Complete Hanukkah Workbook (in .pdf)		Christmas Teaching Theme
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	Hanukkah Worksheets		December Theme Assorted Skills Workbook

Hanukkah Lesson Plans

1. Chanukah- "In these files on Hannukah, you will find background for the simulation game, drama and other activities designed to study and experience the different elements of the festival."
2. Clay Hanukkah Menorah- Students make a clay menorah.
3. Comparing Hanukkah and Christmas- "17 out of 20 learners will demonstrate understanding of/ability to find two similarities and four differences each for Hanukkah and Christmas by completing a Venn diagram in pairs with 90% accuracy."
4. Create a Menorah Gallery- Students will draw pictures of menorahs.
5. Culture Goggles: Same Holy Land, Different Holidays- Students will also look at how people with different beliefs celebrate winter holidays.

1. Getting Green for Christmas- In this lesson, students will examine their family's particular spending habits for a holiday they celebrate, research the financial expectations of retailers during the holiday season and at other times during the year, and write newspaper articles examining how seasonal consumerism affects particular retail industries.
2. Hanukkah Celebration with HanuKat- "The Hanukat story provides an opportunity for the introduction of Hanukkah Holiday concepts."
3. Hanukkah Fun: The Dreidel Game- "Students create dreidels, traditional Hanukkah toys, from common materials and play the dreidel game!"
4. Hanukkah Lesson Plan for Educators- HanuKat can provide an opportunity for the introduction and incorporation of Hanukkah holiday concepts into your December holiday activities.
5. Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights- The Jewish holiday Hanukkah literally lights up the home. The eight-day, 2,000-year-old holiday, also called the Festival of Lights, celebrates God's glory, an ancient victory of the Jews over their enemies, and the freedom Jews enjoy today.
6. Holiday Books- To write,illustrate, and publish a book for a specific audience.
7. Holidays Seasoned with Meaning- In this lesson, students consider how the world events of the past year have impacted their perceptions of this holiday season.
8. Felt Dreidel Pin- A fun activity!
9. Magnetic Dreidels- This project is easy to complete in a short time. Vary the colors and make a variety for holding up pictures that you create.
10. Make A Dreidel
11. Paper Dreidels- Make pop-up cards, pop-out decorations, or garlands with these dreidel patterns.
12. Sparkling Dreidels- Make sparkling dreidels and stars to decorate your home, cards, and gifts.
13. The Gift of Holiday Traditions: Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas- In order to prepare your students to explore the ways that holidays have evolved over time, teachers and parents might begin with the following simple exercise, appropriate for students of all ages.
14. The Whole World Celebrated Christmas! Right?- This lesson is for use during the weeks before the Christmas break. This will be great for middle school students. It is a comparison of the other religious holidays that are celebrated around this same time of year.
15. Weeping Camel: Finding Rituals in Our Daily Lives- In this lesson, students will identify characteristics of traditional and modern rituals found in different cultures.
16. Winter Holidays- This lesson provides students with an opportunity to learn about the traditions of various winter holidays.
17. What is the meaning of Kwanzaa and Hanukah?- Uses technology as well.