Kwanzaa

1
Kwanzaa

• Laura Gilmore
• ED 417-01

2
Holidays

• Grade 2
• Kwanzaa

3
Objectives

• The students will be able to explain what the
  Kwanzaa celebration is and why it is celebrated.
• The students will recognize the seven principles
  of Kwanzaa.
• The students will be able to name the three
  colors of Kwanzaa and what they stand for.
• The students will be able to describe what is
  done during the Kwanzaa celebration.

4
Materials

• Empty Toilet Paper Roll
• Construction Paper (in the colors you want for
  your candles)
• Tissue Paper (yellow and orange)
• String
• Tape (or glue)
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Spoon
• Treats (candy, little toys, crayons)

5
Materials Continued

• Paper for pictures about gifts
• Kwanzaa crossword copies
• Candleholder

6
Websites

• Kids Domain
• http//www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/kwanzaa/index.ht
  ml
• DougUSA.com
• http//www.globalindex.com/kwanzaa
• Kwanzaa, quanza, quansa, kinera, what is, seven
  principles of
• http//globalindex.com/kwanzaa/welcome.htm
• Kids Zone
• www.kidszone.com
• Kulture Kidz
• www.yahooligans.com

7
Kwanzaa Crossword

• The students will complete the Kwanzaa crossword
  in order to practice using the different words
  used to describe the Kwanzaa celebration.

8
(No Transcript)
9
Kwanzaa Candleholder

• The teacher will discuss with the students what
  each of the candles in the Kwanzaa candleholder
  mean. The students will work together to set up
  the Kwanzaa candleholder in groups at their
  tables and talk about the order in which the
  candles would be lit.

10
Making Benne Cakes

• You will need
• oil to grease a cookie sheet
• 1 cup finely packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup toasted sesame seeds

11
Making Benne Cakes Cont.

• Preheat the oven to 325. Lightly oil a
• cookie sheet. Mix together the brown
• sugar and butter, and beat until they are
• creamy. Stir in the egg, vanilla extract, and
• lemon juice. Add flour, baking powder,
• salt, and sesame seeds. Drop by rounded
• teaspoons onto the cookie sheet 2 inches
• apart. Bake for 15 mintues or until the
• edges are browned. Enjoy!

12
Candle Treats

• Take your toilet paper roll and lay it down on
  your
• construction paper. Use a ruler to draw a line on
  the
• paper for the width of the paper roll. Use your
  scissors to cut along the line that you drew, Lay
  the Paper Roll down on the edge of the
  construction paper. Tape one of the ends of the
  construction paper to the Paper Roll, then
  carefully roll the Paper Roll until you get to
  the end of the construction paper. When the
  construction paper is all the way around the
  Paper Roll, put a piece of tape to hold the paper
  together. You can also glue the paper down

13
the Paper Roll, put a piece of tape to hold the
paper together. You can also glue the paper down
instead of using tape. If you do this, put a
rubber band around the Paper Roll, and allow
time for this step to dry. Cut two squares of
tissue...one of the yellow color and one of the
orange tissue paper. I use a nice sized
square here so my candle flame is nice and large.
Also remember when making this part of the
candle, most of the tissue will be inside of the
paper rollso be generous with it's size. Lay
the tissue down, one piece on top of the other.
If you angle it like the sample here to your
left, both colors of the tissue will show nicely
in your finished project. Use a spoon to gently
push the tissue into the Paper Roll. Don't push
too hard or the tissue may rip. Once the tissue
is in the Paper Roll... add your treats. This can
be little toys, candy, or
14

• anything you would like to give the children for
  treats.
• Once your treats have been added... tie off the
  end. Here we've used green
• string... but that is only so you can see where
  we added the tie. With your fingers... work
• up the tissue to form a tip to make it look like
  a candle flame.
• Make as many candles as there are for your
  celebration...
• at least one candle per child. These can be set
  up to be part
• of your decorations.

15
Kwanzaa Gifts

• The teacher will discuss the ritual of giving
  children gifts on the last day of Kwanzaa.
• The teacher will instruct the children to write
  about and draw a picture of what kind of homemade
  gifts they would like to receive if they
  celebrated Kwanzaa.
• They should think about the nature of Kwanzaa
  gifts and also what they would like. Kwanzaa
  gifts are traditionally homemade and creative.

16
Kwanzaa
17
Kwanzaa

• Kwanzaa means first fruit in Swahili.
• Kwanzaa is an African harvest celebration.
• Kwanzaa is a time of harvest, reverence, and
  celebration.

18
When is Kwanzaa?

• December 26th-January 1st
• Kwanza was started in 1966 by Dr. Maulana
  Karenga, a professor at California State
  University.

19
Colors of Kwanzaa

• Black for the race of our people
• Red for the blood our people shed
• Green for the hope and color of the Motherland

20
Principles of Kwanzaa

• There is one principle for each of the seven days
  of Kwanzaa.

21
Imani
22
Kuumba
23
Nia
24
Ujima
25
Umoja
26
Kujichagulia
27
Ujamaa
28
Kwanzaa Celebration

• The Kinara is placed atop the Mkeka.
• Each candle represents a distinct principle
  beginning with Umoja.
• Candles are then lit each day alternately from
  left to right.
• Three red candles should be placed on the left
  and three green candles should be placed on the
  right.
• On the last day of Kwanzaa the children are given
  homemade gifts.