I am linking up with the I Teach First Bloggers this month.
We have some great ideas to share with you for the month of December!
Are you planning to teach Holidays Around the World this month? If so, Kwanzaa is an interesting holiday for students to learn about. I find the majority of my students have never heard of it.
Once their mats are finished, they color and glue on the symbols of Kwanzaa. We always have fun saying the Swahili words for the objects, and reviewing the meaning of each object.
To complete the project you will need the following supplies for each student:
8 1/2″ by 11″ black construction paper
1″ by 8 1/2″ strips of red, blue, and green paper- about 10 per student
To make the mats, fold the black paper in half, cut approximately 1″ strips out from the fold line. Stop cutting about 1″ from the edge of the paper.
If you have a parent volunteer, they can help with these steps.
Download the Kwanzaa symbols sheet.
Hope you have fun learning about Kwanzaa!
Click on the links below for more great December ideas!