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 * __ S __ING**

**Work on common tunes for the** ** שְׁמַע over several class sessions,** **focusing on a different tune each session** 1) Practice singing the שְׁמַע using the version most commonly sung in your congregational services. Sing a few words and have the students sing them back to you while they keep their eyes on the words either: projected on the board via a digital or overhead projector; viewed on a poster hung on the wall; or by looking at the blessing sheet provided (see the APPENDIX in this document or the RESOURCES page on the wikispace). Listen for mistakes and teach the correct form after students are done; do not interrupt the singing. Have students practice the singing by varying who is involved, for example:
 * ACTIVITY IDEAS:**


 * Everyone
 * Just the boys
 * Just the girls
 * Just those who are wearing red
 * Those who have birthdays in the summer
 * Those sitting in the front of the room
 * Etc.

2) Give students a chanted or recited version of שְׁמַע . It could be chanted by your cantor or soloist and provided on a CD. Or it could be from an online link. Encourage students to sing along with it at school or home.

The following is a list of online resources for the //Sh’ma//, though not a comprehensive one:


 * [](Where it says “chanting,” the first tune is “traditional” by Solomon Sultzer, and the second tune is by Mordechai ben David.)
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