Social Studies

Ghana

Skills:

• Uses maps and the globe as models for places.
• Identifies continents and oceans.
• Uses books, music, art and artfacts to learn about Ghana.

Concepts:

• Compares and contrasts life in Ghana and in Wellesley.
• Constructs a mental picture of Ghana and its people using.
  • location-uses a map/globe to locate Ghana.
  • topography-is aware of the 5 regions of Ghana: costal, plains, rain forest, Volta and Savannah.
  • Folktales-reads and responds to West African folktales.
  • arts/music-recognizes Ghanaian art forms, including kente, cloth, adinkra, symbols, music and muscial instruments.