KS1 Chanukah - Judaism - Outstanding RE Lesson

Introduce your KS1 students to the Jewish festival of Chanukah with this detailed lesson plan, designed to explore the story of Chanukah and its significance. This resource includes worksheets and a 13-slide PowerPoint to guide students through the history, traditions, and themes of this important Jewish celebration.

Through engaging activities such as writing about personal miracles, drawing a Chanukiah, and playing the dreidel game, children will learn about the festival’s themes of hope, light, and miracles. The lesson also covers how Jewish families celebrate Chanukah by lighting the Chanukiah for eight nights to commemorate the miracle of the oil.

Includes:

• Full lesson plan
• 13-slide PowerPoint presentation
• Writing a short story about a miracle - planning and instructions sheet
• Writing a short story about a miracle WAGOLL answer sheet
• Draw and label a Chanukiah worksheet
• Draw and label a Chanukiah WAGOLL answer sheet
• Instructions for how to play a Chanukah celebration game (Dreidel)

L.O.: Learn about the story of Chanukah and how Jewish people celebrate it.

Ideal for KS1, Year 1 and Year 2.

Keywords: Chanukah, Hanukkah, Jewish festival, KS1 RE, Judaism, Chanukiah, menorah, miracles, hope, religious education, Year 1, Year 2, lesson plan, dreidel game, story of Chanukah.