Teach Jewish History K–5 Lesson
Handout B

Holiday Match Cards

The Jewish Year · Grades K–2

How to play

  1. Cut out the ten cards. Five show a holiday. Five show what families do.
  2. Find the five pairs. Say the holiday, then say what families do.
  3. Memory game: turn all ten face down and mix them up. Take turns flipping two. A pair? Keep it!
✂ Cut on the dashed lines
Holiday
Rosh Hashanah
the Jewish New Year
autumn
What families do
Light two candles and share a braided loaf on Friday night
What families do
Wear a costume and shake a grogger
Holiday
Passover
a spring holiday
spring
Holiday
Hanukkah
eight nights of lights
winter
What families do
Dip an apple in honey
What families do
Eat matzah at a special meal
Holiday
Shabbat
a day of rest
every week
Holiday
Purim
a dress-up holiday
winter
What families do
Light one more candle each night and spin a dreidel