December is a time for many holidays and celebrations! We will learn about many of these. The first study is of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah. I read a storybook that explained how the Jews in Syria were told by their King that they must pray to his gods and how a band of farmers fought against the King's army and won! But when they were making their temple holy again, they found only enough oil to burn for one day. The miracle of Hanukkah is that the oil burned for 8 days! That's why Hanukkah lasts for 8 days. After learning about how "bossy" the King of Syria was, they decided it was a lot like the King of England and that Kings are "bossy."
They each made a Hanukkah headband with a menorah on it. I taught them the dreidel game and they each got one piece of gelt...well, it was a chocolate coin, not real gold! Although, some were really hoping for gold!
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