Kindergartners respond to the events in my first kwanzaa book by completing an activity at home with a parent. Punch holes where indicated and secure with brads or string. One of my favorite things to do after it rained was to. I enjoyed reading my first kwanzaa, a colorful childrens book that will bring smiles to your childs face. With thousands of posts filled with free printable worksheets for pre k, kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grdae, 3rd grade, 4th grde, 5th grade, 6th grade, and junior high plus educational kids activities, sometimes it can be hard to find the best of the best. Top kwanzaa activities for grades k8 teachervision. My first kwanzaa is a childrens picture book written and illustrated by karen katz. One about the celebration of kwanzaa, the other about the 7 principles of kwanzaa. I thought this was a great book for children for a couple of reasons. He is the creator of kwanzaa, the africanamerican holiday that celebrates african ancestry, traditions, and culture. Designed for classroom celebrations of kwanzaa, this collection of lesson plans, activities, worksheets, and videos is appropriate for all grade levels. Long inspired by folk art from around the world, she was inspired to write her first book, over the moon, when she and her husband adopted their daughter from guatemala, and. Following the kwanzaa theme, this packet has a variety of engaging activities to aid with learning. Kwanzaa vocabulary worksheets 1st grade worksheets, vocabulary worksheets, teacher forms, holidays around the.
Have some fun learning about kwanzaa with this printable minibook, the perfect way to sneak learning into the holiday season. You can also use this worksheet during black history month february. My first kwanzaa by karen katz unit by jamie williams this funfilled unit contains the following activities. With a large volume of printable first grade english worksheets available, kids can practice and polish their skills till they shine. The extra a was added to give the name seven letters, on for each of the seven principles of kwanzaa. Youll find valentine themed math and language arts worksheets as well as fun puzzles and coloring pages for students in preschoolsixth grade. It is celebrated from december 26th through january 1 each year. These kwanzaa fun, fine motor, printable worksheets are perfect for your preschool, kindergarten, and first grade kids or students, whether youre a parent, teacher, or you homeschool. Oct 14, 2014 karen katz has written and illustrated many books for children, including the colors of us, can you say peace, my first ramadan, counting kisses, and where is babys belly button. Author and illustrator karen katz kicks off a wonderful new series of picture books for the very young with my first kwanzaa. Hanukkah and kwanzaa activities, lessons, and crafts preschool and kindergarten hanukkah and kwanzaa crafts, activities, lessons, games, and printables. Tonight is the first night of kwanzaa 26 december so i thought it would be apropos to read this book today.
My plan for this blog is to provide you with useful topics and free printables for your literacy pro. Vocabulary work students are to create their own sentences and illustrations using 7 key terms from the story. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create handson learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning fun. Kwanzaa wordsearch vocabulary worksheet vocabulary. It is a book about an adorable little girl who is exited that kwanzaa is about to begin. Around the world, people from different countries and different families celebrate the winter holiday season in different ways. Kwanzaa kids books childrens literature for kwanzaa. Easytoread short sentences relay basic information about kwanzaa and are paired. Talk with your little one about what kwanzaa is all about as you fill out the puzzles and coloring activities in this little booklet. Long inspired by folk art from around the world, she was inspired to write her first book, over the moon, when she and her husband adopted their daughter from. Students will learn about the traditions of the africanamerican holiday as they make a kinara and a mkeka.
Below you will find a thematic book list for the kwanzaa holiday. This book is fun, informative and a great book for those early learners. Kwanzaa theme unit word searches, crosswords, and reading. A kinara is a sevenbranched candleholder used during kwanzaa. Kwanzaa activities by emily education teachers pay teachers. Throughout the story, the reader learns the facts and traditions of kwanzaa is an easytounderstand manner.
I made it to be easily cut down the middle and then gathered and stapled to make a mini. Kwanzaa worksheets kwanzaa printables kwanzaa word jumble. Alphabet worksheets, minibooks and activities letters i r. Worksheets include a printable kwanzaa word jumble, a kwanzaa word search puzzle and an alphabetical order vocabulary worksheet. Kwanzaa means first fruits in swahili, the chosen language of kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is a swahili word which means first fruits of the harvest. My first kwanzaa book activity card worksheet for prek. Use this handout to introduce the african american holiday of kwanzaa, including its history, symbols and traditions. Make a daily kwanzaa activity lesson plan book daily kwanzaa activity lesson plan book. Top 10 childrens books about kwanzaa colours of us. Easytoread short sentences relay basic information about kwanzaa and are paired with brightly colored illustrations picturing a little boy, his father and his mother each preparing for the celebration with their extended family. The story of kwanzaa printable texts and skills sheets. My first kwanzaa by karen katz automatically stood out to me as my choice multicultural book for lis 510. Remember, though, that the focus of your time should not be on the development and execution of a craft.
Kids love these interactive worksheets for the kwanzaa thematic unit of study. A young child celebrates kwanzaa with his family by dressing in african clothes, eating special food that grandma brings, lighting the candles on the kinara and more. Who hasnt had those awkward moments in life that you wish you could forget. Best kwanzaa, hanukkah, and christmas books for kids. Social studies activities for kwanzaa explore kwanzaa connections using these social studies resources to enhance your teaching strategies. Engage your students with these kwanzaa printable worksheets. Fall and winter holidays by lisa bullard author, constanza basaluzzo illustrator kevins family is celebrating the seven days of kwanzaa. You may include a blank back cover made of cardstock or heavy paper. To introduce children to the kwanzaa holiday, read a book such as seven days of kwanzaa by angela shelf medearis or my first kwanzaa by karen katz. Growing up, i had a friend that celebrated kwanzaa and always was curious about the holiday but was a little hesitant to ask questions i didnt want to seem nosey.
Free valentines day, kwanzaa, and groundhog day worksheets. During the seven days of kwanzaa we celebrate the importance of family, friends, and community. Kwanzaa math worksheets kwanzaa math grades 12 kwanzaa math grades 34. My first kwanzaa book by deborah chocolate librarything. But this year, it looks as if a heavy snowstorm will keep her big. During the last week of december, kwanzaa is a time to dress. My first kwanzaa book chocolate, deborah, chocolate, deborah m. This warm and lively introduction to a very special holiday will help even the youngest children join in. Alphabet worksheets, mini books and activities letters a h alphabet worksheets and mini books with activities to present and reinforce letter recognition.
Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. Your students can learn about kwanzaa when they print and color my kwanzaa book or alphabetize kwanzaa words. This festive book introduces the history and practices of kwanzaa, the annual weeklong festival for family and friends that occurs in late december. Worksheets for kwanzaa ela literacy and math activities. My first kwanzaa book introduces kwanzaa, the holiday in which. Together for kwanzaa childrens books read aloud youtube. Candle lights and food so good, all around my neighborhood. This book contains a warm and lively introduction to a very special holiday will help even the youngest children join in. Nov 27, 2017 this diverse list of kwanzaa, hanukkah, and christmas books for kids will give you plenty of options for your classroom. Candles symbolise family roots, the cup symbolises unity and the corn represents children and the future. First, it starts with getting ready for kwanzaa in chapter one, then, learning about the candles in chapter 2, and finally, it ends with the little boy getting to light the candles on his own. This my first kwanzaa book activity card worksheet is suitable for prek kindergarten. Kwanzaa click on a worksheet type or use the left and right arrow keys to move through the worksheets and answer keys. Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activites and free printables.
Celebrate kwanzaa in your classroom with the craft activities in this printable. The specifics, the simple words, and the active pictures. Worksheets in this package alphabetical crossword decoder letters decoder numbers lined matching missing consonants missing letters missing vowels word jumble split word jumble word links word search word search small. Each printable activity worksheet has suggested links to related activities, crafts and coloring pages suitable for preschool, kindergarten and first grade. Maulana karenga created kwanzaa in 1966 because he wanted africanamericans to have a special time in which they could celebrate their heritage, or past. During the seven days of kwanzaa, we celebrate the importance of family, friends, and community. Kwanzaa worksheets kwanzaa printables kwanzaa word. Picture books best kwanzaa, hanukkah, and christmas books for kids 1. To introduce children to the kwanzaa holiday, read a book such as my first kwanzaa book by angela shelf medeari or my first kwanzaa by karen katz. These kwanzaa printable worksheets are great for any classroom. Children learn about and reflect upon the colors, traditions, and themes of kwanzaa as they color in the kinara and the candles it holds in this greeting card template. Moreover, it explains all of the principles and symbols of the kwanzaa. This worksheet is a great way to introduce and discuss the symbols of kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is the only original africanamerican holiday.
Christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa preschool and kindergarten. Before i read this book, i didnt know what kwanzaa was, and it describes it briefly, but is very informative on the aspects of kwanzaa. Long inspired by folk art from around the world, she was inspired to write her first book, over the moon, when she and her husband adopted their daughter from guatemala, and she wanted to tell the story of welcoming. After cutting out six labeled picture cards, they arrange them in the order in which they appeared in the book.
Includes activities to introduce kwanzaa in your class with an overview and the traditions of the holiday as well as writing poems using their knowledge. Kwanzaa is an annual celebration that begins on december 26 and lasts for seven days. Alphabet worksheets, minibooks and activities letters a h alphabet worksheets and minibooks with activities to present and reinforce letter recognition. So, it can be safely assumed that learning english is one of the first steps to a successful life. The word kwanzaa means first and symbolizes the first fruits of the harvest. These books may be found at your local public or school library. Get the kwanzaa celebration going and learn more about this weeklong holiday and its seven principles of african heritage. Activities to help your preschoolers develop their math skills and the small fine muscles in their hands. Have fun teaching resources such as worksheets, activities, workbooks, songs, and videos are perfect for teaching. Recommended reading for kwanzaa ideas, customs, activities, crafts, fun, and background about the holiday. From decorations, greeting cards, and candelabra to a wonderful kwanzaa mini book with puzzles, coloring activities, writing practice, poems, and word searches, our kwanzaa worksheets will introduce your kids to kwanzaa and get them involved in this important holiday. Read more books about the holiday to enhance the childrens knowledge. Notably, it is written in easy language and sentences for early readers. My kwanzaa book free printable worksheets for preschool.
Cut each page and the cover along the solid black line include the tabs. Nov 27, 2012 explore donnette64s board kwanzaa printables, books and worksheets, followed by 1043 people on. Kwanzaa symbols reference chart mazao the crops mkeka the mat muhindi the corn mishumaa saba the seven candles kinara the candle holder kikombe cha umoja the unity cup. Similarly to the other books, the reader will learn about basic traditions during the holiday, such as lighting kinara, mat making, and more. Hanukkah and kwanzaa activities, lessons, and crafts. Kwanzaa printables and worksheets teaching skills through holidays. The story of kwanzaa printable texts and skills sheets my file cabinet. Have the children participate in other kwanzaa activities, like making a kwanzaa flag, learning a song about kwanzaa and preparing kwanzaa fruit kabobs. During the holiday, seven candles are placed in the kinara. Alphabet worksheets, mini books and activities to present and reinforce letter recognition. Seven candles for kwanzaa by andrea davis pinkney, lil rabbits kwanzaa by donna l. This is a cute book report idea for my chapter book kids. My first kwanzaa book introduces you to the joyous celebration of this original african american holiday. During the seven days of kwanzaa we celebrate the importance of fa.
Read my first kwanzaa book by deborah newton chocolate and illustrated by cal massey, or another book about kwanzaa, aloud to the class. Celebrated from december 26 through january 1, the kwanzaa festival recognizes the traditions and cultural heritage of african americans. Kwanzaa story starters and kwanzaa borders for subscribers kwanzaa borders with kwanzaa story starters. Activities at the end of the book include making your own cowtail switch and baking benne cakes. Comprehension trifold to go along with my first kwanzaa by. Karen katz has written and illustrated many books for children, including the colors of us, can you say peace, my first ramadan, counting kisses, and where is babys belly button. My first kwanzaa book by debbi chocolate and cal massey. Shelly hehenberger author kwanzaa is kaylas favorite time of year. It provides examples of how to celebrate the holiday from a childs prospective, but it will also evoke some ideas for your own family. Here are a few more books about kwanzaa that your students will enjoy. Alphabet worksheets, minibooks and activities letter a h. And aunts, uncles, and cousins come from all over to share hugs and gifts and stories. Kwanzaa flag craft, kinara craft, kwanzaa kids craft. Compare and contrast ramadan, diwali, hanukkah, christmas, and kwanzaa.
Other traditional activities are incorporated throughout. Make 2 picture cards of each of the following items to use as a match game. First grade second grade third grade fourth grade fifth. To add to an extra bit of fun to groundhog day students can color pictures or complete a. Prek1 a little girl finds a lost reindeer in the woods and goes on a magical christmas adventure. Have some fun learning about kwanzaa with this printable mini book, the perfect way to sneak learning into the holiday season. This list of the best kids books about kwanzaa is sure to include a new. Unity green color of candles representing hope for the future 23. Signup to get the inside scoop from our monthly newsletters.
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