Haitian Culture Curriculum Guide

3. Play a word game whereby you match the Haitian Creole words to the English words. Practice
pronouncing the words again. Then, display the color chart with color words in Haitian Creole
and have the students identify colors on the poster. Also, have the student point to the Haitian
Creole color word and try to pronounce it.
4. Display the slide of the Tap-Tap again. Point to some of the colors on the Tap-Tap and have
volunteers name the colors in English and then Haitian Creole. You might allow students to
complete the Haitian Creole Color Words Worksheet as a review. This worksheet is in the
Supplementary Materials section of the Haitian Culture Curriculum Guide Grades K-5.
5. Students make models of Tap-Tap buses using milk cartons. Keep the slide of the Tap-Tap on
display. Emphasize bright colors and what/who is being transported. Alternate materials:
Make a pattern of a Tap-Tap by drawing the Tap-Tap on tag board and cutting out the windows.
Then, cover with foil and decorate with markers or acrylic paint. You might show your own or
student samples of model Tap-Taps. You might also use the Tap-Tap pattern in the
Supplementary Materials section of the Haitian Culture Curriculum Guide Grades K-5.
6. After students finish making their model Tap-Taps, they write about riding in one. Students
pretend they are riding in the Tap-Tap. They write a four-sentence description about how it
feels to ride in a Tap-Tap crowded with animals and people. Students should focus on what
they see, smell, and hear. You might show your own Tap-Tap and a sample four-sentence
description about riding in one.
7. Students show and tell about their model Tap-Taps, reading their descriptions about riding in
one. With the help of the class, students name the colors on their model Tap-Tap in English and
Haitian Creole.
8. Display student Tap-Taps and descriptions throughout the room.
Assessment:
• Correct pronunciation of colors in Haitian Creole
• Model Tap-Tap
• Four-sentence description of riding in a Tap-Tap
• Tap-Tap presentation to class
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