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3 April 2026

zip, 1.87 MB
zip, 1.87 MB

A complete KS1 RE lesson exploring the question:
Why is Hanukkah celebrated?

This lesson is fully aligned with the Northamptonshire Agreed Syllabus 2025–2030 and forms Lesson 4 of Unit 1.5: What do Jews believe and how may they live?

Designed for real KS1 classrooms, this lesson uses short, structured learning steps and regular opportunities for pupil talk to support attention, participation and understanding.

This lesson introduces the story of Hanukkah. Pupils explore the idea of a miracle and how Jewish people use candles to remember what happened.

Includes:
• A clear, ready-to-use slideshow
• Structured discussion questions
• Engaging worksheet task
• Oracy prompts and sentence stems
• Key vocabulary support

Children learn:
• Hanukkah is a festival that remembers a miracle
• Candles are used to help people remember
• Symbols can represent important ideas

The lesson is carefully structured to support attention, reduce cognitive overload and build understanding through talk.

Low-prep, inclusive and suitable for Year 1 and Year 2.
Also available as a full unit.

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