Assign a project that introduces art and designs from East Africa. This is an excellent resource for use during the Kwaanza celebration, or for Black History Month. Students will design their own personal kente cloth, based on the materials and patterns they select. This is an excellent activity for a unit on Africa, African-Americans, and cultural diversity.
Kente Cloth
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Browse a printable teacher resource book of activities that focuses on the diversity of American culture. Students can gain insight into life in America through the special celebrations that occur in October, November, and December.
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TEACHING RESOURCE
Halloween Activity Packet
Make Halloween FUN again inside your school or home classroom with spooky skill-builders for a variety of age groups, in... -
National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Halloween History
The tangled origins of the October 31 holidayby Shmuel RossHalloween is known and loved today as a time to wear costumes... -
CHOICE BOARDS
Hispanic Heritage Month Choice Board for Middle School
These Hispanic Heritage Month activities for middle school students are perfect for back to school or culture and divers...
