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abcteach

Abcteach: Kwanzaa

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site features a worksheet focused on the seven Kwanzaa principles.
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Crayola

Crayola: Kwanzaa Symbol Strips (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this activity from Crayola as part of your Kwanzaa celebration. The lesson plan incorporates social studies and visual arts as students learn to create the traditional Adinkra weaving patterns used on Kente cloth. Combine several...
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: u.s. History Lessons: Holidays: Kwanzaa

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Site provides brief background information about Kwanzaa but is primarily a repository of lesson plan ideas, games and clip art.
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Read Works

Read Works: Tis the Season

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the winter holidays Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
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Read Works

Read Works: Nights of Light

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about seven different holidays that are celebrated with lights. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: A New African American Culture

For Students 5th - 8th
All immigrants to America bring a part of their homeland with them. The same was true of slaves. See how vocabulary, arts, and music were knit into American culture.