Get ready for 3rd Grade Black History with our summer class! This class offers an opportunity to not only MEET THE TEACHER  but future classmates , which will give students a better foundation when going into the year long class. Our class provides an in-depth look into the history and culture of African Americans, helping students to be better prepared for our 3rd grade program at Culture Corner Academy. With an engaging and interactive curriculum, our class offers an enjoyable and educational experience for all.

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📚  Class Information- Grade 3- Intro to African American Life & Culture 

The history of the United States is indelibly intertwined with the history of people stolen from the African continent and forcibly brought to the Americas to live in servitude. Discover how this early history of Africans in America later gave way to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, and the demographics and culture of Black Americans today.

Day 1

-Intro to Culture Corner Academy 
-Group Icebreaker Game
-Introduce Camp Vocabulary Words 
-Decorate your Culture Corner Notebook 

Day 2

-Fun Ice Breaker Game 
-Compare Ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to modern Ghana and Mali on a map
-Discuss the trans-Saharan gold trade and its influence on the economy and culture of these regions
-Describe the rise and fall of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires
-Supplemental Video 
-Notebook Reflection 

Day 3

-Fun Ice Breaker Game 
-West African music is characterized by its distinctive polyrhythmic, or cross-rhythm structure, and is an important part of West African culture. Explore the music of West Africa, including its rhythmic pattern or drum beats or hemiola, and recognize what music means to the culture of West African nations. 
-Fun active warm up before dance video 
-Doing the video "Dance For Kids! | West African" which is an Intro the West African Dance through DanceNCulture (students will need a safe space to complete the video and a water bottle) 
Notebook Reflection 

Day 4

-Fun Ice Breaker 
-Intro to The Harlem Renaissance
-Beginning of the Harlem Renaissance
-"New Negro Movement"
-Students will complete a fun art project inspired by the Harlem Renaissance that they can add to their notebook 

Day 5

-Fun Ice Breaker 
-Intro to the Civil Rights Movement 
-The Civil Rights Movement was a social and political movement where Black Americans fought to gain equal rights in the 1950s and 1960s. Spearheaded by leaders such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement sought to end forced segregation, injustice.
-Class Gimkit game (Fishtopia) to review weekly content
-Notebook Reflection