Africa

From the dozens of picture books and folktales told in different parts of Africa, I have created a list (available at the "My third grade year" wiki) and divided these stories by country. We will read one or two stories each week and note on the map of Africa which country the stories are coming from. After reading the stories to the class, they will have their passports (kept here in the library during the week and used during library each visit) in which to record information that they have learned from the story~for example, if we are reading a story about goats being sent to families in Uganda through the Heifer Project, students might draw a picture of a goat and/or provide some information on why the goats are needed by the families and what makes a goat a good choice (as opposed to a dog or a chicken). After our passports are full, the unit will be done and the students can keep this record of their "travels". I hope this sounds suitable, as it will coincide much more easily with the library as a physical location this year and could be expanded next year into something where we create or find on a map of Google Earth the places we are seeing.

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/world-map-game.php
 * Geography game tie-in!**

Folktales project in Library: http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/saft/sft19.htm

By Country: I lost my tooth in Africa Chinye: A west african folk tale One Hen The Butter man Kassim's shoes The best beekeeper of Lalibela Only a pigeon The lion's whisker Elizabeti's Doll Elizabeti's School Mama Elizabeti Babu's song Waangari's trees Mama Panya's pancakes The lonely lioness and the Ostrich chicks Give a goat Beatrice's goat Monkey for sale Gugu's house Bintou's braids Anansi and the magic stick Anansi and the moss covered rock The song of six birds Jamela's dress Happy birthday, Jamela!
 * Mali:**
 * Nigeria:**
 * Ghana:**
 * Morocco:**
 * Ethiopia:**
 * Tanzania:**
 * Kenya:**
 * Uganda:**
 * Democratic Republic of the Congo:**
 * Zimbabwe:**
 * West Africa:**
 * South Africa:**