BrainPOP Jr - Winter Holidays

What is a kinara?

• a special candle holder used during

  Hanukkah

• a special candle holder used during Kwanzaa

• a special candle holder used during

  Christmas

• a special candle holder used during New

  Year’s

When do many people play games with a

dreidel?

• during Hanukkah

• on New Year's Day

• on the day after Christmas

• on the last day of Kwanzaa

What happens during Kwanzaa?

• People celebrate and learn about African

  culture and heritage.

• People watch fireworks and celebrate

  American independence.

• People spin dreidels and give out gelt, or gold

  coins.

• People dress up in costumes and go door to

  door for candy.

Mia wants to help people in need during the

Christmas holiday. What can she do to help?

• She can count down the seconds until the

  New Year.

• She can learn more about playing the dreidel.

• She can make a New Year's resolution to

  read more.

• She can collect food and clothing to donate

  to people.

On New Year's Eve, Grandpop counts downs

the seconds until January 1st. When is New

Year's Eve?

• January 2nd

• December 31st

• December 25th

• December 24th

For his New Year's resolution, Moby makes a

PLEDGE to do his chores on time. What is a

PLEDGE?

• a candle

• a festival

• a culture

• a promise

Which activity is part of a Hanukkah

celebration?

• planting and decorating trees

• making goals for the New Year

• lighting candles on a menorah

• talking about African culture

Why do some people stay up late on New

Year's Eve?

• to stay warm in the cold winter

• to decorate their Christmas trees

• to count down until the New Year

• to fight off bad spirits and ghosts

Hanukkah COMMEMORATES a time when

Jews saved a temple and its candle burned for

eight days. What does COMMEMORATE mean?

• to forget

• to honor

• to burn

• to create

How are Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza

alike?

• Spending time with family is important.

• Decorating trees and wreaths is important.

• Celebrating a plentiful harvest is important.

• Cooking potato pancakes, or latkes, is

  important.