Teacher Resources at the Cutter Creativity Center
The teachers’ resource room, located in the Cutter
Creativity Center at CAJE, has been serving preschool, religious
school, and day school teachers since the start of the agency. The
Center provides teachers with print, audio-visual and computer curriculum
materials, hands-on resources, and creative consultation. Three
of the more popular items in the Center are the:
Holiday books, flash cards, games, posters, holiday clipart, and videos are among the many items you can find in our Resource Center. The Teacher Center is open Monday from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tues through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Special arrangements
can be made for teachers who need the facility on Sundays or evenings.
For more information, contact Betty Bridge (314) 442-3762 or Michelle Brooks (314) 442-3774. Back to top
Die Cut Shapes -
 New Shapes Now Available (highlighted in red)
  
Below is a list of the die cuts available at CAJE (St. Louis) for your use. You may bring in your own cardstock or construction paper. You may use the die cut machine and die cuts free of charge. If you prefer to use CAJE paper, there is a nominal charge per sheet.
- TORAH XL: GlueTorah blessings, Torah portion, etc. in center.
- BREAD XL: Blessing over bread.
- CHALICE (WINE CUP) XL: Wine blessing.
- GRAPES XL: Blessing over wine.
- CARROT XL: Blessing over food from the earth.
- APPLE LG and XL: Blessing on fruit from trees.
- PIZZA XL: Miscellaneous food blessing.
- ICE CREAM XL: Glue Hebrew miscellaneous food blessing on ice
cream dish.
- HAND-CLOSED XL: Chamsah
- PAPER DOLL (PEOPLE) XL: Create bible figures such as Joseph or
Moses.
- CHILD'S HAND LG: Miscellaneous art projects.
- VISOR XL: Decorate a visor with Hebrew name.
- CAMERA XL: Glue picture of student, Israel, etc. in center opening
of camera.
- PICTURE FRAME CARD XL: Insert picture behind window.
- 3-D BANK (HOUSE) XL: Tzedakah box
- CASTLE XL: Purim–Put Queen Esther inside the castle door, make
Purim hat.
- BASKET XL: Purim – make shaloch manot baskets
- CROWN/BORDER XL: Purim crown or bulletin border.
- MASK XL: Decorate a Purim mask.
- PENCIL BOX (MEZZUZAH CASE) XL: Purim gragger or mezzuzah
case.
- EASEL BACK XL: Use on back of art work, pictures, or signs as a
stand.
- STAMP XL: Make a stamp for Israel in honor of Yom Ha’aztmaut.
- MAP OF ISRAEL XL: Mount on paper and add cities, etc.
- HEART INSIDE HEART LG: Love Israel, love Hebrew
- WHALE XL: Use for Jonah and the whale.
- BIRD XL: Dove
- FROG PUPPET LG: Passover plagues, Passover frog song puppet.
- FROG BOOKMARK LG: Passover bookmark.
- PEAR LG & XL: Make silly fruit for Sukkot.
- ORANGE LG: Hang in Sukkah.
- AWARD LG: Create classroom awards.
- MAPLE LEAF LG: Bulletin board
- CRAYON LG and XL: Use on bulletin board to learn names of
colors in Hebrew.
- STAR BOOKMARK LG: Student bookmark.
- BOOKMARK LG: Create bookmark by adding something to the top
of bookmark.
- STAR OF DAVID LG: Cards, pictures, posters.
- STAR INSIDE STAR OF DAVID LG: Cards, pictures, posters.
- PHOTO STAR OF DAVID LG: Use to cut photos in the shape of a
star of David.
- STAR FRAME XL: Use for student picture, on bulletin boards or
on student folders
- STAR OF DAVID MINI:
Decorate Chanukah pictures.
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DREIDLE LG: Chanukah cards and hanging decorations.
- MENORAH XL with CANDLES : Create Hanukah pictures and
cards.
- 3-D MENORAH: Good for younger children.
- QUESTION WHEEL XL: Use to learn Hebrew.
- HEBREW LETTERS 3”: Use to make signs and bulletin board titles.
- ENGLISH LETTERS/NUMBERS 3”: Use to make signs/bulletin
board titles.
- ENGLISH LETTERS/NUMBERS 2”: Use to make signs/bulletin
board titles.
- PUZZLE #3 XL (15 pieces): Draw picture or invitation and
cut into puzzle pieces or ice breaker/team games.
- MOBILE XL: Hange fruit for Sukkot, symbols for holidays.
- GAME BOARD #1 XL: Create filefolder games.
VIEW DIE CUT SHAPES (PDF file)
VIEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE ACCUCUT MACHINE (PDF FIle)
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BEGINNING OF THE YEAR MATERIALS
Classroom Achievement Bulletin Board (Tree of Life-Reward)
Classroom Memory Chain (Getting to Know Everyone Paper Chain)
Jewish Holiday Chain (All Year Classroom Project)
Opening Day Ice Breakers
BOARD GAMES
Bull's Eye Game
Call to Worship File Folder Game
Cartoon Fun File Folder Game
Race to the Frog Pond File Folder Game
Race to the Moon File Folder (Black-White) Game
Race to the Moon File Folder Game
Slide File Folder (Black-White) Game
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 SHABBAT MATERIALS
Celebrate Shabbat Game Board and Directions (Part 1)
Celebrate Shabbat Prayer Sheet (Part 2 - Paste on the back of the file folder game board)
Flavor of Shabbat (Shabbat Word Search)
Shabbat Word Game (File Folder Game)
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 TISHREI MATERIALS
Decorate the Sukkah Self-Esteem Bulletin Board
Jewish Calendar English Word Search
Jonah and the Whale
Lulav Craft Project
New Year Greeting Word Puzzle
Shofar Craft Project
Simchat Torah "Me Flag"
Tishrei Picture Book PreK-Kindergarten
Tishrei 5772 Calendar Worksheet
Tishrei Holiday 5772 Information
TISHREI HEBREW MATERIALS
Tisrei Hebrew Concentration Cards
Tishrei Holidays Hebrew Word Search
Tishrei Who Wants to be a Millionaire
 CHANUKAH
Candle Game
Dreidle Toothpick Game
Jeopardy for Chanukah
Chanukah Memory Card Game-Hebrew Cards
Chanukah Hebrew Crossword Puzzle
Chanukah Paper Decorations
Chanukah Candle Blessings
Dreidle Bingo
Star of David
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 TU B'SHEVAT MATERIALS
Collect Leaves for Tu B'Shevat Game
Collect Leaves for Tu B'Shevat Blessing Card
Jeopardy for Tu B'Shevat Game
Scripture Cake for Tu B'Shevat Worksheet
Tu B'Shevat Biblical Hunt Worksheet
Tu B'Shevat Tic Tac Toe Game
Tu B'Shevat Wordsearch
Videos and Books for Tu B'Shevat
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PURIM MATERIALS
Purim Statement Bingo Board
Purim Statement Bingo Answer Cards
Purim Statement Bingo Calling Cards
Purim Hebrew-English Memory Cards
Purim Picture Memory-Concentration Cards
It Happened in Shushan File Folder Game
Road to Shushan File Folder Game
Queen Esther in the Castle Art Project
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 PASSOVER MATERIALS
Afikoman Card Game
English Passover Wordsearch
Exodus-Story of Moses Board Game
Experience Passover
Fill Your Seder Plate Board Game
Hebrew Passover Wordsearch
Journey to the Promised Land Board Game
Ma Nishtanah Hebrew Drawing Puzzle
Matzah Man Puppet Craft & Story
My Haggadah PreK - 1st
Origami Jumping Frog
Passover Memory Cards with Hebrew/English
Passover Memory Cards with Hebrew
Passover Picture Memory Cards
Seder Time Board Game and Blessings
Story of Passover Reference Sheet
Ten Plagues Bible Activity
Website Resources for Passover
Compiled by Central Agency for Jewish Education, St. Louis, MO
JEWISH VIRTUAL LIBRARY
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/holidaya.html
MY JEWISH LEARNING
www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Passover.htm
JUDAISM 101 (Answers frequently asked Jewish questions)
www.jewfaq.org/holidaya.htm
NY BJE (Passover Educational PDF Downloads)
www.bjeny.org/erc_Passover.asp?dept=Educational%20Resources
THE JEWISH MAGAZINE: PASSOVER EDITION
(Contains a Passover Archive Page with articles on history, seder, stories, recipes, etc.)
www.jewishmag.com/jimmenu/passover.htm
BABAGANEWZ (Contains online Pesach games, crafts, stories, etc.)
www.babaganewz.com/holidays/index.cfm?cat=23&sub=pesachcentral
TORAH TOTS (The Torah Tots do Pesach stories, games, coloring and more)
www.torahtots.com/holidays/pesach/pesach.htm
FUNNY PASSOVER SONGS
www.holidays.juda.com/passover-songs.shtml
UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
www.urj.org/holidays/pesach/index.cfm
UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM
www.uscj.org/Passover5813.html
ORTHODOX UNION
www.ou.org/chagim/pesach/default.htm
CHABAD
www.chabad.org
RECONSTRUCTIONIST
www.ritualwell.org/holidays/passover/onthesedertable
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HEBREW LETTER REVEIW MATERIALS
Aleph-Bet 8 x 11 File Folder Game
Look Alike Letter-Vowel Game
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HEBREW PRAYER MATERIALS
Shabbat Kiddush
Shabbat Kiddush Questions and Answers Game Cards
MT - Shabbat Kiddush Question and Answer Game Cards
Shabbat Kiddush Syllable Match Off Card Game
MT - Shabbat Kiddush Syllable Match Off Card Game
Shabbat Kiddush Prayer Sheet and 16 Phrase Cards
MT - Shabbat Kiddush Prayer Sheet and 16 Phrase Cards
Shabbat Kiddush Prayer Sheet and 20 Phrase Cards
MT - Shabbat Kiddush (with first paragraph) Prayer Sheet and 20 Cards
Ma'ariv
Ma'ariv and Yotzer Questions and Answers Cards
Yotzer
Yotzer and Ma'ariv Questions and Answers cards
Yotzer Or Prayer Sheet and 16 Phrase Cards
MT - Yotzer Or Prayer Sheet and 18 Lines
MT - Yotzer Or Prayer Sheet and 18 Phrase Cards
Yotzer Or Syllable Match Off Card Game
MT - Yotzer Or Syllable Match Off Card Game
V'ahavtah
V'ahavtah Questions and Answers Game Cards
MT - V'ahavtah Prayer Sheet and 16 Lines
V'ahavtah Prayer Sheet and 20 Phrase Cards
MT - V'ahavtah Prayer Sheet and 20 Phrase Cards
V'ahavtah Syllable Match Off Card Game
Avot
Avot V'emahot and Amidah Questions and Answers Cards
MT - Avot V'emahot and Amidah Question and Answer Cards
Avot V'emahot Prayer Sheet with intro 10 lines
MT - Avot V'emahot Prayer Sheet with intro 10 Lines
Avot V'emahot Prayer Sheet - 24 Lines
Avot V'emahot Prayer Sheet - 27 Lines
Avot V'emahot Prayer Sheet and 10 Phrase Cards
MT - Avot V'emahot Prayer Sheet and 10 Phrase Cards
Avot V'emahot Prayer Sheet and 27 Phrase Cards
MT - Avot V'emahot Prayer Sheet and 27 Phrase Cards
Avot V'emahot Syllable Match Off Card Game
Gevurot
Gevurot Prayer Sheet - 12 Lines
MT - Gevurot Prayer Sheet - 13 Lines
Gevurot Prayer Sheet and 13 Phrase Cards
MT - Gevurot Prayer Sheet and 13 Phrase Cards
K'dusha
K'dusha Prayer Sheet and 20 Phrase Cards
K'dusha Questions and Answers Cards
Torah Blessings
MT - Torah Blessings
Torah Blessings Prayer Sheet and 10 Phrase Cards
Haftarah Blessings
Haftarah Blessings Questions and Answers Cards
MT - Haftarah Blessings Paragraph Prayer Sheet
Haftarah Blessings Prayer Sheet and 27 Phrase Cards
MT - Haftarah Blessings Prayer Sheet and 27 Phrase Cards
Haftarah Blessings Syllable Match Off Card Game
Aleinu
Aleinu Questions and Answers Cards
Aleinu Syllable Match Off Card Game
Mourner's Kaddish
Mourner's Kaddish Prayer Sheet and 20 Cards
MT - Mourners Kaddish Prayer Sheet - 22 Lines
Mourner's Kaddish Questions and Answers Cards
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Teacher
Resources
Alphabetical List of Web Sites for Jewish
Educators
The list below contains an alphabetical listing of some web sites
to help Jewish educators in selecting appropriate resources on a
wide range of Jewish topics. The Central Agency for Jewish Education
will not accept any responsibility for information included or excluded
form the sites.
BabagaNewz http://www.babaganewz.com
– Interactive web site for 4 th through 7 th graders to explore
Jewish topics. Publishes monthly magazine for the classroom
and provides a Jewish Book Club for students.
Behrman House Publishers http://www.behrmanhouse.com
- Publishes curricula for kdg. – adult, Bible, Hebrew, ethics,
history, holidays and Israel
DAVKA Corporation http://www.davka.com
- develops Judaic software for Hebrew language, word processing,
Bible, graphics, games and more.
EKS Publishing Co. http://www.ekspublishing.com
– Instructional materials for biblical and prayerbook Hebrew,
books, audiotapes, charts, flashcards, and posters for the classroom.
ERGO Media, Inc. http://www.jewishvideo.com
– Specializes in Jewish videos
Kar-Ben Books http://karben.com
– good source for Jewish calendars. Books for toddlers,
students and families on crafts, family, Shabbat, holidays and services.
KTAV Publishing House http://www.KTAV.com
– Publishes curricula, books, and games for adults and classrooms.
Learning Plant http://www.learningplant.com
– Jewish teaching resources and materials such as games, software,
music, books, awards, borders, puppets, flags, posters, stickers,
stencils and puzzles.
LD Online www.ldonline.org - Information about learning disabilities and ADHD
Jewish Women's Archive www.jwa.org - provides free access to a wide variety of innovative educational materials and exhibitions, a leadinag source of information on American Jewish women
Puzzlemaker http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com - Create your own mazes, word searches and crossword puzzles.
St. Louis Learning Disabilities Association www.ldastl.org - information about learning disabilities information and training
TARA/TARA West Publications and Jewish Music http://www.jewishmusic.com
– Provider of Jewish music, print, audio, and video
Teachers Helping Teachers http://pacificnet.net/~mandel/ - educational links by subject
Torah Aura Productions http://torahaura.com
– classroom instant lessons, teacher and educator books, posters,
school curricula for pre-k through adult.
Torah Educational Software (TES, Inc) http://www.jewishsoftware.com
– developer and distributor of Judaic, Hebrew and Bible educational
software.
Torah Umesorah Publication – provides curricula
and materials used in yeshiva/day schools and afternoon Hebrew schools.
Tel: 718 259-1223 E-mail: publications @tupublications.com
URJ Press http://www.urjbooksandmusic.com publisher of educational materials and textbooks for preschool
through adult.
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Book Service http://www.uscj.org
– Publishes and distributes publications and resource materials
from the United Synagogue, Rabbinical Assembly, Commission on Jewish
Education, and Youth Departments.
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Video
Catalog
The CAJE video collection provides educators with Judaic videos. A complete selection
of CAJE videos can be found here.
CAJE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO CATALOG - ALL TITLES BY SUBJECT/CATEGORY
CAJE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO CATALOG - ALPHABETICAL LISTING
CAJE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO CATALOG - ADULT JEWISH CONTENT
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