Shine a Light Lesson: 6th-8th Grade Day School

This lesson is written as one complete lesson, but it can also be done as a station rotation if you are working with several grades or many students. Additionally, many of the activities can be done as stand-alone activities or mix and match. If you would like additional content to choose from, we recommend utilizing the Shine a Light 6-8th Grade Supplemental School Lesson which includes the full debate between Hillel and Shammai on how to light the chanukiah, science experiments on bending and converging light, a craft project to be shared with those living in Jewish group home settings or participating in adult day care programs, and a fun glow-in-the-dark dance party. You may also want to utilize the activities in the 6-8th Grades Additional Education Content guide which focuses on a Design Challenge inspired by Amanda Gorman’s quote from The Hill We Climb poem: “There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”