Recommended Books for Hanukkah
Children's Stories
History and Traditions
Jewish Holidays
Teaching Resources
Children's Stories for Hanukkah
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Hanukkah History and Traditions
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Jewish Holidays
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Teaching Resources
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Hanukkah: Festival of Lights
By Essential Learning Products
Hanukkah, Festival of Lights, explores the many aspects of the holiday, from the very first Hanukkah in the ancient temple to today's modern celebrations. Within these pages you'll find the prayers and traditions that are central to the holiday, along with stories, games, recipes, crafts, and songs - all designed to enchance the enjoyment of the entire family during this happy time.
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Hanukkah Fun
By Kingfishe / Houghton-mifflin
Begin the holiday by making a menorah, one with specially decorated candles. Have fun singing some holiday songs or playing with a newly crafted dreidl, and don't forget to send friends handmade Hanukkah cards you've made yourself. For ages 5-8.
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Hanukkah Bookmark
By Barker Creek Publishing Inc.
Creative craft for the classroom, church, summer camp, birthday parties, after-school care and more! Embellishment ideas included on the back of bookmarks add interesting, fun details to your project! 2 1/2" x 6"; center hole punched at top; printed on sturdy card stock; 30 per pack.
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Happy Hanukkah Rainbow Stickers
By Scholastic Teaching
120 dramatic, colorful Incentive Stickers! Five different designs in a variety of "rainbow" colors. Acid-free and self-adhesive, with a high-gloss plastic finish.
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Teaching About Winter Holidays With Favorite Picture Books
By Scholastic Teaching
Celebrate the diversity of winter holidays and explore their rich traditions with fiction and non-fiction books such as On Hanukkah, Santa Who?, Seven Candles for Kwanzaa, Lion Dancer, Happy New Year Everywhere, The Night of Las Posadas and many more. Includes book summaries, discussion ideas, and a wide range of cross-curricular activities, interactive reproducibles and manipulatives that enrich learning. 64 pages, Grades 1-3.
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It Happens in the Month of December
By Ellen Jackson / Charlesbridge Publishing
Snow often covers the ground, rabbits grow white coats, and people celerate Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah. Did you know that the first people to reach the South Pole arrived there on December 14, 1911? Or that Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865? Readers who were born in December will delight in discovering which birthsotne, flower, and zodiac constellation are their special symbols.
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Seasonal Centers: Winter
By Teacher Created Resources
Ready-to-use reproducibles allow busy teachers to set up centers with very little prep time. Creative, hands-on activities motivate students to reinforce skills in all areas of the curriculum. Topics include Winter Holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa), Winter Weather (Snow, Snowmen, Snowflakes), Winter Clothes, Arctic Animals and more. 144 pages, softcover. PreK-1.
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