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African American Heritage

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African American Heritage

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    1. African American Heritage By Ebone Johnson ED 417 Dr. Helms Ohio Social Studies Strands First Grade Power Point Lesson

    2. Table of Contents American Heritage & People in Societies People in Societies World Interactions Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Democratic Processes Decision Making and Resources Science,Technology, and Society

    3. American Heritage & People in Societies This strand includes aspects of the past that help to make American people unique among the peoples of the world, while at the same time recognizing what they have in common with others.

    4. American Heritage Activities Create a year round calendar filled with African American Holidays and celebrations. In groups have students research one African American holiday or celebration and present that occasion at a festival celebrating African American history. Create a timeline of historical African Americans and what they did in history. Compare the current culture of African Americans to the cultural practices of the past. Invite an older African American into the classroom to talk about their life and how it has changed over the years.

    5. African American Heritage Websites www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/0,6709,97217,00.html a website dealing with African American history www.windmillworks.com/games/dreams.html an African American quiz and game site www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0%2C1156%2C1-4818%2C00.html?yah a website filled with information on African American heritage www.free.bluemontain.com/eng3/african/index.html a website of different African cards and gift ideas www.ubp.com a website with information on African American culture

    6. People in Societies This strand recognizes that the United States and the world encompass many different racial, ethnic, and religious groups.

    7. People In Societies Activities Create a classroom Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the African American culture with another cultural group. Research the different religious practices of African Americans. Have a Day of Culture in which students would dress, eat, sing, and dance the African American culture. Discuss the diverse background of African Americans. Create a kinte clothe class quilt.

    8. People in Societies Websites www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmcensus1.html Information on the population of African Americans www.inforplease.com/spot/bhmbios1.html An A-Z listing of notable African Americans www.blackhistory.eb.com information on Black history www.kidsdomain.com/games/kwanzaa.html different African games to reinforce cultural facts and knowledge www.sikids.com/shorter/blackhistory/ information on African American athletes

    9. World Interactions This strand explores the links people make around the world as they attempt to address common problems.

    10. World Interactions Activites Make a map of Africa, color, and then cut apart to create a puzzle. Get a map of the world and trace a possible path the slaves might have taken to get from Africa to the Unted States. Get a map of the world and color all the places that African Americans come from. Discuss current events in the world that have a great impact on the lives of African Americans. Discuss how African Americans are viewed and treated in other parts of the world.

    11. World Interactions Websites www.detnews.com/blkhist/9602/05/q/q.html a black history website www.historychannel.com/cgi-bin/frameot.cgi?p=http%3A//www.history channel.com/exhibits/blackhistory/proindex.html a black history website www.poilty.org.za/people/mandela.html information on Nelson Mandela www.usgovinfo.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://1cweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.htm/ a mosaic of African American art and culture www.cr.nps.gov/goldcres/maps/africanmapsite/html maps of Africa

    12. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities This strand focuses on decisions individuals and societies make, addressing wants.

    13. Citizenship Activitis Discuss the civil rights movement and the impact it had on the lives of African Americans Research and report on Rosa Parks Discuss how Rosa Parks had a great impact on the Civil Rights movement Talk about boycotts and how they relate to todays society Act out a common day version of the bus boycott, and discuss actions that could be taken in todays world.

    14. Citizenship Websites www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0pro-1 a biography of Rosa Parks www.socsci.colorado.edu~jonesem.montgomery.html information on the bus boycott www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/montbus.html information on the bus boycott www.mecca.org/~crights/montgomery.html information on civil rights www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html information on Rosa Parks

    15. Democratic Process This strand examines the principles of democracy and explores the extent to which government reflects those principles.

    16. Democratic Activities Discuss laws that they have in Africa Compare and Contrast African laws with the US laws. Discuss the laws that were made that had the greates impact on African American lives. Discuss what would happen if some of these laws werent made Bring an African American politician to the classroom to speak.

    17. Democratic Websites www.msnbc.com/news/AFRICAfront.asp information on African Americans in the news www.pps.k2.or.us/schools-c/pages/buckman/timeline/kingframe.html black history information www.seditionists.org/black/bhist.html black history information www.infoplease.com/spot.bhml.html background history of black history www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html a civil rights timeline of information and people

    18. Decision Making and Resources This strand focuses on the context for exmaning those activities that are part of an adults public life.

    19. Decision Making Activities Make a chart of inventions made by African Americans Discuss whether these inventions are still used today, and how useful they are In groups have students come up with a resource for African Americans Have a discussion thinking about what would the world be like without African Americans Create a diversity collage

    20. Decision Making Websites www.pbs.org/wonders/kids/kids.htm explore Africa through interactive games and stories www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/ learn about jazz music www.pbs.org/blackpress/interactive/index.html learn about the black newspaper www.library.thinkquest.org/10320/stamps.htm learn about black stamps www.pbs.org/aajourney/kids/index.html a kids look at black history

    21. Science, Technology, and Society This strand covers the contributions of the scientific world and addresses the ever-changing world we live in.

    22. Science Activities Create a word search using countries from Africa Play mancala Research an invention made by African American and recreate invention to share with class Research the family tree of an African American Compare the African Americans family tree to the family tree of a person of another culture

    23. Science Websites www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmlit1.htm information on African American authors www.puzzlemaker.schools.discovery.com make a word search puzzle www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmscientists1.htm famous African American inventors www.african-american-inventors.com famous African American inventors www.inventorsmuseum.com famous African American inventors

    24. CONCLUSION The activities in this power point are for the first grade level. These activities are meant to be spread out in a thematic unit lasting at least a few months. The purpose of these activities is to incorporate African American heritage into the classroom, year round, not just Black History Month.

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