The Makor Project K–5 Lesson
Handout B

Holiday Match Cards

The Jewish Year · Grades K–2

How to play

  1. Cut along the dashed lines. You get ten cards. Five show a holiday. Five show what families do.
  2. Spread all ten face up. Find the five pairs. For each pair, say the holiday, then say what families do.
  3. Memory: turn all ten face down and mix them up. Take turns flipping two. A pair? Keep it. Not a pair? Turn them back.
✂ Cut on the dashed lines
Holiday
Rosh Hashanah the Jewish New Year, in autumn
What families do
Apple dipped in honey
Holiday
Hanukkah eight nights of light, in winter
What families do
Matzah on a plate at a special meal
Holiday
Purim a joyful dress-up holiday
What families do
A costume and a noisy grogger
Holiday
Passover a special meal, in spring
What families do
Two candles and a braided loaf on Friday night
Holiday
Shabbat a day of rest, every week
What families do
One more candle each night, and a dreidel game