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Adinkra Cloth

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Students locate Ghana on a map of Africa and discover features of Ghana culture. They synthesize the importance of Adinkra symbols and cloth to the people of West Africa and design an Adinkra cloth.

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cloth, culture, ghana, social studies
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Resource Details

Grade
3rd - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
1997

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