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Roth, Ilene; Roth, Leah – Learning, 1991
Presents a chart containing minibiographies of African Americans and highlighting the contributions they have made to society. The biographies are arranged under the headings science and medicine, pioneers, literature, public figures, the arts, and sports. Each biography is followed by questions and suggestions for additional research. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Black Studies, Class Activities
Learning, 1991
Presents a list of class activities for Black History Month to help students study African heritage. The activities listed, with appropriate grade levels, are storytelling, dances and games, crafts, posters, live-in history, movers and shapers, and a play. Each activity is explained in the pages that follow in this issue. (SM)
Descriptors: African History, Black History, Class Activities, Cultural Activities
Blake-Alston, Charlotte – Learning, 1991
Presents storytelling as a way to teach students about African societies. The article explains how to teach storytelling and how to branch out into other related educational activities. A tale from Ghana suitable for bulletin-board use and a student activity page on African proverbs are included. (SM)
Descriptors: African History, Black Culture, Class Activities, Cultural Activities
Hansen, Karen – Learning, 1991
Presents guidelines for teaching students about African culture via dances and games and for developing related activities to expand student learning experiences. Student activity pages describe how to do the Ghana national dance and how to play Mankala, a popular African game. (SM)
Descriptors: African History, Black Culture, Black Studies, Class Activities
Hansen, Karen – Learning, 1991
Presents crafts projects to accompany the discussion of African tribes and their ceremonial items. The article describes how to create a ceremonial mask, ceremonial shield, goodbye cloth, and necklace. Background information is included for each item. (SM)
Descriptors: African History, Black Culture, Black Studies, Class Activities
N'Namdi, Carmen A. – Learning, 1991
Presents an excerpt from a play that can be used to help students learn about Black history. The play focuses on an African-American town, Boley, Oklahoma, that outsmarted the most feared bank robbers of the 1930s. It emphasizes Black triumphs. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Black Studies, Class Activities
Stanford, Barbara – Media and Methods, 1992
Discusses methods of teaching world geography and culture through student involvement and describes lessons that teach students about Africa. One uses maps; one uses computer-assisted instruction; and one uses various resources to recreate an African school day. A sidebar by Janine Onffroy Shelley describes the use of telecommunications systems in…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHanna, Emily; Eubanks, Paula – Art Education, 2000
Compares the values of the Akan people of West Africa and African-American cultures and works of art that embody these values. Describes each artwork (Akan crown, African-American Head Wrap, Asafo Flags, and the Harriet Powers quilt) and provides questions and activities appropriate for middle school students. (CMK)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Art Education
Download full textCollins, H. Thomas; Majeske, Christopher – 1993
Designed to allow teachers and students to take a pro-active approach to learning about Cameroon, the guide is a starting point for research and discussion with information that enables students to identify patterns of culture and geography. In the first section, details on Africa and Cameroon provide information that can be personalized for each…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Blizard, Elizabeth B. – Learning, 1991
Guidelines for teaching about the relationship between African and American houses include an activity in which children unravel a trail of clues, moving from a West African house to a "shotgun" house in America. A student activity page on houses in Nigeria, Haiti, and New Orleans is included. (SM)
Descriptors: African History, Architectural Character, Black Culture, Black Studies
Flora, Sherrill B. – 1993
The teaching mini-units in this teacher's guide are designed for use with elementary level students. Thematic study units are given for each of the following countries or continents: Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, and the…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
