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Hanukkah worksheets (printable)

Free printable Hanukkah worksheets for kids: crossword, word search and more, built from 17 English words with clues (e.g. hanukkah, menorah, candle, dreidel).

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Printable worksheets on “Hanukkah”

Word list

Ages 6-8

  • hanukkah — The Jewish festival of lights, lasting eight days
  • menorah — A candleholder with eight branches and one helper
  • candle — We add one more each evening
  • dreidel — A four-sided spinning top for a holiday game
  • latkes — Crispy pancakes made from grated potatoes
  • sufganiyah — A jelly donut eaten at this holiday
  • oil — Golden and slippery; we fry food in it
  • coin — Chocolate ones in gold foil are given to children
  • light — It shines in the dark
  • family — Mom, dad, grandparents and children together
  • gift — Given to loved ones on the holiday
  • star — It has six points and is a symbol of Judaism
  • song — Something we all sing together on the holiday

Ages 9-12

  • hanukkah — Eight days remembering how a holy place was rededicated
  • temple — The holy place the holiday looks back to
  • miracle — In the story, a tiny jar of lamp fuel burned for eight days
  • oil — A small jar of it lasted eight days
  • menorah — A nine-branched holder lit a little more each night
  • dreidel — It has Hebrew letters on its sides
  • latkes — Traditional crispy pancakes made from grated potatoes
  • sufganiyah — A filled donut popular in Israel
  • coin — A chocolate one wrapped in gold foil
  • light — The symbol of the holiday that brightens winter evenings
  • tradition — A custom passed down from generation to generation
  • candle — Lit using a helper one
  • family — Gathers each evening to sing and play
  • jerusalem — An ancient city holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims