Learning Coach — African Cultures Through Their Fables

Objectives

Students will:

Discover more about the African civilization through fables.
Draw a pictorial representation of themes in the tale of Anansi and the Firefly.
Develop a personal historical family story.

Skills Needed

Students must be able to:

Learn about historical African civilizations such as the ancient Mali civilization.

Materials Needed

Students will need:

crayons or colored pencils
yarn (3 short pieces)
hole punch

Keywords

civilization
culture
fables
African cultures
Anansi and the Firefly

For Further Study

If you liked what you have heard, find out more about African fables!

Ethnic boy with drum

This is a good starting point to study African traditions further if you wish. There is wonderful African music to explore as well as songs, stories, and artwork!

Go to your local library and look on the Internet for more traditional African folk music, stories, and art. You can even look up games and crafts to do at home!