Ideas and resources
If you have any mason jars lying around your house, this is the perfect use for them! I love the use of paint on the inside, and the handprint on the outside….so beautiful in a child-like simple way. Is it bad to email this craft to my husband as a hint that I would like one? For all you kids out there, head on over to Christina’s Adventures to get the scoop on how to make one for your mom or grandmother.
Learning about Hanukkah is important for people of all faiths as a reminder that December isn’t just about Christmas and that their are many other important holidays that happen during this time. Hanukkah unit studies can give you ideas for incorporating the holiday into your holiday studies that happen in December, or to use at home for learning about people of different faiths.
Homeschool Superfreak has a lot of basic ideas for how to build a Hanukkah unit study, as well as FAQs about what Hanukkah is and why it is celebrated. This list is a good stargint point but doesn’t include all the details you’ll need. For example it says you can play the dreidel game but doesn’t explain how to do that or why it’s important. (If you need that information, this post from Mama Smiles is a good source.)
Teachers Pay Teachers has lots of great lesson plans and activities if you’re willing to pay a little bit to get some good content. Two I really like are this Hanukkah PowerPoint presentation from Shelia Melton, which provides a good overview of traditions, food and the history of Hanukkah; and a virtual field trip to Jerusalem from MagiCore, which includes lots of videos showing the city and activities like playing dreidel, drawing a menorah and making latkes. It’s a Google Drive folder and also includes writing activities and more for kids in second to fifth grade.
Kids Activities Blog has some simple printables with facts about Hanukkah and things kids can color in like a Star of David, sufganiyots (jelly doughnuts) and a menorah. These are great for learning the basics.
Homeschool Giveaways has a printable ebook about Hanukkah complete with questions kids can answer after they read. This would be a good one for older kids with good reading comprehension.
NurtureStore’s Hanukkah unit study includes a printable mini book, tons of crafts, as well as math and writing activities. I love the dominoes game that’s part of the unit.
And check out our previous posts for more Hanukkah crafts and learning activities!
Hi its really nice one, thanks for sharing us. I was wondering if anyone had any crafty ideas when it comes to making tags to go around the neck of my mason jar candles. I have been experimenting around with printing out tiny fold in half tags. Then hole punching and stringing around the neck of the mason. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all so much.
a great website for printable tags is the blog http://skiptomylou.com
THANK YOU for featuring this! I hope my students parents like it as much as I did 🙂