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Chanukah and Shabbot Challah Cover

For Teachers 1st - 6th
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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Chanukah Suncatcher

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners familiarize themselves with the traditions of the Jewish holiday of Chanukah and the symbols associated with it. They construct a hanging decoration to commemorate their understanding of Chanukah, using appropriate holiday symbols.
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Dreidel Wall Hanging

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Studentsb discuss the history of the ancient Jewish holiday called Chanukah. They recognize the symbols, foods, games, gifts, and songs of Chanukah. Students create a wall hanging with symbols to celebrate Chanukah.
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Menorah Banner Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights and examine the role of the Menorah during the celebration. They determine how dreidel, latkes, and the daily lighting of the Menorah are special to Jewish families. Finally,...
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Giving with Imagination

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Demonstrate gift giving as an act of caring about someone versus gifts for show (or gifts from the purse). Elementary learners practice giving gifts from the heart by creating a poem for someone special to them.
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Curled-Paper Winter Holiday Cards

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Pupils research a winter holiday and create unique holiday greeting cards. After learning about their chosen holiday, they use the paper-folding technique called quilling to make one-of-a-kind cards.
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Celebra Kwanzaa

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
¡Celebramos Kwanzaa! Celebrate Kwanzaa through the fictional story Celebra Kwanzaa con Botitas y sus gatitos to delightfully explain the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Dual language learners participate in reading and vocabulary activities...
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Christmas Modifiers: Change the Adjective to an Adverb

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Incorporate a grammar lesson into your winter holidays celebration by asking class members to change the adjectives in sentences into adverbs. You'll be amazed how quickly learners catch on.
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Dreidel

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this dreidel instructional activity, students use each letter in the word dreidel to represent a verb or phrase. Students create 7 verbs or phrases in this verb chart.
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Judaism-Hanukah-Recipes

For Students 5th - 7th
In this recipe worksheet, students discover how to make potato latkes and applesauce, traditional Hanukkah foods, by following the recipes presented.
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Find the Hanukah Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this Hanukah terminology worksheet, learners locate and circle/highlight six key holiday Hanukkah terms in a holiday word search puzzle.
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Hanukah Worksheet: Which One is Different?

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this Hanukkah worksheet, students circle the picture that does not match the others. There are 3 sets of pictures in which students find the one that does not match the others.
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My Favorite Holiday Tradition

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday traditions instructional activity, learners draw a picture and write a story about one of their favorite holiday traditions. Students may use the word bank for assistance: candle, celebrate, Christmas, dinner, gifts,...
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Dreidel Play

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the 11 clues that relate to a dreidel. Students then use the word box to help them complete the crossword puzzle.
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Holiday Market Basket Information

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice with calculation of a price index using a fictitious market basket. They apply higher level problem-solving skills and develop an awareness of multicultural holiday rituals.
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Judaism- Hanukah- Dreidel Pattern

For Students 4th - 6th
For this dreidel pattern worksheet, students create their own dreidels by following the instructions provided with the pattern.
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Color the Chanukah Gift

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Chanukah coloring activity, students color music notes according to the given key to make a picture of a present. Students color in 15 different notes.
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Alex Schlotsky: "Full Court Miracle"

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students view a film about a young man on a basketball team who is tired of being called a loser. They examine Jewish traditions as the young man in the film relates to his hertitage. They also examine the holiday of Chanukah.
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Holiday Count and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this holiday counting learning exercise, students count and color 6 different sets of objects. First, they read the directions and count the number of each object as instructed. Then, students color the correct number of holiday...
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Winter Holidays

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate the traditions associated with winter holidays. They examine why most of the holidays are associated with light. They examine the origins and customs of these holidays before creating an original holiday.
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Winter Celebrations Coloring Sheet

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this winter celebrations coloring worksheet, students color the picture of a winter scene and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Developing Dialogue

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Why do people argue?  Use the article "A Holiday Medley, Off Key" to discuss the struggles that interfaith couples face when choosing to celebrate certain holidays. Then, in small groups, encourage learners to write dialogues that...
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You Can Draw It!

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this holiday worksheet, students draw a picture of a menorah inside a grid. Students also create a 3D Star of David and a hanging dreidel.
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Christmas Spirit?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils examine how they greet the holiday season and participate in a class discussion to explore the ongoing debate on how best to celebrate the holidays. They read and discuss an article, and write a personal essay.

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