Let me warn you, this is going to a picture heavy entry.
I am one of those teachers who loves to base units around holidays. If Festivus got a little more popular, I'd be putting a Festivs pole up in my room. I love Jerry Stiller. Not a fan of Ben, but no one with taste is. XP
I introduce my so far none Jewish students to Hanukkah. This year was weird, because it fell on Thanksgiving. Which is sort of a filler holiday to begin with. I know some of you may like your family, or have older students who get the history component. My students can't even say pilgrim. I went gaga for Thanksgivukkah. I did this by introducing pennies early in my lessons. Why? So, we could use them for the dreidel game. That will be after our break. So far we've made menorahs. I've a;ways loved menorahs. I have a flower one in my classroom.
One of the great things about Thanksgivukkah, besides the rarity, is the creativity. I think menurkies are ugly, but it's creative.
We can make handturkey memorahs. Let's be creative. What else can we use for/on a menorah? I saw a darling pumpkin menorah on another site. I love using things in a new and unusual way. If there's one thing I want my students to learn, especially in a world where resources are shrinking, is how to reuse things and things are more than they seem.
A happy Festivus to you. Watch out for the knock out game. Which might happen on the most disgusting day of the year: Black Friday.
I introduce my so far none Jewish students to Hanukkah. This year was weird, because it fell on Thanksgiving. Which is sort of a filler holiday to begin with. I know some of you may like your family, or have older students who get the history component. My students can't even say pilgrim. I went gaga for Thanksgivukkah. I did this by introducing pennies early in my lessons. Why? So, we could use them for the dreidel game. That will be after our break. So far we've made menorahs. I've a;ways loved menorahs. I have a flower one in my classroom.
One of the great things about Thanksgivukkah, besides the rarity, is the creativity. I think menurkies are ugly, but it's creative.
We can make handturkey memorahs. Let's be creative. What else can we use for/on a menorah? I saw a darling pumpkin menorah on another site. I love using things in a new and unusual way. If there's one thing I want my students to learn, especially in a world where resources are shrinking, is how to reuse things and things are more than they seem.
A happy Festivus to you. Watch out for the knock out game. Which might happen on the most disgusting day of the year: Black Friday.
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