Mai Lesson
What Is Kwanzaa?
Social Studies · 30 min · Any age · You and your child together
Explore Kwanzaa, a celebration of African American heritage and community. Children learn about its origins, meaning and values, then bring three of its principles into their own family life on a Kinara worksheet.
What your child gets out of it
- Identify the origins and purpose of Kwanzaa.
- Explain the meaning of the seven principles (Nguzo Saba).
- Connect Kwanzaa values to personal and family actions.
What you need
- Kinara worksheet — Print the Kinara worksheet with its seven-day strip, or draw a seven-candle Kinara on plain paper. (or Plain paper)
- Crayons or markers (or Colored pencils)
- Pencil
How it runs
- Introduction · 5 min
- Explore & Plan · 8 min
- Discussion · 6 min
- Activity · 9 min
- Summary · 2 min
Why it matters
Companies and organizations often have 'core values' similar to the Nguzo Saba, using them to guide how they work and interact.
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