Kwanzaa Information Session Open To The Community People of all cultural backgrounds are cordially invited to join us at the RidgeviewBranch Library as community members who celebrate kwanzaa teach about its http://www.ci.hickory.nc.us/library/general/press/2002/11182002klanzaa.htm
Extractions: For Immediate Release 828-304-0500 ext. 228 Kwanzaa Information Session Open to the Community The Ridgeview Branch Library will host a program on Thursday, December 5th at 6:00 p.m. for everyone interested in learning about the celebration of Kwanzaa. Hickory residents Billy Sudderth, Eloise Rose and Catherine Tucker will introduce newcomers to this uniquely American celebration that honors African American heritage. They will teach about its origins, display clothing and articles used by celebrants and provide a taste of traditional foods served during this festival. The program is free and open to the public. Unlike the celebrations of Christmas and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa is a cultural rather than religious observance that not only commemorates the sacrifice and struggles of the past, but also focuses on future goals based upon seven principles. Each night of the seven day celebration focuses on one of the seven principles with symbolic foods, activities, traditional stories, meals and discussions of the cultural heritage of Americans of African descent.
Germantown Academy's Kindergarten : The seven principles of kwanzaa teach values we should practice all the time, notjust during Kwanzaa. Song Celebrate. We hoped that you enjoyed our show. http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/ls/K/engine01/
Extractions: GA Kindergarten presented the story of " The Little Engine that Could " to their proud parents and a dazzled audience of Pre-K students. Please join us as we retell the classic tale. Here comes the happy little red engine, pulling a train filled with all sorts of toys and good things to eat. The little train was taking all of its toys to the children who lived on the other side of the mountain. But the happy little engine had a problem. He had caught a cold and grown grown sick from the hard work of pulling the loaded train in the cold weather. He began to cough and sputter - and with a great sneeze, the little red engine stopped and try as he might, he couldn't get going again. Song: Once there was a choo-choo, but he couldn't choo-choo. The little toy clown who was riding up front jumped out as he saw another engine coming along the track... He asked the shiny engine to help pull the train over the mountain. Song - Please, shiny engine, hear us cry... But the shiny engine would not help, replying, "I will not, I'm too important," and left the dolls and toys feeling sad. But the teddy bears decided to sing a song to help everyone feel better.
December Holidays Solstice. KWANZAA. Kwanzaa An AfricanAmerican Celebration. Kwanzaa ResourcesFrom ABC Teach. What Is Kwanzaa? kwanzaa teaching Units. Everything About Kwanzaa. http://www.suelebeau.com/december.htm
Extractions: December Holidays and Celebrations Websites compiled by Sue LeBeau DECEMBER/WINTER ACTIVITIES December Activities from ABC Teach Winter Holidays Around the World December Days Ben and Jerry's Happy Holiday Page ... Myths and Lore of Mistletoe Dec. 1, 1955: ROSA PARKS IS JAILED IN MONTGOMERY Links About Rosa Parks Dec 7, 1941: JAPAN BOMBS PEARL HARBOR Remembering Pearl Harbor More On Remembering Pearl Harbor Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor Attack At Pearl Harbor ... Americans Remember Pearl Harbor Dec. 16, 1775: THE BOSTON TEA PARTY The Boston Tea Party From Kidport The Boston Tea Party More on the Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party From PBS Dec. 18, 1787: NEW JERSEY BECAME THE 3 RD STATE Links About New Jersey ONLY CHRISTMAS A Visit From St. Nicholas Christmas Traditions WebQuest Christmas Internet Hunt Christmas in Other Lands ... December Clip Art 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS PARODIES A Politically Correct Christmas A College Version 'Twas a Florida Christmas A Star Trek Version ... A Visit From St. Nicholas
Yaffa Productions II Presents New Kwanzaa Workbook to parents this season using your materials to teach about kwanzaa? Humes The material are commercial in sense that http://www.yaffaarts.org/yaffa_project/carib_article.htm
Extractions: Linda H. Humes is a storyteller, actress, Producer and founder of a major arts organization called "Yaffa Productions II" (Yaffa means beautiful in Hebrew). At a recent holiday celebrate held at the Caribbean Cultural Center in Manhattan, Humes and the Yaffa staff presented their latest contribution to the Kwanzaa season in the form of a educational workbook and lively audio tape titled Kwanzaa. A time To Celebrate for use by kids, their parents and educators alike. Just in time for the Kwanzaa season the unique educational tool answers questions about the African-inspired feast that Humes feels is not addressed adequately as in traditional holiday such as Christmas, Hanukkah or Three Kings Day.
Extractions: Related Articles ... Archives Books in Education Article B O O K S I N E D U C A T I O N A R T I C L E Two new books that belong in every elementary school library teach about the history, traditions, and vocabulary of Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. When Mindy Saved Hanukkah is a delightful new book from the pen of Eric A. Kimmel (author of the Caldecott Honor Book Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins ). Part heroic adventure and part history lesson, When Mindy Saved Hanukkah introduces readers to the Klein family, a Borrowers-like family that resides inside the walls of an historic synagogue. When a "fierce Antiochus of a cat" foils Papa's attempt to land a large candle from which he plans to fashion nine smaller candles for the family's menorah what is the family to do? One of the young Klein's Mindy has a plan. The other family members bestow good luck charms on the little girl, and Mindy is off! She climbs through a crack at the bottom of the wall and slips into the sanctuary.
About Kwanzaa friends should find kwanzaa to be a time of sharing and pulling together. The guiding principles teach values we tend http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/kwanzaa/about.html
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Tough To Teach : Kwanzaa | Creative Classroom Online kwanzaa is an opportune time to teach about African American heroesand how they demonstrate the seven principles of kwanzaa. For http://www.creativeclassroom.org/nd02ttt/
Extractions: n 1966, Maulana Karenga, Ph.D., author, activist, and chair of the Department of Black Studies at California State University in Long Beach, introduced Kwanzaa, an African American holiday based on African harvest celebrations. He created this holiday to restore African traditions and to improve the lives of African Americans. The first celebration was observed by a few hundred people. Today, it is estimated that over 20 million people participate worldwide. Kwanza is a Swahili term that means "first fruits of the harvest." The extra "a" in Kwanzaa gives the word seven letters one letter for each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. The seven-day celebration begins on December 26 and lasts through January 1. During this culturally based holiday, celebrants gather together to honor their family ties, respect their ancestors, celebrate their African heritage, and work together to build strong families, neighborhoods, and communities. You don't have to be African American to appreciate the universal principles of the holiday or teach your students about them. No matter what your students' cultural backgrounds, by experiencing Kwanzaa, they will learn more about Africa and African traditions, and gain an appreciation and respect for people of various cultures.
Kwanzaa 4 Kids And Family Written to teach kids the meaning of kwanzaa. Includes crafts, games, and African recipes. http://members.cox.net/in2vabeach/kwanzaa4kids/welcome.htm
Tough To Teach : Kwanzaa | Creative Classroom Online A celebration of family, culture, by Valerie A. Canady and reviewer of children's books. kwanzaa is an opportune time to teach about African American heroes and how http://creativeclassroom.org/nd02ttt
Extractions: n 1966, Maulana Karenga, Ph.D., author, activist, and chair of the Department of Black Studies at California State University in Long Beach, introduced Kwanzaa, an African American holiday based on African harvest celebrations. He created this holiday to restore African traditions and to improve the lives of African Americans. The first celebration was observed by a few hundred people. Today, it is estimated that over 20 million people participate worldwide. Kwanza is a Swahili term that means "first fruits of the harvest." The extra "a" in Kwanzaa gives the word seven letters one letter for each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. The seven-day celebration begins on December 26 and lasts through January 1. During this culturally based holiday, celebrants gather together to honor their family ties, respect their ancestors, celebrate their African heritage, and work together to build strong families, neighborhoods, and communities. You don't have to be African American to appreciate the universal principles of the holiday or teach your students about them. No matter what your students' cultural backgrounds, by experiencing Kwanzaa, they will learn more about Africa and African traditions, and gain an appreciation and respect for people of various cultures.
Tough To Teach : Kwanzaa | Creative Classroom Online kwanzaa at school Jeani Miller, magnet facilitator and coordinator of special programsat the Daniel Webster Humanities Art School, a magnet school in New http://www.creativeclassroom.org/nd02ttt/index2.html
Extractions: Kwanzaa participants often show their commitment to the holiday by dressing in African attire or decorating their homes with African cultural objects, such as art, cloth, fresh fruits and vegetables, and flowers. Some people observe Kwanzaa by preparing ethnic dishes, dancing, playing drums, or making gifts. African Americans also celebrate the seven principles through prayer, music, and storytelling, and by honoring their ancestors and African American heroes. Museums and cultural centers hold large Kwanzaa celebrations and invite the public to participate. Every evening during Kwanzaa, a family member lights a candle in the kinara and shares his or her thoughts on the principle for the day. On the first day, for example, the center black candle is lit for Umoja, or unity. Each participant makes a brief statement about unity. Then the leader who lit the candle shouts, "Harambee!" (hah-rahm-BEH) which means "Let's all pull together." All participants shout "Harambee!" and take a drink from the unity cup.
Tennessean.com's HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE there is a lot that the candles of kwanzaa have to teach us. The kwanzaa candles are seven three red, a black, http://tennessean.com/giftguide/editorial/town/kwanzaa.shtml
Extractions: * gift ideas * holiday crafts * shopping online * unique gifts found around town * Visit our stores... Bath Fitter Bella Linea ($ e-Commerce) Bellevue Center The Bridge ($ e-Commerce) Crystal's Davis Furniture Division Street Carpets Finders Keepers Franklin Academy Gibson Furniture Harley Holt Hasson's Invisible Fence Karmal Skillington Nashville Symphony Nationwide Warehouse Neptune Ski Prime Outlets Providence Homes Relax The Back Rivergate Sewing ($ e-Commerce) Stones River Mall The Atheletes Foot Uptown's Smoke Shop Vision America Inc. Warnaco Outlet GiftGuide front Holiday Classics Tech Gifts Kids Stuff ... Warnaco Outlet Keep spirit of Kwanzaa with unique, inexpensive gifts By TASNEEM GRACE TEWOGBOLA Dressed in red, black and green - the colors of the African national flag - this ceramic statuette shows a black man beating a small drum. For $9.99 from Burlington he can sit next to your kinara. Since Kwanzaa is more about spirit than spending, celebrants of the seven-day holiday, which begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1, know the gift-giving is more creative than costly. Whether you're interested in challenging your family with African-American trivia or decorating your home with African images, consider these seven gifts one for each day of Kwanzaa! found at Alkebu-Lan Images Book Store, 2721 Jefferson St., and Burlington Coat Factory at 100 Oaks Mall for $10 or less.
Program Will Teach First-graders About Kwanzaa Program will teach firstgraders about kwanzaa. by Karlie Dunsky StaffWriter. First graders from East Elementary will listen to stories http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/archives3/nov02/111802/n10.html
Extractions: Staff Writer First graders from East Elementary will listen to stories, have their faces painted, work on group beading projects, and play games to learn about the values celebrated by Kwanzaa in the annual program 'K is for Kwanzaa' Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Lindley Cultural Center. The program will consist of stations with arts and crafts and other activities, including stories told by Ayanna Jordan. Jordan is the assistant director of Upward Bound, a program at Ohio University that works to matriculate high school students in southeast Ohio into post-secondary education. She participated in 'K is for Kwanzaa' two years ago as a storyteller. Jordan will be telling stories with morals that emphasize the values celebrated by Kwanzaa. Many of the stories will be African and African-American folktales, such as the Brer Rabbit and Anansi stories. Jordan said these stories are interactive and fun for small children. Jordan said Kwanzaa is a holiday that is a reminder for people to live the principles they value throughout the year and throughout their lives. The principles celebrated at Kwanzaa are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. The seven days of Kwanzaa, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, each celebrate one principle.
Extractions: First graders from East Elementary will listen to stories, have their faces painted, work on group beading projects, and play games to learn about the values celebrated by Kwanzaa in the annual program 'K is for Kwanzaa' Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Lindley Cultural Center. The program will consist of stations with arts and crafts and other activities, including stories told by Ayanna Jordan. Jordan is the assistant director of Upward Bound, a program at Ohio University that works to matriculate high school students in southeast Ohio into post-secondary education. She participated in 'K is for Kwanzaa' two years ago as a storyteller. Jordan will be telling stories with morals that emphasize the values celebrated by Kwanzaa. Many of the stories will be African and African-American folktales, such as the Brer Rabbit and Anansi stories. Jordan said these stories are interactive and fun for small children. Jordan said Kwanzaa is a holiday that is a reminder for people to live the principles they value throughout the year and throughout their lives. The principles celebrated at Kwanzaa are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. The seven days of Kwanzaa, from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, each celebrate one principle.
Extractions: Published on December 27th, 2002 During this holiday season, in between family get-togethers and traditional celebrations, consider using the Internet to broaden your childs awareness of holidays other than the one your family celebrates. Here are two sites that can help teach about holiday diversity. The History Channel reviews the holidays of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. It explains the history of each and the associated traditions. Kids can discover how the traditions of decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards started. They can view a list of Amazing Hanukkah Feats and learn about the seven symbols of Kwanzaa. Kids Domain.com For a more hands-on approach to exploring holidays, go to the Kids Domain site. It is a portal for holiday games, crafts, recipes, and e-cards relating to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Ramadan. By clicking on a specific holiday in the Holidays section, children will find a wide assortment of activities. There are Hanukkah games, mazes, and word puzzles; Kwanzaa-themed word searches, crossword, and coloring pages; and Ramadan information and e-cards. Under Christmas, kids can send a letter to Santa, learn about how Christmas is celebrated around the world, or find Christmas recipes that are fun for the whole family to make.
Teach The Children Well-Other Topics Around the World Earth Day Easter Fun Fireworks The First Thanksgiving Foods andFestivals Around the World Happy Easter Happy kwanzaa Heather's Holidaze http://www.teachthechildrenwell.com/other.html
History Of Kwanzaa On the second day of kwanzaa, parents might teach their children about making responsibledecisions for themselves by allowing them to plan their activities http://www.birthdayexpress.com/bexpress/planning/Kwanzaa.asp
Teach Your Children How Different Cultures Celebrate - Life teach your Children how Different Cultures Celebrate. Besides Christmas, twoother important holidays celebrated in December are Hanukkah and kwanzaa. http://www.dotplanet.com/life/features/culture.asp
Extractions: Celebrating Different Cultures Holiday Crafts Installing Living Wreath Forms Christmas Trivia ... Pine Cone Picture Frame This holiday season, parents have an excellent opportunity to expose children to holidays and customs different from the ones celebrated in their own homes. Besides Christmas, two other important holidays celebrated in December are Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. The History of Hanukkah Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday, celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. King Antiochus of Syria ruled Judea 2,500 years ago, and forbid the Jews to practice their religion. A group of Jews secretly united and formed an army to fight the Syrians. They called themselves Maccabees, with Judah as their leader. Eventually they grew strong enough to defeat the Syrian army and reclaimed Judea. The Syrians had polluted all but one container of olive oil, which was used to light the menorah, a light that burned continuously in the Temple. Because there was only enough oil to last for one day, Judah sent for more, but learned it would take at least a week to arrive. Miraculously, the menorah burned for eight nights on that small amount of oil. Hanukkah (also spelled "Chanukah") begins each year on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev and lasts for eight nights. This year the holiday begins on December 4. Each night, the family says a blessing and lights the menorah. A special candle, the Shamosh, is lit first each night, and the other candles are lit from its flame. The first night, the candle on the far right is lit; each night the family lights an additional candle.
