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Live Class 50 Business Ideas from Recycled Materials – Corri Bischer
We will learn to make “Event Wallets”. These are wallets made from recycled potato chip bags. The idea is to fold it appropriately to make a wallet to sell for up to $5.00 each. The wallets are durable because of the chip bag materials and easy to make. It will take folding in certain places […] -
Live Class 57 Shamba Bolongongo – African King of Peace – Gwen Ebron
Learn about King Shamba, King of the Congo, who formed a democratic government system over 100 years before the United States. Learn about his peace keeping methods and how he dealt fairly with his people. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out […] -
Live Class 56 The Elements of Nature: Earth, Water, Fire, Air – Damon Tyler
In this lesson we will be exploring, discovering and discussing the 4 primary elements and their relative characteristics. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by the teachers for further learning. Reach out to [email protected] if you […] -
Live Class 54 Character Building: Empathy & Humanity – Damon Tyler
In this lesson we will become aware, explore and discover what it means to be HUMAN and how it is connected to our unique ability to demonstrate EMPATHY. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by the […] -
Live Class 53 Nehanda – Leader of Zimbabwe – Gwen Ebron
Meet Nehanda - leader of Zimbabwe who united her people to fight to take back Zimbabwe from the English, who were forcing her people to pay taxes on their homes and to work for the English for free. Although the fight was not completely won, Nehanda is remembered for her leadership even today in Zimbabwe. […] -
Live Class 52 Multiple Intelligences-The Different Ways We Learn – Damon Tyler
In this lesson we will discuss and discover our multiple intelligences from EQ and IQ perspectives. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by the teachers for further learning. Reach out to [email protected] if you have any […] -
Live Class 51 Askia Muhammed Toure’ – King of Shnghay – Gwen Ebron
Learn about King Askia Muhammed Toure, King of Songhay and ruled from 1493 - 1529. King Toure was the son of Sunni Ali Ber who had conquered Jenne and married the Queen. King Toure inherited a mighty Kingdom from his father and continued to rule with wisdom and knowledge BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check […] -
Live Class 49 Menelek II Emperor of Ethiopia – Gwen Ebron
Students will learn how King Menelek II is the distant relative of Makeda the Queen of Sheba. Menelek is a great ruler and is remembered today. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by the teachers for […] -
Live Class 48 Love as an Action Word: The Plough – Damon Tyler
In this lesson students will explore, discuss, and demonstrate love in action and relate it to the Earth’s creation process of planting seeds to grow food. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by the teachers for […] -
Live Class 47 Shaka Zulu Chief – Gwen Ebron
Students will learn how Shaka became the King and a great warrior. Shaka will invent a more defensive shield, which will help his army succeed in war and unifting the Zulu empire. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and […] -
Live Class 46 Black Future Makers: Boys Making History – Andrea Andrews
In the lesson, we will highlight Black boys that are already making a change in the world at a young age. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by the teachers for further learning. Reach out to […] -
Live Class 45 E-Zines Your Story 1 Sheet 8 Pages – Corri Bischer
We will learn to create an 8 page Zine (short for magazine) to tell our stories. I will demonstrate how to fold the paper while instruction our scholars as well. Once our sheet of paper is folded, I will have the scholars write the story that I instructed. The second story we will write will […] -
Live Class 42 Juneteenth: What does Freedom Mean? – Andrea Andrews
The Juneteenth federal holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. More than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, on June 19, 1865 federal troops in Texas brought the news to those enslaved there that they were finally free. But what did freedom mean for the newly freed Black people? During this lesson, we will […] -
Live Class 44 The Right Questions for the Right Answers: The Arts of Questioning – Damon Tyler
In this lesson students will explore and discover the critical-thinking required to develop different questions that will assist them in getting to the root of the answers they seek. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by […] -
Live Class 40 Nothing Rhymes with Juneteenth – Andreal Davis
Nothing Rhymes With Juneteenth finds a child and a parent trying to complete a rap for a school presentation. Pete wants to present to class about his favorite holiday, Halloween. But what rhymes with Juneteenth? Although Jean, his parent, is initially confused, Pete explains that this year, he is dressing up as one of the […] -
Live Class 43 Nandi (mother of Shaka Zulu) – Gwen Ebron
Students will learn how Nandi raised a King and protected him until he was able to take the throne. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by the teachers for further learning. Reach out to [email protected] if […] -
Live Class 41 Osei Tutu King of Asante Empire – Gwen Ebron
Students will learn how King Osei Tutu was chosen to be King and how he is remembered even today as a great ruler of his people. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by the teachers for […] -
Live Class 39 Abuse Awareness: The Different Forms of Abuse and How to Identify Them – Damon Tyler
In this lesson students explore and discover the many different forms in which abuse takes place. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and products used by the teachers for further learning. Reach out to [email protected] if you have any […] -
Live Class 38 Seeing Ourselves: Black Representation in Illustration & Animation – Andrea Andrews
In today’s lesson, we will explore representation of Black people in illustration and animation. After briefly discussing the history of Black characters, we will celebrate amazing Black children’s book illustrators, including an exclusive interview and read aloud with author and illustrator of The Little Princess Finds Her Crown, Amanda S. Andrews. Following a focus on […] -
Live Class 37 Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba – Gwen Ebron
Students will learn about Queen Nzingha who fought mightily against the Portuguese army and taught her people how to protect themselves if they were capture to be sold in the slave trade. BEFORE YOU GET STARTED: Please check the materials that go with this lesson and print relevant materials. Also, check out the books and […]
