Objective Students learn about the different countries of Africa.
Map of Africa encyclopedias and other reference books glue scissors markers crayons Directions Discuss with students the origins of African American history month. In 1926, a scholar named Carter Woodson felt that African Americans did not know about the achievements of their collective past. He instituted Negro History Week as a time to learn about and celebrate these past achievements. In 1976, this celebration became a month-long one, and is seen as a time to reflect on achievements and contributions that may still be too little known. This activity can be used as an introduction to the origins of African Americans, and as a study of the continent in the past and today.