Chanukah


 * = Essential Questions ||= What celebrations are in your life? How do they make you feel? (Why do we celebrate Chanukah?) || Content/ Skills ||
 * = Judaic Studies ||= Chanukah Discovery Table Children are able to identify and recognize Menorahs and Dreydles. Make a real Menorah to take home. Tell story of Chanukah: emphasize the following facts: 1) Greeks did not want the Jews to do mitzvot. 2) They messed up the Beit Hamikdash. 3) The Macabees were brave and few, fought back. 4) Hashem made a neis/miracle. The Macabees won the war. 5) Hashem made another neis-oil for 1 day burned for 8 days. Decorate room using Chanukah symbols. ||  ||
 * = Language Arts ||= Preassessment - Write on chart. Ask students what they already know about Chanukah? Record responses. Chanukah books ||  ||
 * = Social Studies ||= How do we celebrate Chanukah at home: 1) Light menorah. 2) Play dreidle. 3) Eat latkes. 4) Get gelt or presents Make presents for parents. Survey about what kind of Menorahs in our homes. ||   ||
 * = Math ||= Recognizing Numbers 1-8. 1 to 1 Correspondence. Counting 1-8. Sorting Dreidels by Color. Measuring Assorted Candles. ||  ||
 * = Science ||= Comparing and Contrasting Assorted candles. (size, shape,color) Recording Data. Experiment with oil and water. Make bottles. Candles need air to burn experiment with candle and jar. Special discovery table with all kinds of candles to explore and compare. Freeze dreidles in a block of ice and excavate them with hammers and observe melting ||  ||
 * = Social Skills ||= Working together for a common goal (for ex. building menorah, sorting dreidels, hammering ice block) Communication. Taking Turns. Making presents for parents. ||  ||
 * = Creativity/ Critical Thinking ||= Make a free Menorah design (give different material such as play-doh, straws, wood pieces). Design your own wrapping paper. Chanukah Cards. Window designs in Chanukah shapes. Yehudah Macabee and Antiochus puppets. Make a real Menorah to take home. Free art on Dreydle shapes. ||  ||
 * = Resources ||= Live Kotel cam- Menorahs around world on computer. Chanukah books. ||  ||
 * = Assessment ||= Observations Group Discussions Observation of Number Recognition ||  ||