Resources

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Zoom School on Africa
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com//
This a great site full of information, facts, pictures and drawings on the topic of the African continent geared to grade 2-3 reading levels.
Africa in the Classroom
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_
An extensive list of online resources on Africa for teachers and students
African History Links (Web sites, compiled by PBS, as a part of "Wonders of the African World")
http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_rs.htm
Wonders of the African World (Companion web site to the PBS special with Dr. Henry Louis Gates)
http://www.pbs.org/wonders/index.html
Yahooligans Africa web site for kids, with
extensive links to many resources related to Africa
http://www.yahooligans.com/around_the_world/
The Story of Africa (British Broadcasting Corporation web site)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
Africa Geographia (An Introduction to several countries in Africa, including maps, narrative, and beautiful photographs, by InterKnowledge Corporation)
http://www.geographia.com/indx06.htm
Mr. Donn’s African Cultural Links (Teacher-created page of links about Africa)
http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory
List of many links to web sites for kids related to Africa, with short descriptions about each site (compiled by DMOZ Open Directory Project. Note that each sites are recommended for "kids," "teens," or "mature teens.").
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Social_ Studies/World_Cultures/Africa/
"My World" PBS Africa for Kids web site
http://pbskids.org/africa/myworld/

 

Journey to Africa
"This site was created for teachers  to study another area of the world and to contrast it to where they live. This site is divided into three biomes: the desert, the rainforest, and the savanna. The people, land and
animals of each biome are presented. Included on the site is a printable Travel Diary that can be used to record the sites of Africa."
Africa Resources for Kid
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
Yahooligans excellent Africa content resources included Arts, Music, Countries, History, Maps, Recipes@, Science and Nature , Travelogues plus a picture library.

African Crafts for Kids
A good selection of arts and crafts ideas for Elementary School Children.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/africa/

Flags of African Countries - http://www.sas.upenn.edu/
Excellent full-page color pictures of African national maps.

 

Living Africa, 
http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/
phenomenal site with everything you could want to know about Africa. This Think Quest entry includes games, quizzes,
postcards, an atlas, and photos of African people, places, and animals.
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta's site is one of the most widely
visited sites for animal information and kids' activities."
CIA World fact book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/f
comprehensive encyclopedia of facts on countries around the globe. including all African countries.
CultureGrams of Africa
http://onlineedition.culturegrams.com/
Rich online resource focusing on economy, culture, history, physical geography, economics and lifestyles.

 

 

 

 

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