Africa: Ghana 

Do Now: What was your favorite part of our field trip to the Queens Botanical Garden today?

The 1st and 2nd graders are moving on to a new continent: Africa. More specifically, we are going to study the country of Ghana, on the western coast.

Ghana is well known for many things, one of which is kente cloth. Kente cloth is a special type of cloth that is woven in parts of Ghana, and each color and pattern has a very specific meaning.

After talking about kente cloth and watching a few short videos of how kente cloth is woven, we discussed the meanings of each color.

Then, the 1st and 2nd graders colored in photos of kente cloth patterns, paying attention to the shapes and which colors they chose.