(Complete before playing Jewish Time Jump: New York)

(30–45 minutes, depending on which activity you choose)

1. Hand out the “Making Change” worksheet and ask students to take a few quiet minutes thinking about a time they tried to change something in their home, school, or community.
2. Encourage students to jot down notes, write full sentences, or draw pictures to help them think about the questions. Be sure to explain that they will have the opportunity to share their story, but that they will not be handing in the worksheet.
3. Ask students to share their responses/stories. Make a two-column chart to capture what students wanted to change and how they made change.

Alternative Methods for Making Change Activity

Method 1: Think-Pair-Share

Rather than asking students to share with the large group, have students draw or write their responses and then share with a partner first. After students have shared, ask for volunteers to report their partner’s story to the group. Record responses in the chart as described above.

Method 2: Interview

Ask students to use the questions on the worksheet to interview someone else about how they made change. This could be another student, a teacher, a volunteer, a parent, a rabbi, etc. You could conduct the interview as a whole class, in pairs, or individually. This could be part of classwork, or you could assign it as homework.