TeachersFirst's Hanukkah Resources
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Whether you are learning about the "Festival of Lights" or how to make a Dreidel, check out these resources to learn about Hanukkah. There are activities and resources for all grade levels. Be sure to check out our resources for all December holiday celebrations on our TeachersFirst Classroom Planning Calendar.
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HanuKat: Celebrate Hanukkah and Passover with the Kids - HannuKat.com
Grades
K to 6
In the Classroom
Use this site to provide background information to students on the history and traditions of Hanukkah. Use an online tool such as Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram (reviewed here) to create a visual comparison of Hanukkah celebrations and students' traditional holiday celebrations.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Jewish - Holidays - Chanukah - Jacob Richman
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Make this treasury a starting point for multicultural study of holidays around the world or for a more in depth study of Jewish traditions. Assign student groups to learn about specific aspects of the holiday and share their findings on a class holiday guide wiki. ith younger students, share specific links on a projector or interactive whiteboard and give students a chance to share and compare their own holiday traditions with the ones mentioned. You could even use some of these resources in upper elementary or middle school as reading comprehension exercises during the holiday season: write a summary or formulate a statement of a text-based site's main idea.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Dreidel Game - Education World
Grades
K to 8tag(s): hanukkah (12)
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Take advantage of the free lesson plan hosted on this site! This would be a useful resource for a World History class studying various religions or for a more inclusive holiday celebration come winter break!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hanukkah - Celebrate with Joi - Jewish OUTREACH Institution
Grades
2 to 4tag(s): hanukkah (12)
In the Classroom
Use this site during a World History or Cultural Geography unit on the study of major world religions. Divide students into cooperative learning groups to explore the site. Have them peruse the site and have them focus particularly on issues such as the reason for the holiday, traditions, and activities. The end result will be that each cooperative learning group will present their findings to their class via poster, tangible or digital. For paper saving purposes, use an online poster creator, such as Wallwisher, (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hanukkah - Festival of Lights - ORTnet
Grades
4 to 6tag(s): hanukkah (12)
In the Classroom
Probably the most unique part of this site are the recordings of traditional Hanukkah songs and music. Most of the information about Hanukkah can be found elsewhere, but the songs could be an interesting supplement to a unit on World Religions. During a lesson plan on Judaism, play these songs for students via interactive whiteboard or projector so they can grasp something tangible about what they are learning. This would be a useful site for any World History or Cultural Geography teacher.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How to Play Dreidel
Grades
3 to 8In the Classroom
Use the directions to teach students how to play dreidel during a lesson or unit on Judaism. Although it's not something they absolutely need to know - it would be a fun break for students, and may give some more cultural awareness that a textbook would not be able to.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Christmas at the White House - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): christmas (52), hanukkah (12), kwanzaa (11), presidents (76), ramadan (9), white house (11), writing (287), writing prompts (43)
In the Classroom
Use this site for research about the history of the White House. The "Teacher's Guide" is ready to go and easily adaptable to various grade levels. Project the discussion questions or writing prompts on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Have students write responses to the questions or create a blog entry. Print out the activities and use during the month of December.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Aish Hanukkah Introduction - Aish
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4 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Virtual Chanukah
Grades
3 to 8In the Classroom
Share this site on an interactive whiteboard or projector around the holiday season. Allow students to peruse the site on their own to gain a better understanding of the holiday. In addition to Christmas activities, recreate some of the Hanukkah activities in the preceding days before winter break.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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