Africa Week 2: Human Geography

Day 1:

Read aloud - Escape from the Slave Traders Ch. 8-9

Overview of human geography: population, lifestyles, languages, education and religious beliefs

Completed a graph on population growth in Africa

Used information to mark the locations of important cities of Africa

Identified the official languages of African countries

Geography Songs

Day 2:

Read aloud - Escape from the Slave Traders Ch. 10-11

Discovered the religions of African nations and used a graph to answer questions

Googled some images of traditional clothing

Found photographs of traditional clothing worn in Africa

Learned what a fez, turban, loincloth, caftan, and boubou look like

Geography Songs

Day 3:

Read aloud - Escape from the Slave Traders Ch. 12-13

Geography Songs

Googled images of "Butterfly Art" from the Central Republic of Africa

Explore traditional African music such as the marabi

Listened to African music that expressed the feelings and life of Africans

Learned what an idiophone is and listened to a mbira accompanied by the hosho, a gourd rattle

Day 4:

Geography Songs Talked about finger and spindle spinning

Learned about the North African art of weaving with looms  Found a simple loom to build:  African weaving loom

Made African textile designs on graph paper