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Read-Alouds and Presentations Week to Week by Grade Level

12/19/2022

 

Week of December 19, 2022 | TK | Happy Hanukkah

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Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah, by Sylvia A. Rouss
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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.


Kitchen Connection Happy Hanukkah coloring sheet with simple latke recipe

Video Directions for At-Home Activity 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 December 19, 2022 | Kindergarten | Happy Hanukkah

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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel, by Caryn Yakowitz
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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.

Crafty Connection Color and cut out a paper dreidel 

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Kitchen Connection Happy Hanukkah coloring sheet with simple latke recipe

Week of December 19, 2022 | First Grade | Happy Hanukkah

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The Magic Dreidels, by Eric A. Kimmel
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When Jacob drops his new dreidel down the well a friendly goblin gives him magic dreidels that are stolen by the neighborhood busybody.
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Writing Prompt If you had a magic dreidel, what would it spin out? Print the sheet

Week of December 19, 2022 | 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.
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Writing Prompt Write a descriptive new ending to explain where the dreidel went. Print the sheet

Week of December 19, 2022 | Third Grade | Happy Hanukkah

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Hanukkah Bear, by Eric A. Kimmel
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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

Directions for At-Home Activity Super simple instructions to finger crochet a cozy scarf. Click here

Week of December 19, 2022 | Fourth Grade | Happy Hanukkah

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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, by Eric Kimmel
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A resourceful traveler must use his wits to outsmart a pack of ghoulish goblins if he wishes to celebrate a bright and cheery Hanukkah.
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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.

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Kitchen Connection Happy Hanukkah coloring sheet with simple latke recipe

​Week of December 19, 2022 | Fifth Grade | Happy Hanukkah

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The Ninth Night of Hanukkah, by Erica S. Perl
With the help of their new neighbors, two resourceful children are able to celebrate Hanukkah even though they can't find their usual menorah, latke pan, etc., and then are inspired to celebrate a ninth night of Hanukkah as a way to say thank you to everyone who has helped them.

Writing Activity In the spirit of the season, write a compliment to a family member, friend, or neighbor. Print out the example pictured above or design your own using a 3"x5" index card.

Kitchen Connection Happy Hanukkah coloring sheet with simple latke recipe

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