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Let's Celebrate Kwanzaa!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learn more about Kwanzaa with a celebratory lesson. As learners analyze My First Kwanzaa Book by Debbi Chocolate, they compare and contrast the celebration to other holiday traditions they know about. Next, they prepare and play a...
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3-D Multicultural Ornaments

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create and color three-dimensional ornaments reflecting December's many cultural celebrations. They decide which symbol they wish to create as an ornament, draw or trace the outline of the symbol, and follow directions as they...
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Let's Celebrate Christmas!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the celebration of Christmas as part of an investigation into the multicultural experiences of celebrating holidays. The story written by Richard Paul Evans, "The Light of Christmas" provides the basis for the exploration.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights by Leslie Himmelman. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of Hanukkah. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Let's Celebrate Hanukkah!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify and analyze various multicultural celebrations. They list their prior knowledge of the Jewish Holiday known as Hanukkah and listen to various books about the celebration. Students also compare and contrast Hanukkah to...
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Everybody Celebrates

For Teachers K - 1st
Examine the holidays of La Posada in Mexico, Hanukkah in Israel, and Kwanzaa in the United States. Learners identify the countries on a world map, listen to stories, create art projects for each holiday, and make recipes celebrating the...
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Different Ways We Celebrate

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine a variety of ways that families celebrate winter holidays. They complete a graphic organizer comparing Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, and write a five-sentence paragraph about one of the holidays discussed. Students...
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December Holidays:Create A Comparison Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
How are Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, and Ramadan similar? How are they different? Learners research the different December holiday celebrations around the world and compare the dates, symbols, countries, foods, and stories...
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The Maccabees and Their Place in Jewish History

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students assume the role of a journalist employed by time Warner to examine data about the long-lost cave contining the tombs of Maccabees. A two page spread is created for the weekend edition of the magazine.
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Hanukkah Fun: The Dreidel Game

For Teachers K - 8th
Celebrate Hanukkah with an engaging instructional activity about the history of the dreidel! After reading or listening to a short description of the dreidel's place in the Hanukkah celebration, young learners work on their own dreidels...
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Celebrations: Hanukkah

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Connect reading comprehension strategies with the traditions of Hanukkah with an informative lesson plan. As learners read about the history of Hanukkah, the significance of the menorah, and the ways Hanukkah is celebrated today, they...
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Benne Cakes and Other Holiday Recipes

For Teachers K - 12th
Benne Cakes, a West African treat packed with sesame seeds for luck, are a featured part of the celebration of Kwanzaa. Young chefs try their hand at crafting these goodies that are sure to enrich your holiday feast. 
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Hanukkah

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students learn about the holiday of Hanukkah by making a milk box dreidel, playing the dreidel game, and lighting a menorah. In this Hanukkah lesson plan, students also read Hanukkah books.
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Hanukkah Questions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Hanukkah worksheet, students read a 4-paragraph selection about the Festival of Lights and then respond to 5 short answer questions.
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Hanukkah

For Students 6th - 10th
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Hanukkah. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short answer...
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Happy Hanukkah!

For Students K - 1st
In this Hanukkah worksheet, students follow the numbers from 1 to 10 and connect the dots. Students color the picture of the dreidel.
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Printable Hanukkah Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this online interactive Hanukkah worksheet, students examine 20 Hanukkah-related words in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 20 sets of letters to match the terms in the word bank. This worksheet may also be printed...
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December 11 - Hanukkah

For Students 7th - 8th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students learn that December 11th is the beginning of Hanukkah. Students write why they think it is important to have the right to choose the holiday they celebrate and if they would be happy if forced...
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Hanukkah: Jewish Holiday

For Students 6th - 9th
For this Hanukkah worksheet, learners fill in a crossword puzzle as they figure out the answers to thirteen facts about the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah.
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Judaism - Hanukkah, Dreidel Game

For Students 7th - 9th
In this Dreidel game worksheet, students enjoy learning about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah by playing a Dreidel game. Students also develop a better understanding of Judaism by practicing Hebrew letters and words.
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Holiday Gift Tags

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this holiday gift tags worksheet, students color and cut out 9 gift tags. There are tags for both Christmas and Hanukkah, and each tag has a space to write whom the gift is to and whom it is from.
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HANUKAH WORD SEARCH

For Students 1st - 5th
In this Hanukah word search, learners are given ten words to locate in a word puzzle which is shaped like a menorah. An answer key is provided.
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How Do You Celebrate?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Investigate the customs of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with a holiday instructional activity. Pupils use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the customs of each holiday before writing an informative paragraph about one...
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Let's Celebrate Christmas!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils compare and contrast Christmas with a variety of other holidays. They listen to the books "The Light of Christmas" and "Christmas," and generate a list about Christmas using Kidspiration computer software. Students discuss...