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Literacy
&
Culture
Workshop
/ Puzzle
Party
“Building
literacy a puzzle at a time.”
Overview
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In a continuing effort to
increase literacy among African American and Hispanic youth,
Puzzles For Us
will conduct a literacy workshop, presentation or puzzle
party at your school,
organization, community center, cultural institution, church or event.
Each workshop is a hands-on, interactive session consisting of fun word games
and activities revolving around the history and culture of African American,
Hispanic, Native American and indigenous communities of color from around the
world.
Workshop participants get to play word games
that help strengthen their spelling and vocabulary skills, solve puzzles that
assists in fine-tuning their ability to problem solve and think critically,
and engage in lively discussions exploring subjects and topics related
to the life experiences of people of color. A few of these topics are listed below.
· African Burial
Ground (that which is hidden eventually comes to light, etc)
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Computer
inventor Mark Dean (more than one way to do something, etc)
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Madam C. J. Walker (hair care industry and the
spirit of entrepreneurship, etc)
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Science
fiction writer Octavia Butler (use of imagination, creativity, etc)
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Avatar – the
movie (relation to Africa, Native Americans, Australian Aborigines, etc)
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Jada Pinkett
Smith (multi-talented, didn’t let the opinions of others stop her, etc)
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Double Dutch
(how David Walker helped make it a national school sport, etc)
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Freddy Adu
(international soccer star at age 14; talent is not limited by your age, etc)
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Black Wall
Street (thriving Black community that once existed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, etc)
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Oprah Winfrey
(her struggles as a youngster trying to find her way, philanthropy, etc)
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Door of No
Return (location, historical background, use as a figure of speech, etc)
· Universoul
Circus (first circus to showcase primarily Black acts, etc)
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Tic Tac Toe
(historical origins of games, magic squares, sudoku, etc,)
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And much, much
more . . . !
Benefits
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Instills
pride and builds self-esteem
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Reinforces the value of teamwork
and working together
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Strengthens the ability of
youngsters to think critically and problem solve
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Improves reading, spelling and
vocabulary skills
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Provides a safe forum in which
youngsters can freely express themselves
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Teaches youngsters about their
culture and history in a fun, engaging way
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Fosters respect for ethnic groups
other than one's own
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Encourages
youngsters to read
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Helps
students to perform better in the classroom and on tests
Reservations
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To schedule a workshop, presentation or puzzle
party for your school, organization,
cultural institution, church or event, please call
718-538-6102.
· Reservations can also be
made by fax. Please fax your request to 718-681-8317.
· For assistance and
inquiries, please call 718-538-6102.
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Ask about our puzzle parties for adults and senior citizens, and our parent
workshops that
can be use for Title I initiatives.
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We are an authorized New York City Department of Education vendor.
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