Integrated Reading Curriculum
Harambee
Classroom Components
5 Essential Components
WILD CARD
100

I culminate and bring the IRC to a close.

Closing Activity

100

Freedom School is what?

Red Hot!

100

There are a total of this many components 

What is 11 components

100

This essential component focuses on building strong relationships with parents and families, we enhance the CDF Freedom Schools program experience and strengthen community-building activities.

What is Parent and Family Engagement

100

There are ___ levels in Freedom School.

What is 4?

200

There are _____ weekly themes that scholars reflect on throughout the summer.

What is 6

200

This is an optional component of Harambee

What is the Hallelujah Chorus?

200

This serves as the invitation into your classroom.

What is a Welcome Sign

200

National Day of Social Action is categorized within which component?

What is Civic Engagement and Social Action

200

The ______ works under the Site Coordinator at each site

What is the Servant Leader Intern (SLI)? 

300

I build anticipation at the beginning of the IRC and reveal what scholars will be reading for that day.

What is the Opening Activity

300

During this time, people from the community are invited to join and read to scholars

What is Read Aloud or the Read Aloud Guest

300

This should be assigned during the cooperative group activity.

What are group roles?

300

CDF Freedom Schools sites provide two nutritious meals for all scholars each day of programming are under which component

What is Nutrition Health and Mental Health 

300

Since_____, the Children's Defense Fund worked at the intersection of well-being and racial justice for children and youth.

What is 1973?
400

I consist of relevant questions, discussions, engagement, and discussion. I am the core of the IRC each day.

What is the Main Activity?

400

This is the meaning of Harambee

What is "let's pull together"?

400

This changes daily based on the lesson outlined and is developed from the IRC Guide.

What is the daily agenda?

400

The activities (main, cooperative group, etc) within the IRC are encompasses in which of the five essential components

What is High Quality Academic and Character Building Enrichment

400

Staff Debrief

What happens daily?

500

I enhance and supplement the understanding of the story read. I focus on the key messages, focus skill, and daily theme of the day.

Cooperative Group Activities

500

Harambee should be limited to this time frame

What is 30 minutes? 

500

This is shown throughout the Freedom School classroom and updated weekly. 

What is scholar work?

500

The actual FACILITATION of the Integrated Reading Curriculum encompasses which of the five essential components

What is Intergenerational Servant Leadership Development 

500

The cooperative group activity for Levels 1 and 2 last this long

What is 1 hour and 15 minutes?