Hanukkah – Teacher Resources

Hanukkah, the "Festival of Lights," starts on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev and lasts for eight days and nights. Explore the rich traditions and history of Hanukkah, with our lessons, printables, activities, and resources. Your students will enjoy learning the meaning behind the holiday, creating their own dreidels and Seder plates, singing Israeli children's songs, writing holiday poems, taking Hanukkah-themed quizzes, and much more! You'll find materials that meet the needs of your students, no matter which grade you teach.


Printables
	Holiday Bingo (K-4)
	How Many Holiday Things?
	Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights
	Hanukkah or Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights
	Dreidel Games
	Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights Exercises
	The Story of Hanukkah
	Making a Hanukkah Card
	Giving Gifts
	Hanukkah Coloring Page
	More Hanukkah Printables

Lesson Plans
	Winter Holidays
	Potato Print Wrapping Paper
	Create a Menorah Gallery
	Clay Hanukkah Menorah
	Israeli Children's Songs
	Holiday Poems
	Holiday Paper Chains
	More Hanukkah Lessons

Hanukkah Reading & Language Arts Activities
	Hanukkah Scrambled Words
	Hanukkah Spelling Quiz
	Hanukkah Facts Quiz
	A Holiday from Another Culture

Quizzes
	Passover Seder Word Scramble
	All About Hanukkah Quiz
	Passover Facts Quiz
	December Holidays Quiz


Hanukkah Art & Music Activities
	Happy Holidays
	Make and Play the Dreidel Game
	More Hanukkah Art & Music Activities

Hanukkah Social Studies Activities
	Favorite December Holidays Printables Slideshow, Grades K-4
	Hanukkah History
	Favorite Hanukkah Activities Slideshow, Grades K-4
	December Days Outline
	Jewish Holidays, 2001-2009
	Jewish Knish Recipe
	Hanukkah Worksheets
	Winter Holidays Chart
	Winter Holidays Vocabulary Worksheet
	Winter Holidays Article
	More Popular Hanukkah Social Studies Activities

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	More Jewish Cultural Resources

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