Lesson Plan 2 Elementary School
Lesson Plan 2 Elementary School
Lesson Plan 2 Elementary School
Take a card and read the description of the tradition and the country of
origin of that tradition.
Find the country of origin on the world map.
Prepare a creative way to present this tradition to the class. You can
show the group the tradition, act out a scene of a family
commemorating the tradition etc.
As each couple of students present each tradition from the cards to the
group, the facilitator will make sure to indicate where each tradition comes
from on the map. Following this, the facilitator can ask:
How do people decide what traditions they will keep? What influences the
way we celebrate Chanukah in different places?
Note to Facilitator: Students may say that the foods are different in
different places or the customs are influenced by the people living around
you, both Jewish and non-Jewish. This question can be left out for younger
kids if it
Tea with Nana: Map-Tradition Match game- To summarize this activity,
students will play a game of memory using the cards with the traditions on
them and cards with the names of the countries of origin. This fun activity
will help students remember what they learned and emphasize the diversity
of Chanukah traditions amongst the Jewish communities of the world.
It is customary to eat
Sfing several times
throughout the holiday.
-Morocco
-Ashkenaz
-Kurdistan
We say 8 verses
connected with Light
and candles when we
take out the Torah
before reading it (on
Mondays, Thursdays
and Shabbat).
-Morocco
-Tunisia
Mothers bring their
married daughters Sfing
(a fried donut confection).
For many families, it is
also customary to bring
Sfing to the elderly at
Synagogue and teachers
and students in the
heder
It is customary to pass
out oil to the poor so that
they will be able to light
the Chanukia
-Turkey
-Libya
The Chanukia hangs in
the entrance to the
house, facing the Mezuza
and it is left there until
Purim.
-Yemen
-Hassidic Jewish
Communities
Memory Cards for the Tea with Nana activity (These can be cut up with
scissors)
During the nights of
Chanukah after dinner,
friends gather at one of
the houses and enjoy
each others company.
The host prepares special
foods and the guest
discuss current events
and tell stories.
It is customary to eat
Sfing several times
throughout the holiday.
We say 8 verses
connected with Light
and candles when we
take out the Torah
before reading it (on
Mondays, Thursdays
and Shabbat).
It is customary to pass
out oil to the poor so that
they will be able to light
the Chanukia
Kurdistan
Morocco
Ashkenaz
Morocco
Tunisia
Turkey
Libya
Turkey
Kurdistan
Yemen
Hassidic
Jewish
Communities
Tunisia