Apr. 23, 2009

TOG Year 3 Weeks 28-30 ~ Africa

Lower Grammar We learned a little Swahili. I found a lovely book called We All Went on Safari:  A Counting Journey Through Tanzania by Laurie Krebs. Ethan memorized the story which helped him learn to count to ten in Swahili. PBSKids has a decent site about Africa. There is video of a Dogon dance, masks to print (they are on the smallish side), music, and audio of a Swahili folktale. We made mini-books about African animals. Ethan colored the pictures, cut them apart, mounted them on the cover of the folded card stock, and then wrote 3 facts inside each card. We might glue these books onto a file folder. (weeks 28-30) National Geographic Kids is a wonderful resource for weeks 28-30. I've linked the site map. Ethan enjoyed taking the African Brain Teaser Quiz. The animals listed in the left column each have sites that include lots of information and video, plus you can print off picture and facts. This site also has masks for students to print out and they can color them. (week 28) Pete's Pond is a wonderful webcam of a watering hole in Botswana. No time for us to make a drum, but we watched this video on how to make a Djembe Drum. I did find a site that gives instructions on how to make a drum out of disposable cups. (Week 29) We made some tasty African treats. They are from the menu of Boma at the Animal Kingdom Lodge in Walt Disney World.  (Week 29) President Cards for Rutherford B. Hayes and James Garfield. (Week 29) President Card for Chester A. Arthur (Week 30) African Folk Tales: Anansi Tries to Steal All the Wisdom in the World Anansi and the Turtle Anansi and the Firefly The Jackal and the Leopard Writing Assignment: We wrote a friendly letter to an MTW missionary serving in Ethiopia. She is a nurse who is ministering to the community of Addis Ababa, especially the many families and orphans affected by HIV/AIDS. Ethan's Facts to Know: Africa is the second largest continent in the world. Only Asia is bigger. There are over 1,000 different languages in Africa. Kilimanjaro, one of the world's largest mountains, is actually a volcano. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world. The Nile is the longest river in Africa. There are 53 countries in Africa. A folktale is a story that is passed down through generations by word of mouth, they often teach a moral, or lesson. Myths, tall tales, legends, fables, and fairy tales are all folktales. More than 1,000,000 children in Africa have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Dialectic Wonderful African mask site for older students. Truly a work of art. I highly recommend completing this project. Rhetoric Peter Kreeft has an article on Nietzsche from his Pillars of Unbelief series.

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