Digital Dialects
Digital Dialects: Geography Games: Countries of Africa
Study a map showing the countries in Africa, and then try to match their names to their locations on a blank map.
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Central African Republic
Flags of the World offers a large flag of Central African Republic with a description of the flag and coat of arms.
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Cote D'voire, Ivory Coast
This site from Flags of the World provides a large flag of Cote d'Ivoire with a description of the flag and the country coat of arms.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Africa
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Africa.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography Games: Map of Africa
Play this fun geography map game to learn about the locations of the countries of Africa.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Cote D'ivoire
Kids learn about the geography and history of Cote d'Ivoire on this website.
EL Education
El Education: Refugee Profiles
Students learn more about African history and culture through research, interviews, movies, books, and work with historians, college professors, and religious leaders. Then student write biographical stories of local refugees in first...
TES Global
Blendspace: Ch.1 Lesson 1: A Long Walk to Water
A learning module with eighteen links to images, videos, maps, and activities to use before, during, and after reading chapter 1 of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.
TES Global
Blendspace: Chapter 3: A Long Walk to Water
A nineteen-part learning module with links to images and texts to use while reading chapter 3 of Linda Sue Park's A long Walk to Water.
University of Oxford (UK)
Pitt Rivers Museum: African Metalworking
A useful article outlining several key techniques used in African metalworking. Reading topics include smelting, forging, lost wax, direct cast, and more.
University of Wisconsin
Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Continent
A wide array of selections that focus on African culture through images and sounds. Although much of the narrative is geared toward higher grades, the pictures and sounds, especially the African drums' clips, will be intriguing to all...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: National Geographic Survey
[Free Registration/Login Required] How much do you know about the world around us? Questions provided by National Geographic Survey. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/roper2006/findings.html
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Ethiopia
An overview of Ethiopia, including segments on the country's historical, social and religious background. Recounted from a antiquated Christian perspective. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: World Regions
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed to quiz students about their general understanding of regions around the world and includes countries that are in many of these regions. Use as a pre-test or review with...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Continents of the World
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is devoted to identifying, locating, and learning facts about the 7 continents. It contains interactive maps, facts, and a short video at the end.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: African Mask
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will explore African Mask and its cultural significance while learning about different mask features. Students will participate in a highly interactive lesson in which they...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Continents
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart identifies the 7 continents of the world and reviews with Activotes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Kwanzaa
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains a simple lesson covering some basic information about Kwanzaa. Activities include using the paint bucket to highlight key vocabulary words, coloring the candles of the kinara,...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Masai
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about a few of the customs of the Masai tribe in Africa while viewing many photographs and information tidbits. There are true/false questions throughout the flipchart which allows for classroom...
Other
Robben Island Museum: Homepage
This site from the Robben Island Museum has information on the island and the prisoners who were held there. Nelson Mandela was held there for many years (1962 to 1982). Provides a general context for understanding the lives of political...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Africa
This poem by Maya Angelou taps into the black pride movement during the twentieth century. This site gives an excellent analysis of the poem and its important themes.
Other
La Nouvelle Tribune
La Nouvelle Tribune is a weekly business newspaper serving the country of Morocco. Written in French.
That Quiz
Geografia Africa: That Quiz: Africa
Interactive practice to learn the countries of Africa. It keeps track of right and wrong answers and the time in which it takes to identify the maps.
The BIG zoo
The Big Zoo: Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella Thomsoni)
This site provides a general overview of the Thomson's Gazelle. Content explores what this animal eats, where it lives, who its predators are, and existing social structure.