Book Catalog
Spiral Curriculum
Explore our full Hebrew book catalogue — 36 titles designed to support real-world, communicative learning from Novice Low to Advanced levels. The Granite Ivrit curriculum is grounded in the Proficiency Approach and built on a functional language framework. It follows a spiral structure aligned with ACTFL benchmarks, supporting learners across multiple years and levels of proficiency. The catalogue includes books for early literacy, thematic content, and holiday-based learning.
Book Catalog: Learn to read & write
Early Literacy: Teaching the Alef-Bet Beginner Reading & Writing Series
Shalom Series: Me and My Immediate World
This two-book series is intended for learners at the Novice Mid level who have acquired basic reading and writing skills but still have a limited vocabulary.
My Family Series: Me and My Family
This three-book series is designed for learners at the Novice to Intermediate Low levels, and explores family as a foundation for personal, cultural, and historical identity.
Israel Through the Seasons Series: Experiencing Nature and Culture
This three-book series is designed for learners at the Novice Mid to Novice High levels and explores how the seasons are uniquely experienced in Israel through weather, food, plants, animals, holidays, and culture while promoting critical thinking.
Me and My Home Series: Exploring the Physical World Around Us
This three-book series is designed for learners at the Intermediate Low to Intermediate Mid levels and centers on the learner’s physical environment—home, neighborhoods, and global housing.
My Hobbies & Beyond the Classroom Series: Personal Interests and Social Engagements
This three-book series is designed for learners at the Intermediate Low to Intermediate Mid levels and explores leisure and extracurricular life through a cultural and personal lens.
Humans & Animals Series: Our Relationship with the World
This three-book series is designed for learners at the Intermediate Low to Intermediate High levels and explores the evolving relationship between humans and animals on personal, cultural, and societal levels.
Three, Four, and Let’s Play Series: Games as Cultural and Social Reflection
This three-book series is designed for learners at the Intermediate Mid to Advanced levels and examines games as windows into social norms, creativity, and historical context.
Holiday Series: Celebrating Language and Culture Through the Jewish Year
This ten-book series is designed for learners at the Novice Mid to Intermediate Mid levels and explores Jewish and Israeli holidays through Hebrew language and Israeli cultural expression.
Supplementary Teaching Tools
Enhance your classroom experience and support effective implementation of the Granite Ivrit curriculum with these targeted teacher tools.