OUR COUNTRY JAMAICA: OUR PEOPLE Five Year Olds Introduction A long time ago many people came from different countries to live here in Jamaica. They came.

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OUR COUNTRY JAMAICA:

OUR PEOPLE Five Year Olds

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.

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