Hanukkah Reflection

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Description

The Hanukkah Reflection resource provides students with thought-provoking prompts that encourage personal reflection and connection to the themes of Hanukkah, such as hope, perseverance, kindness, and community. Each section is designed to help students articulate their thoughts and experiences, fostering deeper understanding and empathy. This resource is perfect for building cultural awareness and social-emotional learning in the classroom.

Suitable for

Relief Teachers

Lesson Structure

Individual Activity
Rotations / Group Work
Class Activity

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Curriculum Codes

Australian Curriculum
(QLD/SA/WA/NT/TAS/ACT)
NSW

AC9HS2S01 9

Develop questions about objects, people, places and events in the past and present

ACELY1670 8.4

Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to analyse texts by drawing on growing knowledge of context, language and visual features and print and multimodal text structures

ACPPS022 8.4

Explore actions that help make the classroom a healthy, safe and active place

ACHASSI034 8.4

Pose questions about past and present objects, people, places and events

HT1-4 old

Demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication

GE1-3 old

Communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry

Differentiation

Modifications

•    For Students Working Below Standard:
-    Simplified Prompts: Read prompts aloud and discuss answers verbally before students write.
-    Guided Writing: Use sentence starters to help students begin their responses (e.g., "One act of kindness I can do is...").
-    Peer Support: Pair students with buddies to share and support ideas during reflection.
-   Reduced Expectations: Accept shorter, more direct responses with one or two sentences.

•    For Students Working Above Standard:
-    Extended Reflections: Encourage detailed responses that include personal anecdotes or connections to broader social themes.
-    Group Discussion Leader: Assign students the role of discussion facilitators to lead peers in exploring each reflection prompt.
-    Community Project Ideas: Have students brainstorm and present ideas for class or school-wide acts of kindness inspired by the resource.
-    Creative Element: Ask students to create an artwork or story based on their favourite reflection.

EXTENSIONS

•    Cultural Exploration: Assign students a task to research and present on another holiday that values similar themes of hope and community.
•    Class Tradition: Create a class tradition inspired by Hanukkah, such as a "light up the classroom" day where students share ways to bring happiness to their peers.
•    Journal Entry: Incorporate daily reflections into a personal journal over a week, focusing on acts of kindness and perseverance.
•    Literature Connection: Link the activity to stories or books that explore themes of kindness, hope, and cultural celebrations.

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