My First Day of School Story Pack
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1. Parallel text — read with the audio
Play the story audio on the story page. Read the Hebrew column out loud with the narrator. Glance at English only when stuck.
| ¶ | Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | זֶה הַיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל יוֹנָתָן בְּבֵית הַסֵּפֶר. | ZE ha-YOM ha-ri-SHON shel yo-na-TAN be-VEIT ha-SE-fer. | Today is Yonatan's first day at school. |
| 2 | יוֹנָתָן קָטָן וּקְצָת מְפַחֵד. | yo-na-TAN ka-TAN u-ke-TSAT me-fa-KHED. | Yonatan is small and a little scared. |
| 3 | עַל הַגַּב שֶׁלּוֹ יֵשׁ תִּיק חָדָשׁ וְכָחֹל. | al ha-GAV she-LO yesh TIK kha-DASH ve-kha-KHOL. | On his back there is a new, blue backpack. |
| 4 | בַּתִּיק יֵשׁ עִפָּרוֹן, מַחְבֶּרֶת, וְסֵפֶר. | ba-TIK yesh i-pa-RON, makh-BE-ret, ve-SE-fer. | In the backpack there is a pencil, a notebook, and a book. |
| 5 | הַמּוֹרָה מְחַיֶּכֶת וְאוֹמֶרֶת: "שָׁלוֹם, יְלָדִים!" | ha-mo-RA me-kha-YE-khet ve-o-ME-ret: "sha-LOM, ye-la-DIM!" | The teacher smiles and says: "Hello, children!" |
| 6 | יוֹנָתָן יוֹשֵׁב לְיַד יֶלֶד נֶחְמָד בְּשֵׁם דָּוִד. | yo-na-TAN yo-SHEV le-YAD YE-led nekh-MAD be-SHEM da-VID. | Yonatan sits next to a nice boy named David. |
| 7 | הֵם מְצַיְּרִים וּמְשַׂחֲקִים בְּיַחַד. | hem me-tsay-ye-RIM u-me-sa-kha-KIM be-YA-khad. | They draw and play together. |
| 8 | בְּסוֹף הַיּוֹם, יוֹנָתָן שָׂמֵחַ. יֵשׁ לוֹ חָבֵר חָדָשׁ. | be-SOF ha-YOM, yo-na-TAN sa-ME-akh. yesh LO kha-VER kha-DASH. | At the end of the day, Yonatan is happy. He has a new friend. |
2. True or False?
Read each statement and circle T if true, F if false. If false, write the correction in the blank.
1.It is Yonatan's first day at school.TF
2.Yonatan is brave and not afraid.TF
3.Yonatan has a new blue backpack.TF
4.In the backpack there are toys.TF
5.The teacher greets the children.TF
6.Yonatan sits alone by the window.TF
7.The two boys draw and play together.TF
8.At the end of the day, Yonatan is sad.TF
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