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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
Hanukkah or Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights
The Story of Hanukkah
Holiday Bingo (K-4)
How Many Holiday Things?
Holiday Memory Game
Make and Play the Dreidel Game
Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights
More Hanukkah Printables
Lesson Plans
Winter Holidays
Holiday Poems
Holiday Paper Chains
Create a Menorah Gallery
Potato Print Wrapping Paper
Clay Hanukkah Menorah
Israeli Children's Songs
More Hanukkah Lessons
Hanukkah Reading & Language Arts Activities
A Holiday from Another Culture
Hanukkah Facts Quiz
Hanukkah Scrambled Words
Hanukkah Spelling Quiz
Quizzes
December Holidays Quiz
All About Hanukkah Quiz
Passover Facts Quiz
Passover Seder Word Scramble
Hanukkah Art & Music Activities
Hanukkah Coloring Page
Happy Holidays
Making a Hanukkah Card
More Hanukkah Art & Music Activities
Hanukkah Slideshows
Favorite December Holiday Printables Slideshow, Grades K-4
December Holidays Printables Slideshow (K-2)
December Holidays Printables Slideshow (3-5)
Favorite Hanukkah Activities Slideshow, Grades K-4
Hanukkah Social Studies Activities
Winter Holidays Article
Winter Holidays Chart
Winter Holidays Vocabulary Worksheet
December Days Outline
Hanukkah Worksheets
Dreidel Games
Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights Exercises
Hanukkah History
Jewish Knish Recipe
Giving Gifts
More Popular Hanukkah Social Studies Activities
Jewish Cultural Resources
A Holiday from the Past
The Keeping Quilt
Favorite Passover Activities Slideshow
The Holocaust
Paper Seder Plate
Passover, the Jewish Festival of Freedom
Bridge to America Teacher's Guide
More Jewish Cultural Resources
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Winter Activities
Let It Snow!
Christmas Worksheets & Quizzes
Snowman Mobile
Winter-Themed Bulletin Board
A Winter Tree
Holiday Ornaments & Decorations Slideshow
I Dreamed I Was a Snowman Poetry Pack
More Winter Teacher Resources

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