Hebrew Through Holidays: Hanukkah (Part 5 of 10)

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This activity is part of a series of 10 holiday-centered activities intended for students in grades K-4 that are learning the Hebrew alphabet for the first time. The activities are meant to build upon each other and to be used in order for students to cumulatively learn the alphabet.

The letters taught in this section on Hanukkah are:

Dalet

Kaf/Chaf

The words taught in this section are:

נֵס

גָּדוֹל

הָיָה

שָׁם

פֹּה

נֵר

חֲנֻכִּיָּה

חֲנֻכָּה

מַכַּבִּים

Using the attached Hanukkah related words, carefully cut each paper so that each letter is separated. Then set up a relay race where students must run to a designated spot, pick up a flashcard with one Hebrew letter, run back to their team, and either identify the letter (beginners) or use it to form the Hanukkah related word with their team (advanced). The first team to correctly identify or form a word wins.

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For more information on the order of the letters taught in this series, see below. Activities for using these letters are included in the subsequent postings.

Part 1: Shabbat

Hebrew Phrases:

שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם

New Letters:

Shin (sin)
Bet (vet)
Tav
Lamed
Final mem
Vav (oh)

Part 2: Rosh Hashana

Hebrew Phrases:

שׁוֹפָר
לְשָׁנָה טוֹבָה
וּמְתוּקָה
יוֹם טוֹב
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

New Letters:

Aleph
Nun
Fey (pey)
Resh
Hey
Tet
Mem
Koof
Yud

Part 3: Yom Kippur

Hebrew Phrases:

תְּשׁוּבָה
תּוֹרָה
צְדָקָה
תַּשְׁלִיךְ
סְלִיחוֹת
מַחְזוֹר
וּנְתַנֶּה תֹּקֶף

New Letters:

Tzadi
Final chaf
Chet
Zayin
Samech
Final fey

Part 4: Sukkot and Simchat Torah

Hebrew Phrases:

חַג שָׂמֵחַ
לוּלָב
אֶתְרוֹג

New Letters:

Gimmel
Samech

Part 5: Hanukkah

Hebrew Phrases:

נֵס
גָּדוֹל
הָיָה
שָׁם
פֹּה
נֵר
חֲנֻכִּיָּה
חֲנֻכָּה
מַכַּבִּים

New Letters:

Dalet
Kaf/Chaf
Samech

Part 6: Havdallah

Hebrew Phrases:

הַבְדָּלָה
נֵר
בְּסַמִּים
יַיִן
יְהוּדִים
אוֹרָה
שָׁבוּעַ טוֹב

New Letters:

Final nun

Part 7: Tu B'Shevat

Hebrew Phrases:

פֵּרוֹת

Part 8: Purim

Hebrew Phrases:

פּוּרִים
יְהוּדִים
אוֹרָה

Part 9: Passover, Omer and Shavuot

Counting the Omer (practicing letters)

Part 10: Yom Hazikaron, Yom Ha'atzmaut

Hebrew Phrases:

אֶרֶץ
יוֹם
יִשְׂרָאֵל

New Letters:

Final tsadee

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