The Festival of Lights
El festival de las luminarias
The Festival of Lights
The Festival of Lights
The Festival of Lights
The Festival of Lights
The Festival of Lights
Informational (nonfiction), 72 words, Spanish Level C (Grade K), Lexile 420L
The lighting of the Hanukkah candles is a specific process that takes place during the eight nights of Hanukkah. The Festival of Lights introduces readers to one aspect of celebrating Hanukkah by teaching them how many candles are lit on each night. The book's descriptive photographs and repetitive sentence pattern support early emergent readers. Students will also have the opportunity to determine the author's purpose for writing and to use the skill of visualizing to better understand what is read.
Lesson Resources
Lesson plans exist for the English version of this book.
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text
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Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
