Kwanzaa Worksheet Activities

Looking for a way to celebrate Kwanzaa in the classroom while keeping your students engaged and learning? Here, you'll find a variety of printable Kwanzaa activities that are sure to do the trick. Students will have lots of fun coloring an activity page, creating an acrostic poem, hunting for Kwanzaa words in a word search, completing a matching game, and writing a festive short story! Don't forget, all of the Kwanzaa worksheets and activities are easy to download and print. This makes them perfect for parents and teachers to use at home or in the classroom.

Color the Long Vowels Kwanzaa Activity

Students will be asked to color the shapes with words which have a long u sound black, color the shapes which have a long a sound green, and color the shapes which have a long o sound red. Students can color the other shapes any other color they like. This Kwanzaa worksheet on vowels is ideal for K – 2nd grade students, but can be used where appropriate.

Kwanzaa Acrostic Poem Activity

In an acrostic poem, the first letter of each line spells out the subjects of the poem. Students will be asked to write an acrostic poem for the word “Kwanzaa”. This holiday worksheet is ideal for 2nd – 4th grade students, but can be used where appropriate. The Kwanzaa Acrostic Poem is ideal for 2nd – 4th grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Kwanzaa Candles: Who Lights First? Writing Prompt

It’s the first night of Kwanzaa and the entire Thompson family has gathered for the celebration. It’s almost time to light the candles, and the question comes up: who should light the candles tonight? Write a story about how the Thompson family decides who will light the candles. This printable holiday writing prompt is ideal for 3rd – 5th grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Kwanzaa Word Search Activity

See if you can find the words related to Kwanzaa hidden in this printable Kwanzaa Word Search activity! Students will have fun as they learn about different aspects of Kwanzaa. This worksheet is ideal for 2nd – 5th grade, but can be used where appropriate.

Principles of Kwanzaa Word Match

Students will be asked to match the Kwanzaa principle in Column A with the correct English meaning in column B. For example, the “Kujichagulia” would be matched with “Self-Determination”. This printable worksheet is ideal for 4th – 8th grade students, but can be used where appropriate.