Yotzer+Or

= The Structure = = = = The Story =
 * יוצר אור is the first of two blessings before the morning שמע.
 * יוצר אור is about creation light, and darkness. It refers specifically to the constant role of God as Creator in everyday life.

= The Spiritual =
 * Where do we see acts of creation in our own world?

=__Activity Ideas__=
 * Create an Animoto slideshow with shots of dawn, dusk, and images they associate with the act of creation. The soundtrack could be the students reciting the תפילה.
 * Design a comic strip using Make Beliefs Comix – retell the first chapter of Genesis: The creation story.
 * Using Glogster or Powerpoint, students will continue to create their virtual siddur. Each slide or Glog will contain textual and multi-media elements that reflects its meaning. One of the elements will include the students reciting the יוצר אור.
 * Students will continue to work on their VoiceThread siddur - each slide representing a specific תפילה .One of the elements will be the student reciting the יוצר אור.
 * Create a 140 character interpretation of the t'filla, to be included in a tweeting siddur.

= Decoding =
 * Go here.