“Express Yourself”: Using Ghanaian Adinkra Symbols In Musical Compositions
In this unit of study, you will discuss the significance of symbolism in the Ghanaian culture and make connections to your school and students’ lives.
In this unit of study, you will discuss the significance of symbolism in the Ghanaian culture and make connections to your school and students’ lives.
Names are an important part of a person’s identity. In this beginning of the year icebreaker activity, students will be able to learn about the significance of days of the week and naming ceremonies in the West African Akan culture … Read more
Students will learn about Ghanaian and African American hand-clapping games that teach about their cultural traditions through repeated hand-movements, patterns, and songs.
This lesson plan will compare and contrast Ghanaian and African American Trickster Folktales.
This lesson focuses on the Ghanaian style of drumming and dance called Kpanlogo and how it gained its popularity.
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.
In this lesson, students will learn about common stereotypes about Africa and the definition of stereotypes.
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.