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\nWinter Holiday Printables\n

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\nCelebrate the winter holidays with ABCmouse! Use these printables in class or send them home as a fun homework assignment. Create your FREE ABCmouse for Teachers account to access these and thousands of other resources for preschool...\n
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\nKwanzaa Dancing With Elmo\n

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\nAs an introduction to a discussion of Kwanzaa, this fun and colorful video of Elmo dancing to an African beat is the terrific tool!\n
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\nBulletin Board Patterns: The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa\n

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\nEnhance your Kwanzaa celebration with bulletin patterns that identify the seven principles of Kwanzaa, provide a pronunciation guide, and a brief explanation of the principle. A great way to encourage Umoja.\n
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\nLet's Celebrate Kwanzaa!\n

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\nLearn more about Kwanzaa with a celebratory lesson. As learners analyze My First Kwanzaa Book by Debbi Chocolate, they compare and contrast the celebration to other holiday traditions they know about. Next, they prepare and...\n
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\nKwanzaa Symbol Strips\n

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\nResearch the African family holiday of Kwanzaa and find the symbols for the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Learners analyze the symbols and how they may relate to their own lives. They then create an original art following the designs...\n
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\nCelebra Kwanzaa\n

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\n¡Celebramos Kwanzaa! Celebrate Kwanzaa through the fictional story Celebra Kwanzaa con Botitas y sus gatitos to delightfully explain the seven principles of Kwanzaa. Dual language learners participate in reading and vocabulary...\n
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\nCelebrate Kwanzaa in the United States\n

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\nExplore the components of the African American celebration of Kwanzaa in the United States. Complete with learning objectives, a materials and preparation list, and eight days of lesson plans, the resource incorporates the principles of...\n
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\nKwanzaa — A Celebration to Honor African American People and Their Past\n

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\nA 10-page packet delivers a plethora of information about Kwanzaa—a week-long holiday that celebrates African American people and their heritage. Each page consists of informational text and an opportunity to respond to through pictures...\n
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\nKwanzaa Celebration: Celebrating Family, Community, and Culture\n

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\nKwanzaa is the focus of a three-part lesson that celebrates the history and traditions of the holiday. Before lighting the Kinara, scholars listen to a read-aloud of Seven Candles of Kwanzaa by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Learners express...\n
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\nUnity in Action\n

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\nElementary learners make a collage after learning about Kwanzaa. They discuss the concept of unity and make a collage of pictures that they feel exemplify unity.\n
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\nIntermediate Kwanzaa\n

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\nAs part of a study of holiday traditions, language learners read about the creation of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival created by Dr. Maulana Karenga to celebrate traditional African values.\n
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\nKwanzaa | All About the Holidays\n

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\nIntroduce young learners to Kwanzaa, an African American heritage celebration, with a short video that explains the basic principles of the seven day holiday. A great tool to inspire further research.\n
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\nKwanzaa Window Book\n

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\nLearners research Kwanzaa, focusing on the seven principles used in celebration, with an artistic lesson. They design their own window books to demonstrate comprehension of the principles and symbols of Kwanzaa in words and...\n
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\nThe Story of Kwanzaa\n

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\nCelebrate Kwanzaa with a game of Kalah, also known as Mankala or Owara. Using an egg carton and a set of beans, players take all of the beans out of one of his or her cups and move to the right, dropping one bean into each of the...\n
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\nKwanzaa: Invitations and Menus\n

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\nIt's time to celebrate Kwanzaa in the classroom! After studying the traditions of the holiday, learners design a menu decorated in the colors and symbols associated with Kwanzaa.\n
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\nMy First Kwanzaa Book Activity Card\n

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\nKindergartners respond to the events in My First Kwanzaa Book by completing an activity at home with a parent. After cutting out six labeled picture cards, they arrange them in the order in which they appeared in the book.\n
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\nWhat is Kwanzaa?\n

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\nLinking Kwanzaa to Technology and History\n

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\nSeventh graders use the Internet to research the holiday of Kwanzaa. Using the information, they create a brochure to promote the holiday to others. They email the information to a friend to end the activity.\n
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\nCelebrate Kwanzaa in the United States\n

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\nHow to Celebrate Kwanzaa on Your Campus\n

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\nThe Kwanzaa Tradition: Pronoun Review\n

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\nLight the Kwanzaa Candles\n

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\nCreate Kwanzaa candles with an engaging art activity. Learners use toilet paper rolls to make Kwanzaa candles before discussing the meaning of Kwanzaa and acting out lighting the candles.\n
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\nA Study of the Principles of Kwanzaa\n

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\nDiscover the seven principles of Kwanzaa and the ways they apply to everyday life. High schoolers use the Internet to research two examples of the principles of Kwanzaa, and share their findings with their peers.\n
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\nTeach English language learners about the week-long holiday of Kwanzaa that is celebrated around the world during December. It includes holiday-themed reading comprehension passages, phrase matching, fill-in-the-blanks, and journaling...\n
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