Hanukkah Activities Theme for Preschool

a line of glue down the center of the strip

the children place nine nuts next to each other

the children a little glue in the hole of each nut and place a birthday candle in

materials needed: paper

have the children print their name on the paper as best they can

paint their fingers

have them press their hands and fingers side by side on the paper. these are the candles of the menorah

now have them use one finger to make the middle candle

put aside to and direct children to a table that you have placed finger paint paper on

my dreidel top

materials needed: either milk containers

if using milk cartons

precut the squares

the children decorate each square

insert a sharpened pencil into the to be the spinner so they can spin it like a top

potato art prints

materials needed: potatoes

the children dip the potatoes into the paint to make designs on their papers

star of david shape

star of david

materials needed: triangle stencils ; markers; scissors; construction paper; paper; glue sticks

have the children trace and cut out triangles from the color of construction paper they choose

the children then move the triangles around to make the star. teach them what the word "invert" means as you tell them to "invert" one star on top of the other

hanukkah activities theme block center ideas

circle time is such a great time

explain what a menorah is. choose children to be a live menorah

act out this finger play on the day you are making menorahs

melting all my wax

when it's and ready

in a golden menorah so bright

talk the different seasons and the sun. it is closer in summer

materials needed: clear glasses; warm water; flour; yeast

in one mix in some flour

in the second stir in some yeast . then add flour to this glass as

let's warm these by the sun and see what happens to them today

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hanukkah activities theme art

make a menorah

materials needed: poster board

the holder that holds the candles is called the menorah. there are lights on it

night

so on day of hanukkah

sturdy tag board. have them print their name on it as best they can

hanukkah activities theme hand prints

the children choose different colors )

the children glue a on each side of the carton

they glue them into place

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build a menorah

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hanukkah activities theme circle time

what is a menorah

the child in the middle is the shammesh

the other children stand next to the shammesh

teach them the following poem and act it out. continue until all children have had a turn

menorah candle

i'm a menorah candle

growing shorter you see

until there's nothing left to see

dreidel

dredels have hebrew letters on each of the four sides. the letters mean take nothing; take everything

bring some manipulatives to circle as

bring several dreidels to circle. show the children how they work and let them all have turns using them

if your circle time is on a carpet

my dreidel

i have a little dreidel

i made it out of clay

then

hanukkah lights

materials needed: in advance

teach the children the following fingerplay

once you've done it times together

continue until all the children have had a turn putting a flannel candle on the board

two lights

lihts

twinkle

sunrise-sunset song and sunlight power

sing sunrise-sunset

sunrise

swiftly fly the years

season following another

laiden

do this demonstration

place the in a warm place by a window. over the next hour you should see some changes

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