Learning Outcomes

Celebrations

• listen to and experience the sound and music used by major religions to celebrate their faith
• look at and respond to the differing art forms associated with festivals-Hannukah

Introduction

• Show videoes to give information and history of Hannukah. The Seasme Street one is excellent! https://www.teachervision.com/hanukkah/story-hanukkah-videos-activities

Development

• Get children to recap on above in pairs. Have students work together or individually to create a timeline of the story and celebrations of Hanukkah. Students should start their timeline when the second temple was being built and continue it through to today. They should include the story of the oil, the dates of when it became a national holiday in Israel and in America, and when the different aspects of the celebration were introduced.

Plenary

Sing the song, Dredeil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETPlDKT4hdM

Extension: Make a dreidel-use template on card. Use chocolate coins for gelt.

https://legacyproject.org/holidaykit/part2/dreidel.pdf