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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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Shalom Sesame - Sesame Street
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Shalom Sesame features over two hundred fifty videos from the creators of Sesame Street that introduce children to Jewish culture, the Hebrew language, and the diversity of Israel....more
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Shalom Sesame features over two hundred fifty videos from the creators of Sesame Street that introduce children to Jewish culture, the Hebrew language, and the diversity of Israel. Examples of videos include learning the letters with Disco Grover, learning numbers, "Veronica Monica and the Story of Chanukah," "The Missing Menorah," "The Princess and the Elephant," and many more.
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Students can create a Symbaloo, reviewed here for all Hanukkah videos. Students can learn how to speak Hebrew and showcase their knowledge by creating a video using ScreenPal, reviewed here. Students can compare and contrast what they have learned about Hanukkah with another holiday using 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams by Class Tools, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Hanukkah Resources for Kids - Glazer Children's Museum
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Hanukkah Resources for Kids is a guide to PBS Kids links, YouTube Storytimes, and Parent Magazine Resources. PBS Kids offers videos featuring favorite characters, including Peg + Cat,...more
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Hanukkah Resources for Kids is a guide to PBS Kids links, YouTube Storytimes, and Parent Magazine Resources. PBS Kids offers videos featuring favorite characters, including Peg + Cat, Super Why, Arthur, Sesame Street, and more. YouTube Storytime links include: Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf, Hanukkah in Alaska, How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah?, and Meet the Latkes. Parent Resources share trivia, tips on explaining Hanukkah to kids, songs, and printables.
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Students can create a Symbaloo, reviewed here for all Hanukkah read a louds. Students can create their own trivia and use Acast, reviewed here to record themselves to share them with others. Finally, students can Canva for Education, reviewed here to share facts that they learned about Hanukkah.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hanukkah Educational Resources - Education.com
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Discover a variety of worksheets and activities. Worksheets include: A Little Book of Hanukkah Traditions, Hanukkah Number Line Problems, Hanukkah Dreidel Game: Rules and Templates,...more
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Discover a variety of worksheets and activities. Worksheets include: A Little Book of Hanukkah Traditions, Hanukkah Number Line Problems, Hanukkah Dreidel Game: Rules and Templates, Greeting Cards, and more. Activities include the Star of David craft, a treasure hunt for Gelt, Chutes and Ladders Hanukkah style, and many more. To download the worksheets and activities, you must first create a free account.
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Students can use Blooket, reviewed here to create their own Hanukkah game. Students can use Online Voice Recorder, reviewed here to record themselves explaining the rules of how to play the Dreidel Game. Finally, students can use Magazine Cover Maker, reviewed here to create their own Hanukkah magazine cover.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Story of Hanukkah: Hanukkah for Kid - Learn Bright
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The Story of Hanukkah: Hanukkah for Kids offers a video that starts with an introduction about the holiday and then explains what Hanukkah is, the Maccabees, and the traditions....more
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The Story of Hanukkah: Hanukkah for Kids offers a video that starts with an introduction about the holiday and then explains what Hanukkah is, the Maccabees, and the traditions. The video also shares the symbols of Hanukkah, the Western or "Wailing" Wall, and the dreidel.
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Students can use Google Drawing, reviewed here to compare Hanukkah with another December holiday. Students can use Google Keep, reviewed here to take notes as they are watching the video. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create a winter holiday book.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sharing Hanukkah at School - PJ Library
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Imagine walking into a classroom ready to share the joy of Hanukkah. That is exactly the vibe the article from PJ Library evokes. It guides classroom visitors and teachers through ...more
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Imagine walking into a classroom ready to share the joy of Hanukkah. That is exactly the vibe the article from PJ Library evokes. It guides classroom visitors and teachers through the holiday's story, symbols, and traditions in a simple and inviting way. You will find ready-to-use suggestions to engage preschool, kindergarten, and elementary students, including book lists, games, crafts, and discussion prompts. The article also offers tips on framing ideas such as bravery, freedom, and light in ways that feel meaningful and engaging for younger learners.
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In the Classroom
Read a short Hanukkah picture book recommended in the article, then have students turn and talk about one tradition or character trait they noticed, helping build background knowledge in a fun and social way. Assign small groups a Hanukkah symbol, such as the menorah, dreidel, or olive oil. Students can research its meaning and present a quick "show and teach" demonstration using visuals or props. After discussing the theme of light as a symbol of hope, students can write a paragraph or poem about something that brings light to their own lives and illustrate it to create a class display that connects personal reflection to the holiday.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How to Teach Your Kid's Class About Hanukkah - Kveller
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View this cheerful and helpful guide, which provides teachers with everything they need to introduce this joyful holiday engagingly. The article explains the story and traditions of...more
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View this cheerful and helpful guide, which provides teachers with everything they need to introduce this joyful holiday engagingly. The article explains the story and traditions of Hanukkah in simple language, highlighting familiar customs such as lighting the menorah, spinning the dreidel, and enjoying tasty treats. It also shares creative and hands-on activity ideas, including crafts and printables, that make learning about the Festival of Lights exciting and memorable for students.
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In the Classroom
After reading about the menorah, have students solve multiplication or addition problems related to the candles over the eight nights, then write a brief explanation of why the menorah is a powerful symbol of hope. Have students learn to play dreidel and then create a short informational poster using DesignCap Poster Creator, reviewed here that explains the Hebrew letters, their meanings, and the historical connection to the Hanukkah story. Display images or real items such as a menorah, dreidel, and chocolate coins. Students can walk around, observe, and jot down their thoughts on what each item represents before learning its true meaning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Free Hanukkah Activities - Teachers Pay Teachers
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Discover a diverse selection of free Hanukkah activities created by classroom teachers, ranging from no-prep writing prompts and reading comprehension sheets to coloring pages and craft...more
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Discover a diverse selection of free Hanukkah activities created by classroom teachers, ranging from no-prep writing prompts and reading comprehension sheets to coloring pages and craft templates. Many of the resources offer both digital and print options, making them flexible for use in both in-class and remote learning settings. The materials span a variety of grade levels with options for both primary and upper elementary students, and support subjects such as ELA, math, art, and social studies. It is a handy place to find holiday-themed resources that you can grab and implement quickly without incurring extra costs.
In the Classroom
Use a free vocabulary card set from TPT and have students rotate around the room answering quick questions at each station to build background knowledge about the holiday. Choose a free Hanukkah reading comprehension passage and have students highlight key details, then write a short paragraph summarizing the tradition or event described. Using free printable craft templates such as dreidels or menorahs, students can design and annotate pieces that teach others about Hanukkah symbols and their meanings, turning the room into an educational holiday gallery.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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11 Hanukkah Classroom Games and Activities - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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This blog post from HMH is a festive treasure chest of eleven ready-to-go games and activities to bring the fun and meaning of Hanukkah into your elementary classroom. It offers ...more
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This blog post from HMH is a festive treasure chest of eleven ready-to-go games and activities to bring the fun and meaning of Hanukkah into your elementary classroom. It offers everything from spinning dreidels and building creative menorahs to writing acrostic poems and exploring the story of the Maccabees in playful ways. Whether you're teaching in person or online, the suggestions are flexible and engaging, making it perfect for turning those eight days of celebration into memorable learning experiences.
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In the Classroom
Kick off class with a quick dreidel-spinning contest. Students can tally and graph the results using Infographics Presentation Templates, reviewed here to introduce or reinforce basic data skills. Using classroom craft supplies, LEGO bricks, or recycled materials, have students build a sturdy menorah model and explain their engineering choices. Include a short writing prompt about the symbolism of each candle. Assign students to create an acrostic poem for the word "Hanukkah" using sensory details and key vocabulary from the holiday's story. They can illustrate and share their poem digitally or display it in the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Torah Tots - torahtots.com
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Torah Tots teaches young children all about Jewish traditions and holidays through games, coloring pages, and music. Select holidays to take an adventure based on holidays such as Chanukah,...more
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Torah Tots teaches young children all about Jewish traditions and holidays through games, coloring pages, and music. Select holidays to take an adventure based on holidays such as Chanukah, Yom Kippur, Passover, or Rosh Hashanah. Other sections teach about the Jewish Calendar, Jewish history, and offer traditional Jewish music.
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Keep this site in mind as an easy place to find lists of the Jewish months, Jewish symbols, information about Judaism, and plenty of information about Jewish holidays. Classes studying world cultures, the Hebrew language, and/or international holidays can learn from this site and also use it as a model to create similar games and projects for other cultures and languages. Select music for students to listen to while completing coloring pages and puzzles. Engage students and replace paper and pencil and use an online tool such as Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, to compare and contrast traditional Christmas activities with Hanukkah events.
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HanuKat: Celebrate Hanukkah and Passover with the Kids - HannuKat.com
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This site offers stories, activities, "entertaining" songs, and more to teach students about Hanukkah and Passover. The "Activities" portion of the site contains many different crafts...more
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This site offers stories, activities, "entertaining" songs, and more to teach students about Hanukkah and Passover. The "Activities" portion of the site contains many different crafts such as Design Your Own Dreidel, coloring pages, and origami. The "About Hanukkah" section gives a brief history of the holiday and describes how it is commonly celebrated today. There is also a large recipe section offering recipes for many different types of latkes and candle cupcakes. The educators section includes questions to use with the stories on the site. Some of the videos (for example Hanukat Montana Rocks Out the Show, don't offer much educationally and are more for pure entertainment.) .
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.
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Jewish - Holidays - Chanukah - Jacob Richman
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This hotlist of Chanukah/Hanukkah sites has everything you might want to learn about the holiday, Jewish culture, and traditions. In addition to sites in English, there are sites in...more
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This hotlist of Chanukah/Hanukkah sites has everything you might want to learn about the holiday, Jewish culture, and traditions. In addition to sites in English, there are sites in Hebrew, Russian, and other languages, all about the holiday. You can even find sources for Chanukah/Hanukkah clip art. Although TeachersFirst does not normally review "hotlists," this collection is comprehensive and updated regularly as a "labor of love."
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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 wiki holiday guide. Not familar with wikis? Check out the TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through. With 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. Use a tool like Padlet, reviewed here, to keep track of the comparisons. 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
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This site provides a detailed lesson plan linked to national standards. Follow this simple set of instructions for making dreidels - traditional Hanukkah toys. Download the dreidel...more
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This site provides a detailed lesson plan linked to national standards. Follow this simple set of instructions for making dreidels - traditional Hanukkah toys. Download the dreidel pattern, assemble as directed, and organize students into small groups for the dreidel game (rules included). Students learn about the history of the dreidel, Hanukkah crafts and recipes and more!
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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!
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How to Play Dreidel - My Jewish Learning
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Here is a site with a full set of rules for playing the popular Hanukkah game. ...more
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Here is a site with a full set of rules for playing the popular Hanukkah game.
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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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Aish Hanukkah Introduction - Aish
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We suspect that this very nice introduction to Hanukkah was written for non-practicing Jews. As a result, it works for both Jews and non-Jews. You'll find information on the history...more
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We suspect that this very nice introduction to Hanukkah was written for non-practicing Jews. As a result, it works for both Jews and non-Jews. You'll find information on the history of Hanukkah, descriptions and instructions for Hanukkah observances, and other information about Judaism.
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Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Perhaps start with the Basics tab at the top and have students take the Hanukkah Quiz as a formative assessment. Then have small groups of students assigned to the different sections from the top menu. Use Jigsaw Classroom, for students to research their section and share with others. You may want to use Padlet, as a bulletin board for students to brainstorm what they learned and as a way for them to share with other groups.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chanukah - Hanukkah - Chabad.org
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A Hanukkah site with lots of resources, information, and activities. There is also content to teach students the origin and meaning of this Jewish festival. ...more
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A Hanukkah site with lots of resources, information, and activities. There is also content to teach students the origin and meaning of this Jewish festival.
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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. Alternatively, create small groups and have each group research a different aspect of Chanukah and present their findings to the class. Use an engaging bookmarking tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here. With Wakelet students can make their wakes distinctive by adding a cover image or symbol for their Chanukah topic, a background, and choose the layout. As a culminating activity enhance learning by having each student compare Chanukah and Christmas using the Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, if your class is also learning about Kwanzza, use the Interactive Three Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hanukkah Resources - TeachersFirst
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Our own collection of Hanukkah resources helps students from all backgrounds understand the origins and symbolism of Hanukkah. ...more
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Our own collection of Hanukkah resources helps students from all backgrounds understand the origins and symbolism of Hanukkah.
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Save this site as a favorite and use it as a point of reference for lessons and classroom activities based around the holiday. This collection could be useful in a study of world religions or world cultures. Include the link on your class web page as students investigate different holiday traditions. Replace paper and pen and have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or Twitter links. This blog creator requires no registration. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, replace pencil and paper and challenge your students to create a blog using Edublog, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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