
The Story of Hanukkah
4th Grade · Social Studies · 25 min· Ccss Ccss.ela-literacy.ri.4.4
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Learning Objective
I can explain the story and traditions of Hanukkah.
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The Hanukkah story tells of how the Maccabees chased the Greeks out of the Jewish temple.
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During Hanukkah, it is tradition to eat sufganiyot (jelly donuts) and latkes.
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The miracle of Hanukkah is that the oil in the temple lasted for eight days, so we light a candle on the menorah for each of those eight nights.


