| 2 min |
- Say hello to your learner, then ask a few warm-up questions:
“How are you doing?” or “How are you?”
- Ask your learner to greet you and ask you how you are doing.
- Explain that today you will talk about celebrations and an African-American holiday called Kwanzaa.
- Present the content of the session using the information on slide 2.
| Show slides 1-2 |
| 5 min |
- Start with the warm-up activity.
- Invite your student to answer the following questions:
- What is a celebration?
- What holidays do you celebrate?
- Share your answers as well.
- Follow the link and unscramble the words connected to the topic of celebrations.
| Show slide 3
Show the website |
| 3 min |
- Remind your buddy that today you will be discussing an African-American holiday.
- Ask your student to look at the map and locate the continents of Africa and North America.
- Ask your buddy to name a few countries on these continents. (North America: Canada, United States) (Africa: Kenya, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Egypt)
| Show slide 4 |
| 4 min |
- Explain to your student that they need to connect two parts of the sentence to learn 4 facts about Kwanzaa.
| Show slide 5 |
| 5 min |
- Watch a video about Kwanzaa with your buddy.
- Play the video until 1:27, then discuss these questions:
- What does Kwanzaa celebrate?
- When do people celebrate Kwanzaa?
- When was this holiday created? Do you think it’s an old or a new holiday?
- What colors do people use to decorate their homes?
- How many principles of Kwanzaa are there?
| Show slide 6
Show the video |
| 10 min |
- Suggest that your buddy learn more about some of the principles of Kwanzaa.
- Take turns reading what the principle means and what people do on each day of Kwanzaa. Then, discuss the questions on the slides.
| Show slides 7-10 |
| 4 min |
- Find out more about the symbols of Kwanzaa by watching the rest of the video (from 1:27 to the end).
- After watching, ask your buddy to look at the slide and say which of the items are Kwanzaa symbols and which are not.
| Show slide 11 |
| 4 min |
- Reflect and discuss these questions:
- Are any holidays in your culture similar to Kwanzaa?
- What part of Kwanzaa would you like to try or see in real life?
| Show slide 12 |