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African history lesson pdfs
Medieval Africa | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai | Map Activity | Printable & Digital
This map lesson focuses on West African geography and the Medieval Empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Students will locate and label African deserts, rainforests, and savannas in order to analyze how trade was affected by different types of geography. A digital version for use in your Google Classroom is included. **This resource is part of the World History Map Activities Bundle. TEN map lessons and assessments are included at a 20% discount price! Click here to see all the resources in the
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5th - 8th
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Middle School Weaving Kente Cloth-Inspired by Textiles of Africa! Cardboard Loom
Weaving is a student favorite! Middle School and High School art students will enjoy combining yarns to create dazzling patterns with this easy textiles lesson!⭐Introduce your students to gorgeous African Kente woven fabrics! Your students will learn about the symbolic colors and meanings that the designs in these traditional fabrics represent. Students will learn how to weave specific designs into their own woven "fabric" using yarn and inexpensive cardboard looms. The step-by-step instruct
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5th - 9th
Imperialism and Crimes Against Humanity in the Congo Free State
This lesson plan for Imperialism includes primary source excerpts from George Washington Williams' letter to Belgium's King Leopold II about the crimes he witnessed in the Congo Free State. George Washington Williams was an African American writer who interviewed Leopold then traveled to the Congo in 1890. The terrible acts he witnessed there inspired his letter, which is credited with coining the phrase "crimes against humanity". It also was instrumental in the colony being taken from Leopold's
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8th - 11th
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Amistad Primary Source Analysis Activity
This excellent activity for the famous Amistad case is an excellent way to get your students to engage with primary source documents and learn about this fascinating moment in American History!
This download includes a 1-page introduction reading that explains all about the case of the Amistad, from the capture of Africans in Sierra Leone through to the Supreme Court case. There are then 6 excellent primary source documents for your students to analyze. Each includes an actual image of the doc
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7th - 11th
3-D Sculpture Lesson Recycled Art: Cardboard Abstract Shape Face! Middle School
3-D Recycled Art Sculpture Lesson! Cardboard & Paint! Middle School & High School!⭐Looking for a new and easy Middle school or high school sculpture lesson for your 3-D Art Unit?! Try this student-tested art lesson (8th graders loved it!) inspired by the art of Kimmy Cantrell! ⭐This product includes plenty of design resources to easily guide your students through the Design Process.This product will help you to easily introduce your students to the Abstract mask-style faces created by t
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
Escape from Timbuktu: A Mansa Musa Adventure (Digital Escape Room) for Africa
Escape from Timbuktu: A Mansa Musa Adventure is a digital escape room that contains everything your students will need to learn about Mansa Musa, the historical king of the African empire of Mali. Students will complete this digital escape room entirely online. So you can assign it for in-person or for distance learning. All of the directions that students will need to follow are included in the escape room. That means no prep work for you! Just post the links and watch students have fun wh
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4th - 10th
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African Trade Routes of the Middle Ages Lesson
This engaging lesson on African Trade Routes of the Middle Ages covers Trans-Saharan trade, the Gold-Salt Trade, and Africa's important trading centers. Students read about 8 important trading centers, including Gao, Great Zimbabwe, Cairo, Tunis, and other cities across Africa during the Middle Ages. These readings can be done as stations around your room, at student desks, or through the Google Slides digital option. As students learn about the civilizations and trade routes they complete a map
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7th - 10th
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Intro to Africa Unit BUNDLE | Geography Culture History Modern Issue | Microsoft
This Intro to Africa BUNDLE explores the continent’s geography, cultures, history and modern issues. The activities are engaging for students & the guided lesson formats are easy for you to use! Build or enrich your curriculum with a variety of FUN materials both you and your students will LOVE! The bundle has print & interactive, digital versions of the resources. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Microsoft Resourc
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6th - 12th
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Black History Month: Famous African Americans Mini Research Project
This Famous African-Americans: A Mini Research Project is the perfect Black History Month activity for your middle schoolers. Your students will get to dig into the lives of some of the most influential African Americans in our history, and learn how to conduct responsible online research.
To begin, students will create a booklet that will guide them through the research process. This booklet is structured enough to provide guidance, but still gives students plenty of opportunity to find the i
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6th - 8th
Also included in: The Writing Instruction Bundle for Middle School
Elementary African History Resources - African Kingdoms! Printable Unit
Elementary African History Resources - African Kingdoms! Printable UnitAfrican Kingdoms! is a 61-page unit that is a wonderful addition to your elementary African history resources! This resource features activities, lessons, and quizzes about seven ancient African empires!With this comprehensive unit, students can learn about the history, rulers, and culture of several African kingdoms, including:⭐Ancient Egypt⭐Ancient Nubia⭐Great Zimbabwe⭐Ghana & Mali⭐The Songhay Empire⭐The Asante Empire⭐T
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2nd - 4th
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Africa's Trans-Saharan Trade Lesson and Activity
Students will learn about the trans-Saharan trade through a detailed presentation and engaging primary source activity. After students complete fill-in-the-blank notes, they will “trade” primary source documents to complete their analysis. This lesson gradually releases students to do the work of historians and has them determine the significance of this trade network.
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6th - 10th
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Africa Continent Study - All 56 African Countries - Worksheets, maps and flags.
Africa Continent Study - All 56 African Countries - Worksheets, maps and flags.With this package your students can create their very own, unique, African continent study booklet!Included in this package:1. Title page with large, colorable map of Africa2. An introductory page that includes key information about the continent of Africa3. World map used to identify all continents and highlight the continent of Africa4. A political map of the continent that identifies all countries within the Africa
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K - 7th
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African Civilizations Lesson: Kingdoms of West Africa
This Google resource is the second of four lessons from the African Civilizations (730 B.C.- A.D. 1600) in World History.Lesson objectives:Analyze how the gold and salt trade in Africa facilitated the spread of ideas and trade.Describe how the rulers of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai built strong kingdoms.Summarize how other West African societies developed.Lesson includes the following:1. Kingdoms of West Africa Presentation: (30 slides presentation, 3 maps, 2 charts, and 15 pictures)Trade Grows Acro
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: World History A (Prehistory - 1650) Lesson Mega Bundle
Medieval West African Empires & Kingdoms Unit Bundle Reading Simulation Project
Tired of using boring curriculum? Then use a West African Empires Unit that is engaging for students and provides flexibility for teachers that covers African geography, Ghana, Mali and Songhai Empires. This unit is perfect for veteran and new teachers! It includes 12 activities to engage, excite and support middle school students. Let World History Rawks plan, so you can Rawk! Activities includedTheme based Bellringers helps students build their writing skills while studying Greece. Each bell r
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6th - 7th
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Draw Me! Jackie Robinson Directed Drawing |
Reinforce your students' understanding of Jackie Robinson with this Draw Me! product. Our Draw Me! Directed Drawings are a great way to engage students while enhancing your social studies units! Not only are they a wonderful creative opportunity, but they are also helpful in teaching students listening skills and reinforcing following directions. Students will read a short informational text, complete a Directed Drawing, write facts learned, summarize the importance of this important historical
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Jackie Robinson Biography BUNDLE
Historical Fiction Passage The Underground Railroad Black History Month or More
Engage your students with this fascinating historical fiction story about the Underground Railroad of the 1860s for Black History Month or year round. Quick and easy setup with clear student directions make these worksheets perfect to keep students engaged with the story and intrigued with higher level, critical thinking questions whether through print or digital activities.Click HERE to save 30% with the Black History bundle.This Underground Railroad historical fiction story is great for whole
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Black History Month Activities Bundle
Booker T. Washington Activity Pack {K-1}
This product was created for students in a Kindergarten classroom and could easily be implemented in 1st grade as well. Through a variety of activities and worksheets students will learn all about Booker T. Washington - an educator and civil rights leader.This pack includes 4 print-and-go worksheet activities:- Timeline (Color Me)- Timeline (Cut and Paste)- Adjectives/Who Was Booker T. Washington- Book Mark Craft (4 designs)Also included:- 10 page printable reader "All About Booker T. Washingto
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Black History Month Activity Pack BUNDLE {K-1}
Draw Me! Ruby Bridges Directed Drawing | Women's History Month
Reinforce your students' understanding of Ruby Bridges with this Draw Me! product. Our Draw Me! Directed Drawings are a great way to engage students while enhancing your social studies units! Not only are they a wonderful creative opportunity, but they are also helpful in teaching students listening skills and reinforcing following directions. Students will read a short informational text, complete a Directed Drawing, write facts learned, summarize the importance of this important historical fig
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1st - 4th
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Engaging "Homegoing" Unit Plan (30 Days)
Product Description:Discover a comprehensive and captivating unit plan for Yaa Gyasi's compelling novel, "Homegoing," designed for 12th-grade students. This thoughtfully crafted unit provides a deep dive into the novel's rich themes, complex characters, and historical context, fostering critical thinking, discussion, and reflective writing.Key Features:Detailed Pacing Guide: A 30 day step-by-step pacing guide ensures seamless instruction, including pre-reading activities, engaging discussions, r
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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Frederick Douglass Activity Pack {K-1}
This product was created for students in a Kindergarten classroom and could easily be implemented in 1st grade as well. Through a variety of activities and worksheets students will learn all about Frederick Douglass - a famous writer and abolitionist.This pack includes 4 print-and-go worksheet activities:- Timeline (Color Me)- Timeline (Cut and Paste)- Adjectives/Who Was Frederick Douglass- Book Mark Craft (4 designs)Also included:- 10 page printable reader "All About Frederick Douglass" in ful
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Black History Month Activity Pack BUNDLE {K-1}
Kingdoms of Ancient Africa Interactive Lesson
This interactive lesson is a great tool to use for students to learn about the Ancient West African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. This lesson includes a table of contents, a plan outline, modified handouts, a timeline, a note taking flip book, a chart highlighting important people from each kingdom, a crossword puzzle, and informational slides for students to copy. This lesson covers the following topics; the gold and salt trade, iron weapons, Mecca, Mansa Musa, the Soninke people, Tunka
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Mansa Musa Social Media Manager
Increase student engagement with this fun social media themed activity! Students will apply their knowledge of Mansa Musa to create his social media. Students are encouraged to use their creativity and knowledge of trends in social media to complete this activity. This would be perfect for creative writing about a historical figure!The following is included :Teacher ManualA bio page for students to write a short bio with hashtags1 Page to write a paragraph for Mansa Musa's instagram captionTwitt
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4th - 12th
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Intro to Africa Unit BUNDLE | Geography Culture History Modern Issues | Google
This Intro to Africa BUNDLE explores the continent’s geography, cultures, history and modern issues. The activities are engaging for students & the guided lesson formats are easy for you to use! Build or enrich your curriculum with a variety of FUN materials both you and your students will LOVE! The bundle has print & interactive, digital versions of the resources. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!Includes Google Resources
Grades:
6th - 12th
African Art for Kids: Tribal Animal Deluxe Bundle
Do you love abstract art? Well, if the answer is yes then you will absolutely love this African Tribal Art bundle for distance learning. With over 25 pages of resources, your student’s imagination will be fully engaged and you will be fully equipped with the best tools to deliver a highly effective art lesson. I also include a distance learning instructional video that can be shared with your students to guide them independently as they explore African tribal art. You can find the video on my Yo
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2nd - 8th
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