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Excerpt: Cecil Rhodes' Confession of Faith (1877)
Consider the words of Cecil Rhodes after reading this short excerpt from his publication, Confession of Faith. Upper graders read the excerpt then answer two questions analyzing the view of Africans toward his praise of British...
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African Animals Word Search
Students to learn names of african meat eaters by puting them in a fun word search.
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African Art and Personal Adornment
Young scholars explore the concept of personal adornment. They view and compile a list examples and compare personal adornment in American culture to that in African culture.
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Shadow Know-How: African Animals
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students list the names of eleven different African animals by analyzing their outlines in shadow pictures.
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Be an Artist: Spotted Hyena
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will use visual clues in a grid to complete an exact image replica. Following the original line segments in each box, students will create the image of a spotted hyena.
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African Animals
In this ESL word and picture matching learning exercise, students analyze 7 pictures that depict African animals. Students match these to the words that describe them.
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African Animal Word Search Puzzle
In this word search worksheet, students find and circle the names of the African animals within the word search puzzle. Students find the following words: giraffe, elephant, gazelle, wildebeest, cheetah, hippopotamus, impala, lion,...
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Animals of the African Savannahs
Learners create and describe a new animal that live on the savannah following the characteristics of savannah wildlife discussed in the lesson plan.
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Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits
Students compare and contrast historical and contemporary photographs of important figures in African American history. In this photography analysis lesson, students learn key photography vocabulary and use a Venn Diagram to explore...
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Masai and I: A Cultural Comparison
Fourth graders orally share similarities and differences between their culture and the Masai culture based on their reading of Masai and I, by Virginia Kroll
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Toy Making and Resourcefulness
Young scholars demonstrate their understanding of resourcefulness by making a toy and describing how they were resourceful. They find Malawi on a map and tell the interesting things about the book Galimoto.
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AIDS TODAY
Learners study the AIDS epidemic. In this health policy lesson plan students divide into groups and research the Internet to obtain information on AIDS.
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - Mapping the Story
Students listen to John Steptoe's story, "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" and create a story map.
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African Markets: Out in the Open
Young scholars identify advantages and disadvantages of African open air markets. They discuss the types of items sold there and why the markets are outdoors. They observe a bartering session between the teacher and another adult. ...
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"Resourceful" Games and Toys
Students create a type of ball demonstrating how games reflect local resources. They observe photos of African children playing games with various items such as sand, shells or rocks. Then, working in teams, students make a ball from...
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Social Studies: African Clothing Tour
Students identify examples of African clothing for casual and special occasions. After the teacher models types of African garb, they brainstorm reasons why people wear certian types of dress. They view pictures of various African...
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Welcome to the Sahara Desert
Students explore their artistic skills. In this Sahara Desert lesson, students use the Internet to research the Sahara and paint a watercolor picture depicting the desert.
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Comparing African, American, and European Folktales
Students find compare an African, Native American, and European folktale. In this folktale lesson, students listen to three different folktales before finding the similarities and differences in them. They complete a worksheet of...
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A TRIP TO GAMBIA
Students identify some characteristics of life in Gambia by reading Hoffman, Mary. (1995). Boundless Grace, New York,NY.
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An African Folktale
Students learn what a folktale is and illustrate their favorite part of the story The Orphan Boy. They also write a folk story that explains a natural phenomena.
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A Moroccan Fairy Tale vs. European Folk/Fairy Tale
Second graders describe similarities and differences between The Girl Who Lived with the Gazelles, an African folk tale from Morocco, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves on a class chart.
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Communicating Values and History through Masks
Young scholars create an African style mask that depicts a value or character trait that is important in their community.
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Kwanzaa: An African-American Heritage Celebration
Students explain some of the symbols of Kwanzaa. They demonstrate their understanding of Kwanzaa by making a book about what they have learned.
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The African Slave Trade
Students share their feelings about the enslavement of Africans as they write journal entries discussing their role play activity.
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