Use these Hanukkah lessons for school to introduce your children to the Jewish festival of lights, learn the story of Hanukkah, and enjoy Hanukkah science, arts and crafts lessons.
Hanukkah lesson plans for school
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah is included in our world festivals curriculum. Here you can access ready-made lesson plans for school and homeschool to teach your children about Hanukkah.
In these lesson plans you can:
:: learn about the Jewish festival of Hanukkah and read the Hanukkah story
:: learn how Hanukkah is celebrated
:: make menorah, dreidel and Star of David crafts and art projects
:: learn how to play the Jewish game of dreidel
:: explore a science lesson to learn about forces, taking dreidel spinning tops as an inspiration
:: find a list of books for children about Hanukkah
:: download ready-made Hanukkah lesson plans and thematic units
:: see more in our Hanukkah activities and crafts resources
Happy Hanukkah book
Save time and teach better by using our Happy Hanukkah book.
You’ll get a complete set of lesson plans to learn about this festival and a collection of activities, arts, and crafts all planned for you: instant download, printables included, no prep needed, and all ad free.
See more details of our Happy Hanukkah book here.
Ready-made Hanukkah Unit
If you’re a member of our Play Academy you can download a ready-made five day Hanukkah Unit and you’ll be ready to lead a week of fun and educational Hanukkah activities with your children.
This Unit is part of our Festivals specialist curriculum pathway, and is a part of a set of ready-made units you can use to teach your children about the festivals of the world all through the year. Based on the teaching philosophy of hands-on learning, the Play Academy festivals curriculum is engaging, effective and loved by children.
See more details of this Hanukkah Unit, and all the other specialist curriculum pathways and ready-made units you can choose from, in the Play Academy here.
More Hanukkah activities for school
Use our Hanukkah lesson plans and activities to build your own Hanukkah curriculum for school.
Use this simple explanation of Hanukkah for children to begin learning about this Jewish festival and read about the story of Hanukkah.
Here’s a wonderful collection of children’s books about Hanukkah that teach the history and traditions of this Jewish festival.
Learn how to play dreidel and use this printable dreidel template to make your own spinning top. Then, taking dreidels as inspiration, this physics lesson uses spinning tops to teach children about forces.
And here’s a great collection of Jewish crafts for children to make including menorah, dreidel and Star of David crafts. All use only basic art materials and an interesting range of art techniques, making them great class projects for children of all ages.
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