Five sessions make up a instructional activity on the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. After reading and teaching young historians the history of the Jewish holiday, learners explore the celebration through hands-on activities and collaborative learning.

Concepts

hanukkah, jewish holidays, jewish culture, jewish history, Holidays, winter holidays

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Pick and choose lessons from the resource, as the story and activities would easily be adaptable into the classroom when learning about winter holidays
• Laminate the illustrations and the story to use during the winter 
• Create a word wall using the pictures and words listed in the resource

Classroom Considerations

• Take into consideration the beliefs and backgrounds of your class members
• Can be used in a variety of learning situations of different levels

Pros

• Includes a read aloud with illustrations to read to elementary students

Cons

• Resource states it is a five session unit but not all activities are included 
• Lesson font is very small