A community is a group
of people who live, work, play or pray together.
A community can be your family, your school, your church or temple, your town or city, your state, even your country. It can be your scout troop or your team.
Here is a Knowledge Hunt.
Click on the RED words to help you learn about some different celebrations.
When you are finished answer the BIG QUESTION at the end!
1. We come together to celebrate a person.
Play a game to learn about
President's
Day.
Follow this timeline to learn about
important dates in Martin
Luther King's life.
Send an e-card to a friend or family
member for their
birthday.
Who shares your birthday?
2. People come together to celebrate family and community.
Learn the story of
Kwanzaa.
Learn the 7 principles.
What is a fast? Learn about
Ramadan.
3. People come together to celebrate religious holidays.
Learn about Chanukah
and play the dreidel game.
Learn
a Christmas
tradition from another country.
4. People come together to celebrate groups of people.
When did
Veteran's
Day become a
holiday? Do you know a veteran? Tell them thank you.
5. People come together to celebrate important events in their community.
What
is a ground
breaking ceremony?
Do these pictures look familiar?
Why do we celebrate the 4th of July? Play a game on-line.
6. People come together to give thanks.
Learn about the
first Thanksgiving.
Color a picture.
7. People come together to celebrate their love for each other.
Make a special Valentine
and send it to a friend.
What is your favorite way to celebrate?