The Arabic Quilt Elementary Lesson Set
Let’s celebrate Arab-American Heritage Month!
First, read The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyan. Then, build on that learning with an exploration of the themes in the book through seven print-and-go creativity- and SEL- (social-emotional learning) based activity pages.
This 14-page PDF elementary lesson set contains:
Recommended video resources
Discussion questions for before and after reading The Arabic Quilt
Discussion questions to consider during the related activities
Kanzi’s Breakfast Activity Page: A delicious recipe to make & eat for breakfast (or anytime!)
Kanzi’s Lunch & Your Lunch Activity Page: Considering assimilation + your favorite lunch + a heritage lunch for you
Draw Your Quilt Activity Page: Inspired by illustrations of Teita’s quilt in the story, draw a quilt with cultural symbols and pictures connected to your heritage
Where is Teita? Activity Page: Learn a bit about Teita’s homeland, Egypt
Arabic Vocabulary Quiz Activity Page: Test your listening skills and context clues with this just-for-fun quiz
A Family Poem Activity Page: Just as Kanzi writes a poem about gratitude for her parents, consider writing your own poem of thanks for someone that you consider family.
Community Allies Activity Page: Consider the inclusive character in the story, and reflect on your own interest in allyship.
Let’s celebrate Arab-American Heritage Month!
First, read The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyan. Then, build on that learning with an exploration of the themes in the book through seven print-and-go creativity- and SEL- (social-emotional learning) based activity pages.
This 14-page PDF elementary lesson set contains:
Recommended video resources
Discussion questions for before and after reading The Arabic Quilt
Discussion questions to consider during the related activities
Kanzi’s Breakfast Activity Page: A delicious recipe to make & eat for breakfast (or anytime!)
Kanzi’s Lunch & Your Lunch Activity Page: Considering assimilation + your favorite lunch + a heritage lunch for you
Draw Your Quilt Activity Page: Inspired by illustrations of Teita’s quilt in the story, draw a quilt with cultural symbols and pictures connected to your heritage
Where is Teita? Activity Page: Learn a bit about Teita’s homeland, Egypt
Arabic Vocabulary Quiz Activity Page: Test your listening skills and context clues with this just-for-fun quiz
A Family Poem Activity Page: Just as Kanzi writes a poem about gratitude for her parents, consider writing your own poem of thanks for someone that you consider family.
Community Allies Activity Page: Consider the inclusive character in the story, and reflect on your own interest in allyship.
Let’s celebrate Arab-American Heritage Month!
First, read The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil and Anait Semirdzhyan. Then, build on that learning with an exploration of the themes in the book through seven print-and-go creativity- and SEL- (social-emotional learning) based activity pages.
This 14-page PDF elementary lesson set contains:
Recommended video resources
Discussion questions for before and after reading The Arabic Quilt
Discussion questions to consider during the related activities
Kanzi’s Breakfast Activity Page: A delicious recipe to make & eat for breakfast (or anytime!)
Kanzi’s Lunch & Your Lunch Activity Page: Considering assimilation + your favorite lunch + a heritage lunch for you
Draw Your Quilt Activity Page: Inspired by illustrations of Teita’s quilt in the story, draw a quilt with cultural symbols and pictures connected to your heritage
Where is Teita? Activity Page: Learn a bit about Teita’s homeland, Egypt
Arabic Vocabulary Quiz Activity Page: Test your listening skills and context clues with this just-for-fun quiz
A Family Poem Activity Page: Just as Kanzi writes a poem about gratitude for her parents, consider writing your own poem of thanks for someone that you consider family.
Community Allies Activity Page: Consider the inclusive character in the story, and reflect on your own interest in allyship.