Hanukkah
Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights and it remembers the rededication of the second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. (Hanukkah is the Hebrew and Aramaic word for "dedication.")
Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights and it remembers the rededication of the second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. (Hanukkah is the Hebrew and Aramaic word for "dedication.")
This year, Hanukkah will be from the evening of Sunday, December 22 until the evening of Monday, December 30.
This year, Hanukkah will be from the evening of Sunday, December 22 until the evening of Monday, December 30.
Learn More About Hanukkah
Learn More About Hanukkah
Websites and More
Websites and More
- Interactive Sites for Education - Hanukkah (10 different online games/books for elementary students)
- Hanukkah Games (lots of online games for younger students)
- 30 Hanukkah Games and Activities (good for the whole family)
- Hanukkah Holiday Guide (stories, recipes, videos, songs, and more)
- Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles (YouTube video)
- Latke, the Lucky Dog (YouTube video)
- Celebrate Winter Holidays: Hanukkah: Scholastic provides this site where students can learn about the holiday, make their own dreidel, and light the menorah.
- All About Hanukkah: There are a ton of resources, including some Hanukkah music to listen to, at this website.
- Play the Dreidel Game: This is an online version of the game for one or two players.
- Hanukkah Word Search: Add this extension to Chrome and your students can complete several word searches with Hanukkah vocabulary words.
- Create Your Own Menorah: Use Google Drawings or the free iOS app Doodle Buddy to have your students create their own menorah drawings.