Experiencing Chanukah in Kitah Bet

Chanukah has filled the room in Kitah Bet. The children have been spinning dreidels, lighting our wooden Menorah and flipping pretend latkes. We have painted with chanukah shaped sponges, besswax and dreidels dipped in paint. We each created our very own unique menorah from clay, rolled it in glitter and sealed it with mod podge. It is a real menorah that we can use to light on Chanukah.
We have looked at pictures of the Temple and painted a wall of the Temple as a background for our chanukah center. We also have a cave in our classroom. Why? .

Here is the story of Chanukah in the words of the children:

Morah: Many years ago in Israel, what did the Jewish people love to do?
Pearl: Take out the Torah
Shaya: Shabbos and Torah
Morah: King Antiochus said "no Shabbat, no Torah"
Noah: "No Sukkah"
Morah: How did they feel?
Sam: They were mad
Leiba: Sad
Morah: Matisyahu and his 5 brave sons said we wont listen. What does brave mean?
Henia: you can be brave in your house and lock your door.
Morah: Where did they learn Torah?
Sam: In a cave
Henia: In a tent
Morah: What did they do if the soldiers came?
Leiba: They hide their Torah
Shaya: Play dreidel
Morah: When they went into the Temple and saw the big mess what did they do?
Shaya: They cleaned up.
Leiba: They had a little bit of oil and a big fire came out.

Morah Leah