I've never done a Hanukkah storytime, but since I've done a Diwali storytime and I'll be doing a Christmas one, I wanted to expose kids to as many holidays and cultures as possible this year.
Here's the program:
Opening Songs: Hello, Friends and Open, Shut Them
Book 1: Chanukah Lights Everywhere by Melissa Iwai
Rhyme: One Menorah Candle (from http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com)
One menorah candle
burning oh so bright.
Now we'll add another one -
it's Hanukkah's second night!
(Repeat, counting up to eight candles.)
Eight menorah candles
burning oh so bright.
We're celebrating Hanukkah -
the festival of lights!
(this can be done as a fingerplay or you can also use a pattern from DLTK: http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/jewish/mpaper.html).
burning oh so bright.
Now we'll add another one -
it's Hanukkah's second night!
(Repeat, counting up to eight candles.)
Eight menorah candles
burning oh so bright.
We're celebrating Hanukkah -
the festival of lights!
(this can be done as a fingerplay or you can also use a pattern from DLTK: http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/jewish/mpaper.html).
Book 2: The Hanukkah Mice by Ronne Randall
Book 3: Oskar and the Eight Blessings by Richard Simon and Tanya Simon
Rhyme: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Book 4: The Runaway Latkes by Leslie Kimmelman
Craft: Star of David Ornament
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