Students will explore the food of Ghana including traditional dishes and food sources. They will compare them with those of North Carolina, and discuss regions and why some items are more common in specific areas (rural, urban, coastal). 

Students will examine the roles of women in contemporary Ghana, including but not exclusive to family, arts and literature, politics, and economy. 

Students will explore an overview of contemporary Ghana with images presented in a digital alphabet book written in verse. They will draw conclusions, adjust misconceptions, and dive deeper into Ghanaian culture in grade level appropriate ways.

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 this lesson, students will explore and compare major religious landmarks in Senegal.

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.