Hanukkah Activities December 12, 2008
Posted by anne marie in Holidays, Websites.Tags: Hanukkah
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Hanukkah begins this year at sundown on December 21st. So I thought I would list some activities that I have used in the past with my students to introduce them to this holiday.
Hanukkah Jisgsaw Puzzles from Apples4theteacher.com- offers 4 jigsaw puzzles in three different difficulty level that work great on the SMARTBoard. It does not give you a preview of the finished pictures.
Dreidel Spin from the Jewish Outreach Center- this was the best dreidel activity I found- very realistic. It also offers very good directions and an explanation of the game. It works wonderful on the SMARTBoard.
Hanukkah match game- basically a concentration game, matching symbols.
Hanukkah Lights- allows you to drop and drag objects to create a menorah.
The Hanukka House- a wonderful activity to expose/teach/reinforce the Hebrew language. Students read the Hebrew words on the left and when they drag them to the frame the object appears which allows them to create a Hanukkah House. Great to use on the SMARTBoard.
Hanukkah Jumble Word Game- unscramble the word (can not move the letters using mouse so students would have to have paper and pencil available) and then click on the word to reveal the answer.
Chabad.org- this site has several Hanukkah activities for the classroom. In the multimedia section there are some very good short videos (can be viewed in full screen) regarding Hanukkah traditions. Defintely worth checking out.
Sue Ellen’s scrapbook from PBS- offers a very nice book about the history and tradition of Hanukkah. It would present well on the SMARTBoard.
Lookybook.com- they have some books with a Hanukkah theme. I particulary like to use “Hanukkak Haiku” written by Harriet Zeifert since the illustrations are beautiful. “The Only One Club” by Jane Naliboff is a good story to discuss student differences and acceptance. Both books present well on the SMARTBoard.
I hope this list helps all who are looking for Hanakkah resources- ENJOY!
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