Dispelling Stereotypes about Ancient Senegal and Sundiata
In this lesson, students will learn about common stereotypes about Africa and the definition of stereotypes.
In this lesson, students will learn about common stereotypes about Africa and the definition of stereotypes.
Students will learn about a rural furniture workshop, led by Saliou Thiaou in Palo and about the work of Oumane Mbaye, a Senegalese artist/designer in Dakar.
In this lesson, students will look at different types of maps from Senegal and use them for fact finding and to draw conclusions about life, the economy, and the environment in Senegal.
In this unit of study, you will discuss how different cultures have their own children’s songs, lullabies, and singing games.
In this lesson, students will listen to a West African folktale from Senegal and will collaborate as a whole class to arrange a musical performance to go with the story.
This unit explores the similarities and differences of hip-hop activism in Senegal and the United States.
Students will be able to learn about the Cas Cas and will be able to make and play their own instruments with the help of their teacher.
In this lesson, students will learn the significance of the West African griot/jeli oral tradition and will be introduced to musical examples from Senegal.
In this lesson, students will be able to explore the cultural and historical significance of Senegal’s National symbol, the baobab tree.
In this lesson, students will investigate and explore the story of Omar ibn Said and Gorée Island in Senegal.