Hanukkah - Word Search
An A2 holiday-vocabulary word search with 15 target words connected with Hanukkah. Includes the word list and a marked answer puzzle on page 2.
What’s in the worksheet?
- 15 holiday-vocabulary target words
- Word list beside the puzzle
- Marked answer puzzle on page 2
Recognise fifteen words connected with Hanukkah in an A2 word search, then use them in a short vocabulary follow-up.
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Page 1 of 2 · A4 printable PDF
Page 2 of 2 · Answer key · A4 printable PDF
A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Give page 1 to learners and retain the marked puzzle on page 2. Clarify menorah, dreidel and latke; the instructions allow words in any direction and ignore spaces and hyphens.
- Review the list aloud, including Jerusalem, before searching. Demonstrate following a sequence of letters rather than circling isolated matches.
- Learners find and mark all fifteen targets, comparing difficult locations with a partner before checking the marked key.
- Group light-related objects, food and game vocabulary, then connect eight with the holiday topic. Ask each learner to use two found words in a sentence or simple description.
Support and extension
Support by selecting fewer targets or giving a starting-letter location. Extend beyond locating letters to explaining meanings. Use this as cultural vocabulary practice, without requiring religious participation. Extend by describing an object from the list.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
