Week of November 29, 2021 | TK | Happy Hanukkah
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Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah, by Sylvia A. Rouss
When the Shapiro family celebrates the eight nights of Hanukkah, Sammy Spider keeps his feet warm over the Menorah and yearns for a dreidel of his own.
Eight Chanukah Lights, by Annie Auerbach
In this counting book, different families light their menorahs over the eight nights of Chanukah and as the holiday progresses new facts and traditions are illuminated.
Craftivity Video Use blue painter's tape to create a sticky web. Toss paper balls, balloons, and other objects to see what sticks! Click here
When the Shapiro family celebrates the eight nights of Hanukkah, Sammy Spider keeps his feet warm over the Menorah and yearns for a dreidel of his own.
Eight Chanukah Lights, by Annie Auerbach
In this counting book, different families light their menorahs over the eight nights of Chanukah and as the holiday progresses new facts and traditions are illuminated.
Craftivity Video Use blue painter's tape to create a sticky web. Toss paper balls, balloons, and other objects to see what sticks! Click here
Week of November 29, 2021 | Kindergarten | Happy Hanukkah
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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel, by Caryn Yakowitz
A beloved grandmother spreads out a yummy Hanukkah supper only to develop an insatiable appetite that alarms her family, in a story augmented by parodies of art by such masters as da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Picasso.
Eight Chanukah Lights, by Annie Auerbach
In this counting book, different families light their menorahs over the eight nights of Chanukah and as the holiday progresses new facts and traditions are illuminated.
Crafty Connection Make your own paper dreidel. Click here
A beloved grandmother spreads out a yummy Hanukkah supper only to develop an insatiable appetite that alarms her family, in a story augmented by parodies of art by such masters as da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Picasso.
Eight Chanukah Lights, by Annie Auerbach
In this counting book, different families light their menorahs over the eight nights of Chanukah and as the holiday progresses new facts and traditions are illuminated.
Crafty Connection Make your own paper dreidel. Click here
Week of November 29, 2021 | First Grade | Happy Hanukkah
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The Magic Dreidels, by Eric A. Kimmel
When Jacob drops his new dreidel down the well a friendly goblin gives him magic dreidels that are stolen by the neighborhood busybody.
Writing Prompt If you had a magic dreidel, what would it spin out? Print the sheet
When Jacob drops his new dreidel down the well a friendly goblin gives him magic dreidels that are stolen by the neighborhood busybody.
Writing Prompt If you had a magic dreidel, what would it spin out? Print the sheet
Week of November 29, 2021 | Second Grade | Happy Hanukkah
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Runaway Dreidel! by Leslea Newman
In this rhyming tale a family's preparations for Hanukkah are disrupted by a wildly spinning dreidel that no one can catch.
Writing Prompt Write a descriptive new ending to explain where the dreidel went. Print the sheet
Ant and Honey Bee, a Pair of Friends in Winter, by Megan McDonald
Ant isn't ready to hunker down. Will Honey Bee welcome an interruption of her peace and quiet? Chapter 1 of 3.
Wonderopolis Website Find out what bees do in winter
In this rhyming tale a family's preparations for Hanukkah are disrupted by a wildly spinning dreidel that no one can catch.
Writing Prompt Write a descriptive new ending to explain where the dreidel went. Print the sheet
Ant and Honey Bee, a Pair of Friends in Winter, by Megan McDonald
Ant isn't ready to hunker down. Will Honey Bee welcome an interruption of her peace and quiet? Chapter 1 of 3.
Wonderopolis Website Find out what bees do in winter
Week of November 29, 2021 | Third Grade | Happy Hanukkah
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Dozens of Doughnuts, by Carrie Finison
A generous but increasingly put-upon bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland friends without saving any for herself.
Hanukkah Bear, by Eric A. Kimmel
At 97 years old, Bubba Brayna does not hear or see too well, so when old Bear wanders into her house she mistakes him for the rabbi and treats him to a delicious helping of potato latkes.
Activity Sheet Help Old Bear find his way to Bubbe Brayna's house. Click here
Kitchen Connection Try this latke recipe from the back of the book. Click here
Video Super simple instructions to finger crochet a cozy scarf. Click here
A generous but increasingly put-upon bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland friends without saving any for herself.
Hanukkah Bear, by Eric A. Kimmel
At 97 years old, Bubba Brayna does not hear or see too well, so when old Bear wanders into her house she mistakes him for the rabbi and treats him to a delicious helping of potato latkes.
Activity Sheet Help Old Bear find his way to Bubbe Brayna's house. Click here
Kitchen Connection Try this latke recipe from the back of the book. Click here
Video Super simple instructions to finger crochet a cozy scarf. Click here
Week of November 29, 2021 | Fourth Grade | Happy Hanukkah
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, by Eric Kimmel
A resourceful traveler must use his wits to outsmart a pack of ghoulish goblins if he wishes to celebrate a bright and cheery Hanukkah.
Backstory Although what we know about Hershele Ostropolyer (1770?-1810 is based mostly on oral tradition and folklore, he was a real person, thought to have come from Balta, Ukraine. His name is based on the town of Ostropol in Poland where he served as a shohet (ritual slaughterer). According to legend, he lost his job because of his constant joking that offended some community leaders. He then wandered through Ukraine and eventually found his calling as a court jester, frequently mocking the rabbi and his associates but delighting the common folk.
Crafty Connection Fold an origami dreidel. Click here
A resourceful traveler must use his wits to outsmart a pack of ghoulish goblins if he wishes to celebrate a bright and cheery Hanukkah.
Backstory Although what we know about Hershele Ostropolyer (1770?-1810 is based mostly on oral tradition and folklore, he was a real person, thought to have come from Balta, Ukraine. His name is based on the town of Ostropol in Poland where he served as a shohet (ritual slaughterer). According to legend, he lost his job because of his constant joking that offended some community leaders. He then wandered through Ukraine and eventually found his calling as a court jester, frequently mocking the rabbi and his associates but delighting the common folk.
Crafty Connection Fold an origami dreidel. Click here
Week of November 29, 2021 | Fifth Grade | Happy Hanukkah
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Latkes and Applesauce, by Fran Manushkin
When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.
The Parakeet Named Dreidel, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
When David and Mama and Papa are celebrating Hanukkah one frosty winter evening in Brooklyn, Papa sees a parakeet sitting on the window ledge and it becomes part of their family. Many years later, David is at a party one night and tells Dreidel's story--only to discover that a woman at the party owned the bird herself as a child.
Crafty Connection Fold an origami dreidel. Click here
When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.
The Parakeet Named Dreidel, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
When David and Mama and Papa are celebrating Hanukkah one frosty winter evening in Brooklyn, Papa sees a parakeet sitting on the window ledge and it becomes part of their family. Many years later, David is at a party one night and tells Dreidel's story--only to discover that a woman at the party owned the bird herself as a child.
Crafty Connection Fold an origami dreidel. Click here
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