TeachersFirst's Kwanzaa Resources
Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture that is a week-long celebration observed from December 26 to January 1. Kwanzaa culminates with gift-giving and a feast called Karamu. Explore this collection of resources related to Kwanzaa to learn about the 7 Core Principles, crafts, recipes, and other information.
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Kwanzaa - Sandbox and Co.
Grades
K to 8
tag(s): cross cultural understanding (157), holidays (162), kwanzaa (11)
In the Classroom
Introduce your students to Kwanzaa by taking the quiz to see how much they know about Kwanzaa. Then in pairs or small groups, have students research the terms. As students research, substitute paper and pen journals by asking younger students to create a blog using a tool like Penzu, reviewed here, to share what they are learning with fellow students. A great blogging tool for older students is Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph have students click on an icon to upload related images, add YouTube or Vimeo, or Twitter links. Engage older students, by having them create a poster about Kwanzaa using a tool like DesignCap, reviewed here, and then upload the poster to their blog about the terms and what they've learned about this December holiday.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Kwanzaa Activities and Fun Ideas for Kids - Child Fun, Inc.
Grades
3 to 6This site includes advertising.
tag(s): cross cultural understanding (157), holidays (162), kwanzaa (11)
In the Classroom
Add this site to your activities to use for Kwanzaa and to help children from all backgrounds understand the different holidays celebrated in December. Introduce simple activities on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Bookmark this site on your classroom computers to use during center time. Share this link on your class website for families to access at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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All About Kwanzaa - CBC Kids
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): cross cultural understanding (157), holidays (162), kwanzaa (11)
In the Classroom
Add this site to your activities to use during December and to help students from all backgrounds understand the different holidays celebrated in December. Have students look at the site in pairs and create a bulletin board of what they thought were the most interesting facts. We recommend a site such as Padlet, reviewed here. With Padlet you can create columns for each of the holidays celebrated in December. Have students display their bulletin boards.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ducksters Holidays - Kwanzaa - Technological Solutions, Inc. (TSI),
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): africa (137), cross cultural understanding (157), holidays (162), kwanzaa (11)
In the Classroom
Add this site to your activities to use for the December holidays and to help students from all backgrounds understand the different holidays celebrated in December. Have students look at the site in pairs, and create a poster of what they thought were the most interesting facts. We recommend a site such as DesignCap Poster Creator, reviewed here. Have students display their posters using social media with the provided link, download to your computor, or print the posters.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kwanzaa History - History.com
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): cross cultural understanding (157), holidays (162), kwanzaa (11)
In the Classroom
Add this site to your activities to use during December and to help students from all backgrounds understand the different holidays celebrated in December. Introduce this site using the colorful video, then have small groups research a different principle and symbol of Kwanzaa and present their findings to the class. Use an engaging bookmarking tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here. With Wakelet students can make their wakes distinctive by adding a cover image or symbol for their Kwanzaa topic, a background, and choose the layout. As a culminating activity enhance learning by having each student compare Kwanzaa to Chanukah and Christmas using the Interactive Three Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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All About the Holidays - PBS Learning Media
Grades
K to 12tag(s): 100thday (9), back to school (63), chinese new year (5), christmas (37), cinco de mayo (10), easter (10), elections (80), fathers day (7), fire prevention (16), flag day (5), halloween (30), hanukkah (13), hispanic (28), holidays (162), july 4th (13), Juneteenth (22), kwanzaa (11), labor day (5), martin luther king (43), mothers day (12), new years (5), pi (26), presidents (121), rosh hashanah (8), st patricks day (11), thanksgiving (24), valentines day (12), veterans (20), womens suffrage (44), yom kippur (9)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use as a resource for teaching material during holidays throughout the year. For each holiday use a bookmarking site such as Wakelet, reviewed here, to organize and share lesson materials, videos, and game sites for your students. Instead of worksheets or written reports, enhance student learning by asking them to create infographics sharing information about any holiday. Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, is a very easy to use tool that includes pre-made templates. Don't keep student learning to yourself, share their knowledge through holiday podcasts for your entire school and community to hear. Spotify for Podcastors (was Anchor), reviewed here, features many kid-friendly tools to get you started with creating and sharing podcasts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kwanzaa - The Holiday Spot
Grades
K to 8In the Classroom
Use this source to teach your students about Kwanzaa. Divide your class into several groups. Have each group research one of the links at this site and present their findings to the class using an engaging bookmarking tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here. With Wakelet students can make their wakes distinctive by adding a cover image or symbol for their Kwanzaa topic, a background, and choose the layout. If your class is learning about Kwanzaa along with Chanukah enhance learning by having them compare these holidays using the Interactive Two Circle Venn Diagram, reviewed here, if the comparison includes Christmas use the Interactive Three Circle Venn Diagram. Another project idea would be to extend learning by challenging students to create an interactive, multimedia infographic using Visme, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kwanzaa Activities - DLTK
Grades
K to 5tag(s): kwanzaa (11)
In the Classroom
Use an interactive whiteboard or projector and treat your students to the reference information about Kwanzaa and then play some of the interactive games!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Kwanzaa Web Site - Official Kwanza Website
Grades
K to 12In the Classroom
Enhance student learning by having students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or Twitter links. This blog creator requires no registration.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wrapped in Pride - Kente Cloth - Smithsonian Institution
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): africa (137), african american (109), holidays (162), kwanzaa (11)
In the Classroom
Use this activity Kente Cloth Lesson Plan for Kids in your own classroom during a unit on African culture. Open the site on the interactive whiteboard or projector to guide the classroom on how and when to wear Kente cloth. Students can do this with their own cloth, just so long as they are still grasping the significance of the real thing. This would be a fun activity during a class period that's devoted to presentations & the like.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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