Africentric Lessons
All lessons are aligned by myself to the General Curriculum Outcomes (GCOs) of the Atlantic Canada Curriculum Guide & Learning Outcomes Framework P-6 from the Nova Scotia Department of Education.
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Africentric Resources
Resources:
**Important reminder to use the N.S. Department of Education Bias Evaluation Instrument before introducing any book not on the approved N.S. Department of Education Book List, as some books are not allowed to be used in schools because, for example, they may contain derogatory language, etc.**
African Canadian Children's Authors- Picture Books
African Canadian Roads to Freedom- Ontario Curriculum Lesson Plans Gr.1 to 8
Nova Scotia Black Pioneers- A Teaching Unit by Carolyn Smith BEA and DOE
Nova Scotia Museum- Black Loyalist Communities in Nova Scotia
Rachel: A Mighty Big Imagining (Our Canadian Girl Novel)- Teaching Guide Historical Fiction
Rachel: The Maybe House (Our Canadian Girl Novel)- Teaching Guide Historical Fiction
Adinkra Patterns History & Art Activity- Oxfam Cool Planet
Book List on Diversity by Frances Waterman-O’Connell
Make Your Own Secret Quilt Message- Interactive On-line Game
Ethnomathematics Resources- Articles that link culture and math
The Kids Book of Black Canadian History by Rosemary Sadlier
HRSB Library Resources for African Heritage and Diversity
African Heritage Picture Books- Halifax Public Library
Famous Blacks- Halifax Public Library
African Folktales- Halifax Public Library
African Culture Books- Halifax Public Library
African Nova Scotian Heritage Books- Halifax Public Library
Underground Railroad Books- Halifax Public Library
HRSB Picture Book Infusion- List of Books with Bias Evaluation & Reading Workshop strategy
(not all books are Africentric on this list)
Black Nova Scotian News Network- Facebook Page (postings about Black History and influential people)
Black History Canada-Historica Dominion Institute
Canada Black History Virtual Museum & Treasure Hunt- Citizenship & Immigration Canada
Canada Black History Month Online Resource- Citizenship & Immigration Canada
Toronto Black History Month- website
**Important reminder to use the N.S. Department of Education Bias Evaluation Instrument before introducing any book not on the approved N.S. Department of Education Book List, as some books are not allowed to be used in schools because, for example, they may contain derogatory language, etc.**
African Canadian Children's Authors- Picture Books
African Canadian Roads to Freedom- Ontario Curriculum Lesson Plans Gr.1 to 8
Nova Scotia Black Pioneers- A Teaching Unit by Carolyn Smith BEA and DOE
Nova Scotia Museum- Black Loyalist Communities in Nova Scotia
Rachel: A Mighty Big Imagining (Our Canadian Girl Novel)- Teaching Guide Historical Fiction
Rachel: The Maybe House (Our Canadian Girl Novel)- Teaching Guide Historical Fiction
Adinkra Patterns History & Art Activity- Oxfam Cool Planet
Book List on Diversity by Frances Waterman-O’Connell
Make Your Own Secret Quilt Message- Interactive On-line Game
Ethnomathematics Resources- Articles that link culture and math
The Kids Book of Black Canadian History by Rosemary Sadlier
HRSB Library Resources for African Heritage and Diversity
African Heritage Picture Books- Halifax Public Library
Famous Blacks- Halifax Public Library
African Folktales- Halifax Public Library
African Culture Books- Halifax Public Library
African Nova Scotian Heritage Books- Halifax Public Library
Underground Railroad Books- Halifax Public Library
HRSB Picture Book Infusion- List of Books with Bias Evaluation & Reading Workshop strategy
(not all books are Africentric on this list)
Black Nova Scotian News Network- Facebook Page (postings about Black History and influential people)
Black History Canada-Historica Dominion Institute
Canada Black History Virtual Museum & Treasure Hunt- Citizenship & Immigration Canada
Canada Black History Month Online Resource- Citizenship & Immigration Canada
Toronto Black History Month- website