our country jamaica: our people five year olds introduction a long time ago many people came from...
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Introduction
A long time ago many people
came from different countries
to live here in Jamaica. They
came from Africa, India, china,
Spain, England and other
Countries.
Africa is a continent; it is made up of
many countries such as Tanzania,
Nigeria, Ethiopia and south Africa.
Africans wear clothes made from very
beautiful fabric. The women wear
printed dresses with matching head
wraps.
AFRICANS
Activities African QuiltObjectives
1. Compare the Jamaican flag to
flags from other countries in
Africa. Which ones have similar
colours, diagonal lines etc.
Compare patterns and colours
of selected flags of African
countries.
2. Create art work forms from
pieces of African fabric. Arrange
in a pattern to create a quilt.
3. Examine the real tamarind
compare the texture,
experiment from solid to liquid.
Flag Parade
Tamarind
Drink
INDIANS Curry and roti are Indian dishes that are popular
in Jamaica. The roti is flat and round and is
made from flour dough. Sometimes Indians in
Jamaica wear special clothes. The women wear
saris that are of different colours and textures,
these are made of different materials.
Activities
Fabric Pyramid
Rollie Roti Objectives
1. Observe a real roti and guess
what ingredients it is made of.
Feel and describe the texture
of the flour in its different
forms. Dry mixed with liquid,
cooked.
2. Examine and manipulate
samples of materials used to
make Indian clothing; compare
texture and arrange in a
pattern.
Europe is a continent that has many different
countries. Most Europeans have very fear skin,
straight hair, and thin lips, their hair colour can be
black, blonde, brown or red. Their eyes can be
blue, brow, green or grey.
People from England love to drink tea, they have
many tea parties. At parties we can have tea with
cookies, cakes, sandwiches, we can also have
other cold drinks.
Europeans
Activities Europeans
FeaturesObjectives
1. Have their own “tea
party” in pretend play or
during snack time; serve
each other, eg. tea,
juice, cookies.
2.
Tea Party
MIDDLE EAST Arabs and Jews came to Jamaica from the middle
east. Arabs and Jews in Jamaica work in different
places but many of them own their own
businesses such as hotels, shops and stores.
Activities
Pita’s Shop
Objectives
Work in groups to construct
a shopping list of items to
be purchased; set up a
shop corner and role play
shopping for items. Use
real money real money to
count out the amount
needed to pay for goods.
Chinese food is very popular in Jamaica;
some Chinese dishes are fried rice, sweet
and sour chicken, chop suey and chow mien.
Chinese
Activities
Food we Love
Objective
Create a picture bar graph to
show meals ordered at the
Chinese restaurant; my first
favorite dish is chicken chop
suey, my second favorite is
fried rice and my third
favorite is chicken steak. We
eat these with boiled or
steamed rice or noodles.