This lesson focuses on the Ghanaian style of drumming and dance called Kpanlogo and how it gained its popularity.

Students will look closely and carefully at images of the Ackland Art Museum’s Ntan Drum and consider how the imagery on the object communicates Asante proverbs.

Students will examine the roles of women in contemporary Senegal, including but not exclusive to family and economy.

Students will explore the relationship between manmade and natural resources and how recycling and repurposing can contribute to economics and cultural identities in Senegal.

Students will explore the food of Senegal, including traditional dishes and food sources.

Students will explore traditional folklore of Senegal, and make connections to familiar traditional folktales and to Griots.

Students will explore images from in and around Dakar, drawing conclusions, adjusting misconceptions, and diving deeper into Senegalese culture in grade level appropriate ways.

In these lessons, students will learn about Griots’ traditional storytelling and about the stories of Anansi, the trickster spider from West Africa.

Griots are the gatekeepers of Senegalese culture, continuing the rich oral and historic traditions of the past. This unit will introduce the Griots’ musical instrument, the kora.

This lesson plan teaches the art form Sous-Verre through the lens of Senegalese culture.