Black History Month

Featured Black History Month

African Animal Fair - Choose a dough recipe from the Idea Box's craft recipe section: http://www.theideabox.com/ideas.nsf/craft+recipe Demonstrate how to roll, knead, shape and mold the dough into African animals. Choose animals like: giraffe, crocodile, gnu, gorilla, lion, tiger, dik-dik, rhinoceros, gazelle, emu, cobra, ...

Carribean Garden - Have students study pictures of native Carribean plants, such as, passion fruit, banana and lime trees, lilies, bouganvillea, oleander, hibiscus, bamboo, royal palms, guava, ginger, orchids, jade vine, mahogany and casuarina trees, whitewood, sea grape, flamingo flower, pineapple, and bay trees. You ...

Boats, Boats - Have students perform the following actions as they recite Theodore Shorack's "Boats, Boats." Note the action movements for the students and the leader. Boats, Boats Boats, Boats off the coast, robbing Africans of what they love most. (Rowing: leader shading eyes and gazing towards shore) Chains, ...

Kwanzaa Flash Cards - Create a set of flash cards to illustrate the seven lessons or nguzo saba of Kwanzaa, a holiday created in 1966 by African-American leader Maulana Karenga. On a large card print the word "Kwanzaa" surrounded by pictures of pumpkins, gourds, cabbages, onions, corn, bananas, coconuts, pineapples, and ...

Simon Says w/African Animals - Play an African version of Simon Says. You can use commands like this: Growl like a lion Swim like the crocodile Stretch like the giraffe Giggle like the monkey Trumpet like the elephant Trot like the hyena Wallow like the hippopotamus Climb like the gorilla Wiggle like the cobra Snort like ...

Colors of Africa - Study the colors that represent Africa. Display the African Flag. Teach the four colors of Africa by having the children color and display black, red, yellow and green objects that represent Africa. Black: hippopotamus, coal Red: wildflowers,fruit, smiles Yellow: sunlight, grain, birds Green: grasslands, ...