic words which form the foundation of a dialogue and connect the sentences correctly (p.107-130).
- Chapter 6: Construction of sentences and paragraphs – in the first stage the correct word order in a sentence is being practiced and afterwards the students must construct sentences and paragraphs in a correct Hebrew on their own. In this chapter the purpose for which this series has been created, is being fulfilled: that the children can compose sentences and paragraphs on their own, using an extensive vocabulary which they acquired and the basic grammar rules which they learned and internalized (p.131-148).
Reading:
Practice and fast review of reading subjects: in this chapter a short review of the reading subjects is being realized which have been very well learned in the previous years.
- Tenuot Gedolot and Katanot, the rules of Shva Na and Shva Nach, Kamatz Katan (include the identifying and reading of the Pesukim of the Tora), Degashim (letters with an accent,Mapik – dot in the letter hei at the end of a word (sifrah, beitah) Patach Gnuva (when the last letter of a word ends with ח ע or ה with Patach), Imot Hakria (ה א ע ו etc. and the reading of complex words (p.149-158).
- Reading without Nikud: using the method of previous years which is based on the identification for visual signs in the text (p. 159-172).
- Repeating the reading of Rashis script: using the method of the previous year which is based on the distribution of the letters in groups (p.173-182).