Ghana is a country in West Africa.

The national dress is made frombrightly colored cloth.• Color the clothes brightly.Many people live in small villagesin the country. They buy and sellfood and goods in openmarketplaces.Class IdeasMany peoplegrow crops likecacao seeds,coffee andpalm oil.Cacao seedsare used tomake chocolate.Look at the flagof Ghana. It hasa red, a goldand a greenstripe. The blackstar in the centerstands forfreedom.Ghana is a country in West Africa.It is well known for its friendlypeople.• Color Ghana red.The capital city is Accra.•Write it on the line.Ghana is a hot, dry country with awet season from April to June. Thepeople speak English and theirlocal African language.Ghana’s Mole National Park hasmany colorful birds and animals.People visiting on a safari can seeanimals such as lions, elephants,antelopes and monkeys.• Color the animals. Circle yourfavorite.redgoldgreenReady to use—ReproducibleIndicator: Becomes familiar with Ghana and its culture.

Use the information about Ghana toanswer these questions.1. Color the words and phrases thatbest describe Ghana.2. Color true or false. True False(a) The Ghana flag is red, white and blue.(b) Many people live in small villages.(c) The capital city is Accra.(d) Coffee is made from cacao seeds.Indicator: Understands and extracts information from a text on Ghana.3. What is a safari?4. Draw or write about things that are the same or different aboutGhana and where you live.Ready to use—ReproducibleClass Ideas

Children from Ghana have heard many storiesabout Anansi the spider. Anansi is a cleverspider who likes to play tricks. However, healways gets himself into trouble. His friends helphim to work out his problems.Choose some animal friends and a story idea from the boxes below towrite an African tale about Anansi. Share your story with the class orpresent it as a play.Animalslion leopard elephantmouse fly antelopepython snake cheetahhyena buffalo monkeyhornet giraffe vultureorchoose some animals ofyour own.Story Ideas• Anansi Lost in the Jungle• Anansi Meets a …• Anansi and the Magic Pot• Anansi Falls in a Trap• Anansi and the Lion• Your own idea!Class IdeasReady to Use—ReproducibleIndicator: Creates and writes an African tale using story starters.

Ghana is well known for its cacao seedcrops. The seeds are sent to many countriesaround the world to make chocolate.Follow the recipe below to make “Chocolate Anansi (Spider) Cakes.”You will need:1 box chocolate cake mix1 tablespoon butter1 1 / 2cups powdered sugar1 – 1 1 / 2tablespoons water1 tablespoon cocoa• thin licorice strips• packet of m&m’s (48)• chocolate sprinklesMake up the chocolatecake mix as directed on thebox.Grease a muffin tin or set out24 cupcake papers.Fill each cupcake paper totwo-thirds with the cakemixture.Cook, following the boxdirections.Turn out on to a wire rack tocool, rounded side up.Indicator: Follows a cooking procedure to make ‘Chocolate Anansi Cakes.’Cut licorice into thin 3-cmlengths. Sort m&m’s intomatching color pairs.What did you like best aboutmaking the Anansi Cakes?Sift powdered sugar into abowl. Add butter, cocoa andhot water. Stir until smooth.What did they taste like?Ice each cupcake. Coverwith chocolate sprinkles tomake them look hairy. Addeight licorice legs and twom&m eyes to make a spider.15Color the spidertrail to rate yourcakes. (5 is thebest.)243Class Ideas