Africa

Links to all things Africa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa   Wikipedia

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/  PBS Africa

http://pbskids.org/africa/  PBS KIDS

http://www.namesite.com/  The meaning behind African names

http://www.africaguide.com/country.htm  African countries

http://www.africaguide.com/afmap.htm Map of the Africa countries

http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/africa/  African craft activities for kids

http://www.africa.mrdonn.org/games.html African games

5th Graders are creating posters on a topic in Africa.  Animals, housing, plants, places, countries, crafts, languages.  Here is a springboard to some online research.

Due Date March 28

Poster board markers, crayons, colored pencils, construction paper all will be supplied by me.

Items you may wish to bring in to add to your poster:

Wrapping paper for background

Enlarged graphics for poster back gound

 Stickers

colored pictures

Special pens

HINTS for creating a great poster

http://www.artskills.com/

A fantastic site we used in class to call notice to the important elements of a poster.