AFRICA: It's Not a Country
Lesson Plans for Teaching About Africa in the Early Elementary Grades
Created by Preservice Teachers at Utah State University, Fall 1998
Contact Person: Professor Deborah A. Byrnes ([email protected])
keywords: @lessonplans @socst
Africa Lesson Plans by Categories (Early Elementary)
- General Introductory Lessons on Africa
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Daily Life in Africa Lessons
- Geography/Environment Lessons on Africa
- Wildlife in Africa
- African Folktales
- African Languages
- Apartheid/South Africa
- Children's Toys and Games in Africa
- Food and Africa
- Music, Art, and Beauty of Africa
- African Names
- Africa and the United States
General Introductory Lessons
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Lesson Titles
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Author
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African Stereotypes: Let's Be Fair
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Turner, David
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Are There Really Fifty-Three Nations Within Africa?
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Ogden, Rochele
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Daily Life in Africa Lessons
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African Cities are Modern
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Arnold, Cindi
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Far and Near
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Aston, Erin
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A Child's Daily Life in South Africa
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Batt, Alison
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Everyday Life in Africa
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Berge, Tara
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Africa and Us
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Beutler, Eve
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African Clothing
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Brown, Melissa
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Daily Life
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Brilliant, Julia
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Building an African Compound (Shelter)
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Caldwell, Rebecca
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Life in Villages of Africa
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Chidester, Molly
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A Voyage to West Africa: The Gambia
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Chipman, Chandra
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A Trip to Gambia
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Fowles, Shelley
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The Day of Ahmed's Secret: Postcards from Cairo
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Horner, Tiffany
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Material World: Comparing the U.S. and Ethiopia
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Hunzie, David
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Masai and I: A Cultural Comparison
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McMillan, Amy
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Africa: Not Just One Big Safari
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Murray, Melissa
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African Markets
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Nelson, Melissa
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Africa/North America: How do we Compare Materially?
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Smith, Sarah
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Geography/Environment Lessons on Africa
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African Rain Forests
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Allard, Jill
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
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Hanks, Monica
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Hunting and Gathering in the African Rain Forest
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Lentz, Jaime
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Africa's Aswan High Dam
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Murray, Kaylene
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African Savanna
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Savage, Annie
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Seven Natural Wonders of Africa
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Stauffer, Jill
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African Savanna
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Tueller, Tammy
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The Sahara Desert
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Young, Julie Jacobs
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Wildlife in Africa
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Journey to a Wildlife Park in Tanzania
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Blackburn, Monte
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Wildlife on the African Savanna
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Davis, Sarah
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Animals of the African Savanna
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Gladden, Angel
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African Folktales
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The Orphan Boy: A Masai Folktale
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Anderson, Melissa
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An African Folktale: The Orphan Boy
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Beer, Jill
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Folktales: A Cultural Teaching Tool
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Hale, Tyresha
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Cinderella in Africa
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Eilers, Elizabeth
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African Legends and Folktales: Told for a Purpose
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Maughan, Susie
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Comparing African, American, & European Folktales
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Miller, Rebecca
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A Moroccan Fairy Tale
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Sagers, Denise
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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - Mapping the Story
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Shea, Katie
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African Languages
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A Swahili Counting Book
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Holt, Marie
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Jambo Means Hello: An Introduction to Swahili
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Jurinak-Harris, Jane
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Appreciating African Languages
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Marchant, Lisa
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An Introduction to Counting in Swahili
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McGregor, Kelly
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Apartheid/South Africa
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Appreciating Freedom: An End to Apartheid in South Africa
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Carlson, Stephanie
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South Africa
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Mecham, Michelle
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Children's Toys and Games in Africa
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Games and Toys Reflect Resources
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Bingham, Ruth Ann
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Kameshi Ne Mputi: An African Game
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Bird, Angie
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Vulani Ringi Ring: A Circle Dance from Africa
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Brown, Aliza
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Toy Making and Resourcefulness
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Buckner, Susan
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Galimoto
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Hallsten, Christa
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String Games
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Johnson, Elisa
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Food and Africa
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Foods in America that are From Africa
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Billings, Kristi
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Eating - Senegal Style
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Dewey, Carin
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Eating What We Produce: Africa
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Montgomery, Tarrah
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Grinding Corn in Swaziland
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Morgan, Amanda
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A Common African Food: Fou Fou
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Olson, Trecia
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Music, Art, & Beauty of Africa
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Exploring African Music
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Brady, Christine
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Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
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Gardner, Marie
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Communicating Values and History Through Masks
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McGregor, Tricia
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Music in Africa
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Thueson, Amy
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African Names
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What's in a Name?
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DeFriez, Jennie
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Yoruba Naming Ceremonies
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Jensen, Anitra
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Africa and the United States
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How Did You Get Here?
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Archuleta, Keira
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Kwanzaa
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Giles, Kari
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Kwanzaa: An African American Heritage Celebration
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Ratchford, Erin
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Learning about Slavery
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Stahle, Heath
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The African Slave Trade
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Wood, Heather
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