- 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.
- Hanukkah
Celebration with HanuKat- "The Hanukat story provides an opportunity
for the introduction of Hanukkah Holiday concepts."
- Hanukkah
Fun: The Dreidel Game- "Students create dreidels, traditional
Hanukkah toys, from common materials and play the dreidel game!"
- Hanukkah Lesson
Plan for Educators- HanuKat can provide an opportunity for the introduction
and incorporation of Hanukkah holiday concepts into your December holiday
activities.
- 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.
- Holiday
Books- To write,illustrate, and publish a book for a specific audience.
- 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.
- Felt Dreidel
Pin- A fun activity!
- 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.
- Make
A Dreidel
- Paper Dreidels-
Make pop-up cards, pop-out decorations, or garlands with these dreidel
patterns.
- Sparkling Dreidels-
Make sparkling dreidels and stars to decorate your home, cards, and
gifts.
- 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.
- 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.
- Weeping
Camel: Finding Rituals in Our Daily Lives- In this lesson, students
will identify characteristics of traditional and modern rituals found
in different cultures.
- Winter
Holidays- This lesson provides students with an opportunity to learn
about the traditions of various winter holidays.
- What is the
meaning of Kwanzaa and Hanukah?- Uses technology as well.
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