Lesson Plans Africa for Teachers    Lessons for Ancient & Medieval Africa Lesson Plans for African Fables, Stories, Folktales, and Proverbs Lesson Plans for African Art & Masks Free Africa Presentations in PowerPoint format   Incredibly Successful Student Productions (Free Play for the Classroom) Africa: It's Not a Country (incredible!)   Taking Africa to the Classroom Lesson Plans for Specific African Countries Western Africa/Egypt teachers guide (kids pages) A Cry for Help - Nigeria  Africa UNITS Africa - South of the Sahara (Stanford.edu) Core Knowledge: Africa Units    K-5 School Discovery: Stories from Africa   African Unit Plan (lesson)  African Folktales  African Songs, Chants, and Games  Zimbawee lesson ideas   Safari Scope  7 Natural Wonders of Africa Navigating the Niger (coe) Navigating the Niger (ng)  How's the Weather in Africa?  Topography in Africa  Africa Geography Tutor (Free)  Many lessons (Yale Ed) Ancient Egypt The Story of Africa Books for Teachers - some pages freely online:  Ancient and Medieval Africa - Lesson Plans  Africa - Fun Projects  Sub-Sahara Africa - Internet Based Activities  Africa’s Slaves- The Transatlantic and East African Slave Trades? WebQuests Journey into Ancient Africa (webquest, middle school) Kids Africa - My name is Anansi. Imperialism in Africa (HS)     Lesson Ideas Define matrilineal and patrilineal descent. Research African societies in which each is the basis for inheritance. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each form of descent as it relates to the increase of nationalism. Explain why anyone trying to describe a "typical" African or African village will find it very hard to do with any accuracy.  Discuss how a country might develop a high standard of living and prosper even though it has few natural resources.     Free Presentations in PowerPoint format  Free Clip Art To learn more about Africa, click on Anansi  All Rights Reserved Anansi art created by Clips Ahoy     Clip Art Credit: Phillip Martin Have a great year!