| Lesson plans and ideas for teachers who want to include Africa in their classes The continent of Africa can be included in any lesson. Geography and Social Studies are obvious.... but let's mention some ways to bring in African History. "Students, what was happening in Africa [Asia, South America] at the time of the American Revolution?" Any time period can be inserted. Students who want to find out the information can go to a page of links to begin their search. AFRICA: http://africare.org/news/links.html SOUTH AMERICA: www.oocities.org/countries2001 ASIA: www.cnn.com FIND THE COUNTRY "Sierra Leone: Peace at Any Cost?" "A Vote For the Africa Trade Bill" "Nigeria's Delta Problem" Language Arts: On the web page marked News and Education, there are editorial articles. The students can read the articles and make a two-sentence summary of the topic. http://africare.org/news/news_n_education.html Math: How far is it from our airport to the capital of Nigeria? Science: Africa is a source of many minerals and metals. Name three. Return to Teachers to Teachers |