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• Ask students: What do you know about the people who live in Ghana?
• How might lifestyles differ for different groups of people? (e.g., language, foods)?
• What would you like to know about different groups of people in Africa and Ghana?

• Fill in the names of all the countries in Africa.
• Locate the homelands of the Asante people, and shade them with colored pencil.
• Find the homelands of other groups of people, such as the Banti, Fulanu, and Ewe, and shade them with different colored pencils.
• Make a list of the different groups of people living in Ghana today and find out where else in Africa they live.
• What is the official language of Ghana? Are other languages spoken there? What are they?
• What is the most commonly used non-English language in Ghana?

• Are the homelands of the different groups of people in Africa and the boundaries of the countries the same? Why do you think they are different?
• Conduct Web research to determine why.
• Look at the map you made. If country boundaries were determined by where ethnic groups live, what are some other possible boundary choices for African countries? For Ghana?
• Brainstorm a list of everyday words and expressions that you use in English ( How are you?, mother, father, and so on). Find out how to say them in Twi.
• Complete your KWL chart.

• Fill in the names of all the countries in Africa.
• Locate the homelands of the Asante people and shade them with colored pencil.
• Find the homelands of other groups of people, such as the Banti, Fulanu, and Ewe and shade them with different colored pencils.
• Make a list of the different groups of people living in Ghana today and find out where else in Africa they live.

• Brainstorm kinds of information (e.g., language, religion, and food) that would help you learn more about the different groups that live in Ghana and write them on the board.
• Select a group to research with two or three other students.
• Present your findings to the class by creating a profile of the people you chose.

• Are the homelands of the different groups of people living in Africa and the boundaries of the countries the same?
• Why do you think they are different?
• Conduct Web research to determine why.
• Identify the European countries involved in colonial rule in Africa.
• Look at the map that you made. How would you determine what Ghana's boundaries were before colonial rule?
• Using different colored pencils, outline some possible pre-colonial boundaries for Ghana and discuss them with your classmates.
• What is the largest ethnic group in Ghana? Most politically powerful? Economically wealthy?
• Based on your research of different ethnic groups, how do you think these groups interact with one another culturally, politically, and economically?
• Complete the information in your KWL chart.

• Check out these Web sites to learn about Ghanaian schools online:
  

  Windows on the World

  Africa Online

  Africast.com

  Classroom Exchange: Epals.com
  
  

• Brainstorm a list of the different ethnic groups that live in your community. Generate a list of questions that would help you learn more about them (e.g., What languages are spoken?).
• Select an ethnic group in your community to research with two or three other students. Use the questions you developed to interview members of a chosen group and report your findings to the class.
• Go to Kids' Africa to learn how to make your own Adinkra Cloth.
• What cloth or clothing is part of ceremonies or special occasions in your life? How can a piece of cloth be a symbol? What are some symbols of the United States (e.g., eagle)?
• Compose a message using Adinkra symbols and send it to your Ghanaian school partners.

• Make a list of the different ethnic groups living in Ghana today.
• Brainstorm kinds of information (e.g., language, religion, women's roles) that would help you learn more about Ghanaian ethnic groups and write them on the board.
• Select an ethnic group to investigate with two or three other students.
• Present your findings to the class by creating a profile of your ethnic group.
• Conduct Web research on colonial rule of Ghana.

• What is the largest ethnic group in Ghana? Most politically powerful? Economically wealthy?
• Based on your research of different ethnic groups in Ghana, how do you think they interact with one another culturally, economically, and politically?
• How were the different Ghanaian ethnic groups used in the colonial power's strategy?
• What was the impact of colonial rule on these ethnic groups?
• How did colonialism impact Ghana's agriculture? What persisting environmental issues resulted?

• Check out these Web sites to learn about Ghanaian schools online:

  
  

  Windows on the World

  Africa Online

  Africast.com

  Classroom Exchange: Epals.com
  
  

• Ghanaian women suffer from health problems caused by the heavy loads they carry for great distances on their heads. One proposed solution is bicycle use. Read more about this issue and go to Pedals for Progress to learn how your class or school can help. This could be a possible collaboration between you and your Ghanaian school partner.