Storytime Theme: Kwanzaa

There are definitely some holidays that are easier to find resources for than others. Kwanzaa was a trickier holiday as there weren’t as many newly published books to share and because I’m not as familiar with the holiday, it was harder for me to vet the additional resources for the lesson plan.

And while this lesson plan could work for toddlers or be adapted for elementary school age students, I was able to fill out the lesson plan with fiction and nonfiction books, some songs, as well as some crafts that I think would work really well! As always, if there is someone in your community who celebrates a specific holiday, reach out to ask if they’d be willing to come in as a guest or to at least help you check to make sure all your resources were culturally appropriate.

If that’s not an option for you, you have two options – one is to not offer the program, maybe you could do a display of some titles, or if you feel like you’ve done your research, just let the caregivers know in the program that this was something new you wanted to try, but believed strongly that highlighting holidays from different countries, religions, or cultures is important and that’s why you’re offering the program. Who knows, maybe someone either celebrates or knows someone that can help you next time!

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