Winter Holiday Hanukkah Song and Orff Activities for Elementary Music - Chanukah

Are you looking for a simple, yet musical Winter Holiday Song for your elementary music classroom or performance? Burn Little Candles is the perfect Hanukkah song. Differentiated Orff activities are attainable for early elementary while challenging upper elementary students.

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Included in this NO-PREP Diverse Winter Holiday Songs BUNDLE

• Hanukkah Song with Orff Accompaniment - Burn Little Candles
• Christmas Song with Orff Accompaniment - Mary Had Baby
• Song for Christmas or Kwanzaa with Orff Accompaniment - African Noel

Listen to each arrangement in the video previews.

NO-PREP Resource Includes the Following Orff Activities

• Finger cymbals or triangle
• Two melodic ostinato accompaniment patterns notated with and without prompts
• Simple melody notated with and without prompts for recorder or other melodic instruments

Music Elements are Differentiated into Three Helpful Levels

• See the PREVIEW above for a chart outlining the music elements taught at each level.

Differentiated Activities Designed for Multiple Grades

With upper elementary students playing the xylophone/recorder melody, younger students playing the xylophone ostinato patterns, and your early elementary students singing and playing the finger cymbals or triangle, this simple song will be a favorite for all elementary grades.

Learn About Hanukkah

Hanukkah or Chanukah? Hanukkah is a Hebrew word and has many different variations of English spelling. No matter how you spell it, "Burn Little Candles" is an engaging classroom activity or addition to an all-school performance.

All grades will enjoy lighting the digital Hanukkah candles and learning about Hanukkah traditions.

Everything You Need to Teach Engaging Effective Lessons

• Projectable PowerPoint lessons
• Full teacher score
• MP3 rehearsal track
• Simple piano accompaniment (I had a student perform the piano part at a performance.)
• Printable vocal sheet music
• Large easy-to-read music notation
• Introduction to major/minor scales
• Interactive digital rhythm flashcards
• Learn about Hanukkah traditions
• Guided instruction which leads teacher & students through the lesson
• Built-in student response throughout the lesson
• Three different levels of optional “Take it Home” pages which may also be used as assessments
• An editable template slide for customization of the lesson. if desired

Flexible Resources are Not Rhythm Syllable Specific

Our music literacy resources do not dictate the use of one specific rhythm syllable system. You may use any rhythm reading system - Kodály, French Time, Gordon, Takadimi, or Numerical.

From Happy Teachers Using These Winter Holiday Music Activities

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Samantha G. - MY STUDENTS LOVED THIS! I used it when we taught different winter holidays around the world. I am planning on using this again next year.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ T. C. M. - My students absolutely loved this activity and it was great for reinforcing half notes.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Juliet B - This is a great resource. It's super fun and brings new life to the song!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jordan L. - Super easy prep and very easy to adapt for the level of your students. We had a lot of fun putting this together

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✅ Related Music Activities

• Interactive Digital Rhythm Flashcards - Christmas Theme
• Interactive Digital Rhythm Flashcards - Winter Theme
• Rhythm Identification Clip Cards - Christmas Theme
• Rhythm Identification Clip Cards - Winter Theme
• Diverse Winter Holiday Songs Bundle

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