Worksheet | Grade 5 | Spelling | Hanukkah

Hanukkah Language Arts Grade(s) 5 Description: Your child will use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks. Use resources to find the meaning of any unknown words. Learning Objectives: • Your child will use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks • Your child will use a dictionary, encyclopedia or computer to find any words that are unknown. Keywords: keyword 1 Hanukkah keyword 2, Menorah keyword 3, Dreidel

Materials needed: • Computer with internet access • Paper • Pen or pencil Activity: Fill in the blanks using words from the word bank. Use a dictionary, encyclopedia or computer to research any word that you do not know.

Word Bank_______________________________________________________ celebrate

Hanukkah

wins

temple

candles

miracle game night dreidle menorah holiday __________________________________________________________________

Hanukkah, also called the festival of lights is a Jewish ____________ that lasts for eight days. It is a celebration to remind people of a miracle that occurred in a temple over 2,000 years ago. The temple needed a light but there was only enough oil for the lamp to last for one night. The miracle was that the small amount of oil lasted for eight nights. This gave the people enough time to get more _________ for the lamps in the _____________. To celebrate the ____________ at the temple families light a special candleholder called a menorah. The menorah has eight branches, instead of the seven branches that most temple menorahs have. There is one branch for each night that the oil light miraculously burned and an extra branch called a shamash. The shamash is usually higher or lower than the other branches. The shamash is lit first and then used to light the other _____________. One candle is lit for each ____________ of Hanukkah, until finally one the eighth night when all the candles in the _____________ are lit. Families get together to ___________ Hanukkah. There are traditions of foods and games. Latkes, hot potato pancakes, are served during Hanukkah. Children play a traditional ___________ with a four sided top called a dreidle. Players sit in a circle and spin the ____________. Each player gets about 10 chocolates or nuts at the beginning of each game. There are special chocolates wrapped in gold colored foil, they look like coins. Depending on how the dreidle lands, players either puts one of their treats into the center or takes some of the treats in the center out. The player who ends up with everything _________ the game. Happy _____________!

Answer key Hanukkah, also called the festival of lights is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights. It is a celebration to remind people of a miracle that occurred in a temple over 2,000 years ago. The temple needed a light but there was only enough oil for the lamp to last for one night. The miracle was that the small amount of oil lasted for eight days. This gave the people enough time to get more oil for the lamps in the temple. To celebrate the miracle at the temple families light a special candleholder called a menorah. The menorah has eight branches, instead of the seven branches that most temple menorahs have. There is one branch for each night that the oil light miraculously burned and an extra branch called a shamash. The shamash is usually higher or lower than the other branches. The shamash is lit first and then used to light the other candles. One candle is lit for each night of Hanukkah, until finally one the eighth night all the candles in the menorah are lit. Families get together to celebrate Hanukkah. There are traditions of foods and games. Some families give a small gift for each night of Hanukkah. Latkes, hot potato pancakes, are served during Hanukkah. Children play a traditional game with a four sided top called a dreidle. Players sit in a circle and spin the dreidle. Each player gets about 10 chocolates or nuts at the beginning of each game. There are special chocolates wrapped in gold colored foil, they look like coins. Depending on how the dreidle lands, players either puts one of their treats into the center or takes some of the treats in the center out. The player who ends up with everything wins the game. Happy Hanukkah!

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