Chapter 6 Written by 2nd graders - Cumberland Elementary School, Wisconsin, USA (Teacher - Michele Nash)
	Annie said "Let's go out and build an igloo!"   Sophie and the other children agreed. They gathered huge blocks of snow, packed them together,and made a snow igloo with a fort around it. One of the other neighborhood children named Kyla saw their fort and asked if she could play too. The children then decided to go inside their igloo and talk. They sat down in a circle and began talking about all of their Holiday Customs. One person talked about the Advent Wreath and how one candle is lit each Sunday in Church. Another person talked about the Menorah, and then Kyla mentioned the Kinara, which is used for celebrations. None of the other children had ever heard of Kwanzaa before. "Is Kwanzaa like Christmas?" Annie asked! Kyla just smiled and said "No, but it is held around the same time as Christmas." Kwanzaa begins on December 26th, the day after Christmas, and ends on January 1st (New Years Day). Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday or one that honors a heroic person. It is a time when African-Americans join together to honor the traditions of their ancestors. Kwanzaa is a celebration of the past, the present, and the future. We give each other homemade gifts, have a special dinner, and most important of all , we share family love! "Wow!" exclaimed Annie! "There are so many wonderful things to learn about people!" "Hey!" shouted Darren. "Let's go outside the igloo now and build snow angels." The children ran out of the igloo and plopped down on their backs in the cold soft snow. They also decided to make Christmas Lights, a Menorah, and a Kinara, all out of snow!!!!!! Then they decorated the Evergreen Tree that was in front of Annie's house! All of a sudden Julia had an idea. "Let's walk around the block and ask all of the kids we find to tell us about their December holiday!" "Great idea!" they said, and off they went!
	Chapter 7