GHANA: Discovering Ghana Bundle

Enrich your study of Ghana—and save 20%— with the Discovering Ghana Bundle, which includes an introductory Snapshots book, two 11 x 17 color posters, and three content-area literacy-building activities.

Book Resources Included:

• Snapshots of Ghana introduces the location, national flag, cultural symbols, and landmarks of Ghana, along with common Twi phrases.

Cross-Curricular Activities Included:

• Banana or Plantain? develops critical thinking skills with an interactive cut-and-glue format.
• From Cocoa Trees to Chocolate Bars is an engaging set of 8 photo sequencing cards that tell the story of Ghana’s cocoa industry.
• Mapping Ghana builds mapping skills with a read-and-do format.

Posters Included:

• Symbols of Ghana uses colorful photographs to highlight six cultural symbols.
• Adinkra features 12 symbols from the Ashanti native people and is a great “lead-in” for writing and art activities.

Vocabulary Words and Phrases:

adinkra, Africa, Anansi, Ashanti, cocoa, Gold Coast, Golden Stool, harvested, heritage, Independence Arch, kente, mineral, motto, plantain, pod, pulp, trunk

Twi Phrases: (includes phonetic pronunciations)

akwaaba (welcome), aane/dabi (yes/no), Ete sen? (hello, How are you?), medaase (thank you), me din de (my name is), Wo din de sen? (What is your name?)

Targeted Skills:

• Promoting respect and appreciation for cultural differences
• Identifying important landmarks and traditions of Ghana
• Identifying Adinkra symbols
• Introducing the Twi language
• Sequencing events in chronological order
• Critical thinking skills of comparing, contrasting, and analysis
• Building content-area literacy in social studies
• Reading fluency and comprehension

Sample Pages: Please see the preview for sample pages from the bundle.

Image Credits: Like all of my resources, this bundle features realistic illustrations and real-life photographs. The illustrations in the book and activities are my own original drawings (©Dr.J). The photos come from a variety of sources, including copyright-free images, copyrighted images licensed under the Creative Commons, and copyrighted images that I have purchased for commercial use. Please see the Image Credits Page, included with the Activity Pack, for a detailed list of image sources.

Technical Info: The files are in PDF format. The Activity Pack PDFs are combined into a zip file.

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UPGRADE AND SAVE: These resources are also included in two bundles:

• SAVE 25% with the Exploring the Culture of Ghana Bundle which also contains two beginning Twi language books that teach color names and number words from 1-10.
• SAVE 30% with the Discovering Countries and Cultures Around the World MEGA-Bundle, which includes Snapshots books and Activity Packs for more than thirty countries around the world, PLUS the entire Holiday Traditions Around the World series as the FREE bonus.

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RELATED RESOURCES:

• LEARN TO COUNT IN TWI (Ghana)
• OUR COLORFUL WORLD IN TWI (Ghana)

PLUS...

• AFRICA: FROM ADINKRA TO ZULU
• Let’s Explore the Continent of AFRICA POWERPOINT
• CHILDREN’S GAMES AROUND THE WORLD
• THE SEVEN CONTINENTS

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ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES IN THE DISCOVERING COUNTRIES AND CULTURES SERIES:

• AFRICA: Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
• ASIA/MIDDLE EAST: China, India, Israel, Japan, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam
• AUSTRALIA: Australia, New Zealand
• EUROPE: France, Germany, Greece, Ireland (FREE), Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom
• NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS: Cherokee, Chippewa, Comanche, Iroquois, Navajo, Pacific Northwest nations, Shoshone, Sioux
• NORTH AMERICA: Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States
• SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, Peru

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