Black History Month
Featured Black History Month
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, ...
Happy Handshake - Trace and cutout 1 handprint on the skin toned construction paper. Cut out rectangles long enough to make "cuffs" for the wrists of the hands - glue on. Place the two hands together in a "shake" fashion with one thumb behind the other. Attach a brass fastener to the center!
Learn Swahili Words - Use African colors and harvest foods to decorate the cards or posters containing the words. asante (ah-sahn'-tay): thank you bendera (ben-de'-rah) the red, black, and green striped flag of Africa bibi (bee'-bee) Mrs. boga (bo'-gah): pumpkin buba (boo'-buh): an African house bwana (bwah'-nuh): Mr. chakula ...
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 ...
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, ...
Black History Month
