The following Web sites are great stamp resources. Once you get to the site you may want to make copies of some of the stamps, distribute them to students, and ask them to come up with some ideas about why this event was important enough to put on a stamp. Once you have had time to glance through sample stamps, have students research Nelson Mandela. You may not be able to afford to take your class on a field trip to South Africa, but that doesn't have to stop them from exploring the many wonderful sites and sounds of this country. Have students explore the following Web sites and complete this activity.
Students can create South African travel brochures featuring some of the main tourist sites.
Additionally, students might interview each other about their specific interests and design trips for each other. Be creative and think of a number of other questions you would want answered if you went to South Africa. Create a map of South Africa showing the location of the tourist sites mentioned in the travel brochures. Have students focus on some of the health issues that relate to South Africa.