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This 16-word Chanukah word search covers traditions, symbols, and history for students in Grades 3–5. Hidden words include Maccabees, dreidel, chanukiah, and sufganiyot, spanning the eight-day rededication holiday. Use it as a holiday-season classroom activity, a cultural-awareness warm-up, or a free-time puzzle during December.

Subject:
Holidays & Seasonal
Topic:
Hanukkah
Grade Level:
3rd – 5th Grades
Updated December 2021

Word List

  • MACCABEES
  • ANTIOCHUS
  • EIGHTDAYS
  • OIL
  • CHANUKIAH
  • MAOZTSUR
  • DREIDEL
  • SEVIVON
  • GELT
  • ALHANISSIM
  • SHIN
  • GIMMEL
  • NUN
  • LATKES
  • SUFGANIYOT
  • SHAMASH

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