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Chanukah and Shabbot Challah Cover
Students examine the reasons behind why Chanukah is celebrated. As a class, they discover why the Sabboth is considered a more important holiday and why Challah bread is eaten. To end the lesson plan, they make their own Challah cover...
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Hanukkah Game
Students participate in a game involving their motor skills. With a partner, they are given a menorah and bean bags and they decide who carries the candles. After discussing the history of Hanukkah, they practice their locomotive skills.
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Pan de los Muertos (Bread of the Dead)/Mexican Hot Chocolate
Fifth graders examine the role of food in social events. They research a Mexican celebration. They work together to make Mexican hot chocolate.