Candles the Hanukkah Cat: An Interactive Story Time for People Who Love Pets
Meredith J. Berlin
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(430)
Help choose a happy ending to a story about a cat who teaches his human family about the joy of giving and helping others. This one-time class includes sharing ideas, drawing and learning about Hanukkah traditions in a secular way.
Class experience
This is a fun, creative and completely secular class. We start off with a chat about cats and other pets we love. Next I will share a funny story I have written and illustrated based on my experiences fostering many cats, my own cat's behavior around candles, and my family's tradition of giving to others on Hanukkah. The story has no set ending, so students will share ideas through conversation and drawing and we will collaborate to create a happy ending for Candles the cat and his...
Students will practice listening, collaborating and storytelling skills. Students will also learn about the tradition of lighting candles for eight nights and giving to others and helping others during Hanukkah. This course is completely secular.
This class and the story I will tell are based on my own experiences as a child and with my own children, celebrating Hanukkah among family and a wide circle of friends of many backgrounds. I am Jewish, and Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday, but you don't have to have prior knowlede of or connections to Hanukkah traditions to relate to and enjoy this story about a cat-loving, animal-loving family enjoying the warmth and glow of candles, time together and the joy of giving to others. This class and story are completely secular.
Those who enjoy drawing and writing will want to have paper and writing/drawing supplies nearby, because they may want to draw their own ideas about Candles the Cat and a happy ending to his story.
This is a fun, creative and completely secular class. I am sharing a story I have written based on my own cat's behavior around candles and my own family's tradition of giving to others on Hanukkah. The story involves a family lighting candles, giving gifts, eating latkes (potato pancakes) and playing with a dreidel. I will not be discussing or explaining the meaning or history of Hanukkah in this class.
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(430)
Hello! My name is Meredith. My favorite thing to do is CREATE in community, and that includes collaborating with my community of learners here on Outschool. I love providing students with tools to communicate effectively and tell stories through...
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$9
per classMeets once
30 min
Completed by 58 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-8
2-6 learners per class
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