Kwanzaa is a celebration that I’ve written about slightly previously (see: Kwanzaa Actions for Youngsters) however I really feel prefer it doesn’t at all times get the eye it deserves because it occurs within the week after Christmas. It’s not a time most youngsters are at school, however you’ll be able to discuss it as a part of winter holidays all over the world, or talk about it at house and discuss the way you carry the rules of Kwanzaa to your loved ones.
When you want a refresher on the fundamentals, this coloring sheet from Crayola covers the seven rules of Kwanzaa. Youngsters Actions Weblog has a set of printable truth sheets that discuss when it’s celebrated, why it was began and what the celebration means. There are additionally plenty of nice movies about Kwanzaa for teenagers, together with this music in regards to the seven rules from Sesame Avenue and a Kwanzaa details video by Twinkl.
Across the Kampfire has hyperlinks to different movies and extra concepts for speaking about Kwanzaa within the classroom. They train about Kwanzaa in a holidays all over the world unit, which you should buy from them for those who want it. Mrs. Richardson’s Class additionally has a mini unit about Kwanzaa that you could purchase that features vocabulary playing cards, truth organizers, pocket sorting and a examine and distinction between Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
Crafting a Enjoyable Life has a few nice initiatives to your Kwanzaa examine, together with making a kinara (candle holder) craft out of straightforward shapes and a collage. She made hers utilizing Kwanzaa stickers and paint, or you’ll be able to print out Kwanzaa clip artwork from locations like Free Pictures to make use of in your mission. That’s the place the kinara picture above got here from.
Want extra coloring pages to assist your children study Kwanzaa? This set of 17 pages from Educational Intelligence on Lecturers Pay Lecturers contains particular person pages for the seven rules, in addition to different pictures. One other good one on TPT is that this Kwanzaa PowerPoint presentation from Shelia Melton, which is nice for Okay-5 college students. It goes into good element about what the seven days imply and the way Kwanzaa is widely known.
I additionally like these exercise sheets from Malisa Goes Digital on Etsy. They embody truth playing cards that you could learn and use as a reminiscence recreation, chopping observe and two-piece matching puzzles.
