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Soneka's Village
Students examine the culture of the Maasai pastoralist. They identify traditional aspects of their culture and describe how the roles of men and women vary in their society.
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What We Eat, Where We Sleep: Documenting Daily Life to Tell Stories
This is not just a New York Time article to read, this is a set of amazing activity ideas all related to the slide shows "Breaking Bread Everywhere" and "Where Children Sleep." Your class can view each show, read about what they mean...
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Soneka's Village
Students explore the Maasai culture. In this cultural traditions lesson, students read primary documents and story books about the Maasai in order to compare their culture to the culture of those living in a Maasai village.
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Masai and I: A Cultural Comparison
Fourth graders orally share similarities and differences between their culture and the Masai culture based on their reading of Masai and I, by Virginia Kroll
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The Struggles Between "Something Old" and "Something New"
Students explore traditional life in Africa and assess how modern society may be impacting the values of the continent's traditional peoples. Students work in small groups to research various aspects of the infrastructures of African...
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The Beautiful People of Africa
Young scholars discover the people of Africa by creating a PowerPoint presentation. In this African culture lesson, students utilize the Internet to investigate a specific African tribe and their specific location, culture, and way of...
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Soneka's Village
Students read a letter about the characteristics of the Maasai culture. After identifying them, they discuss how to live a pastoralist way of life. In groups, they discuss the roles of men and women in the country and what it might be...
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Adaptation and Modification: The Masai
In this African culture activity, students read a selection about the life of the Masai people and then respond to 5 short answer questions.
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Masai Mara: Introduction to Swahili
This site features an introduction to Swahili. It discusses Swahili nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Teachers can uses this resource to create their own lesson plans on African language and culture.
Peace Corps
Peace Corps: Soneka's Village
Through this lesson plan students can examine features of the Maasai culture and compare it with their own.
Social Studies for Kids
Social Studies for Kids: The Masai: Maintaining Culture
Find out interesting facts about the Masai people who live along the border of Kenya and Tanzania.
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University of Texas: Ethiopia: Ethnic Groups
An interesting map showing the areas where different ethnic groups are found in Kenya. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Tanzania: People
A look at the interesting mix of ethnic groups in Tanzania along with their particular languages. Find out what the groups are and where many came from. From the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.