Explore Hanukkah and its origins with a social studies activity. Learners discover the history of Hanukkah and its traditions. They locate Israel on a map, hear the story of the menorah and create their own dreidel. Afterwards, they sing traditional Hanukkah songs.

Concepts

dreidels, hanukkah, israel, Maps, holiday celebrations, jewish holidays

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Additional Tags

dreidel, hanukkah activity, identify a cube, israel, Maps, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• Add more to the assessment section to make the lesson more rigorous for your curriculum

Pros

• Provides auxiliary documents for the activity
• Promotes multicultural understanding 

Cons

• None