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What's
Kosher, What's Not?
A collage Activity
Religion: Judaism
Purpose: to
familiarize and test knowledge and understanding regarding Kosher dietary
regulations and how they impact on the lives of Jews Cognitive
Skills: application, analysis, evaluation
Learning Styles: active,
visual,
sensing
Intelligences: visual-spatial,
bodily-kinesthetic
Use: in classroom,
as homework For: individuals,
pairs, small groups Estimated
time: 30 minutes - one hour (once packages and images are located) Materials
needed: paper or poster board, glue, scissors, old magazines
(especially food/cooking related), junk
mail ads (especially for restaurants), clip art and other sources for images,
actual empty food packages, marker(s) to label
posters. Note:
can be done in front of the TV, or listening to music The
Activity:
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Once
students are introduced to the basics of Kosher dietary rules and the
kinds of symbols to look for on packaged food, have them look in their
own kitchens and on grocery shelves to locate various kosher markings
on packages. (Refer to lecture notes, text and websites noted below
for guidance regarding kosher dietary regulations and kosher symbols
to look for.)
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Students
should begin collecting empty food packages in two groups: those with
and without kosher markings (cut out the fronts of the packages, being
sure to include the kosher symbol)
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Students
should also look for images of foods that would and would not fit
within the standards for a kosher diet
Individually
(at home):
Divide
the poster board in half so it looks like this:
Alternatively:
students can create a scrapbook of their collection using a series
of pages (they might have two sections: one "kosher", the
other "non-kosher" or contrast on opposing pages the kosher
and non-kosher equivalents, perhaps using different colors of paper
for the two categories)
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Have
students clearly circle, using a marker, the kosher symbol on food
packages
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Label the
images of kosher and non-kosher foods, explaining why the the
non-kosher foods are non-kosher (example: an image of a
cheeseburger from a fast food restaurant advertisement might be
placed on the "non-kosher" side and marked: "mixing
meat and dairy")
Pairs or small
groups (in the classroom):
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Students
bring in their collections and work together to create a group
poster (or two posters: one for "kosher," one for
"non-kosher").
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Students may
also be asked simply to bring in actual empty food packages they
have collected and sort through them as a group, placing kosher
packages in one group and non-kosher in another.
Web resources:
Alternative
possibilities: any topic which lends itself to contrasting opposites
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