Introduce students to how the rest of the world celebrates December holidays with these references, lessons, and activities. Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah. This lesson provides students with an opportunity to learn about the traditions of various winter holidays.
Students create unique menorahs.
Advent marks the start of the Christmas season. This article explains the solstice. An article defining and explaining Kwanzaa. Zalben's character, Beni, introduces people to these recipes organized around the Jewish holiday calendar. Two brothers are escaping from Russia to Palestine in 1914 at the time of Hanukkah.