Electronic Resources
- Africa Access ReviewSearchable database of materials for teaching about Africa, with reviews written by African specialists indicating appropriateness of content and topical focus. Searchable by grade level, author, title, and other access fields.
- African Focus : sights and sounds of a continent.University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Project. Includes research and teaching resources containing more than 3,000 slides, 500 photographs, and 50 hours of sound recordings from forty-five African countries. Brings together both primary and secondary materials in digital format appropriate for teaching about Africa at various curricular levels.
- CIA World Factbook.Includes small-scale map and basic facts about each African country and its peoples.
- Exploring Africa : Africa in the ClasssroomSite created by African Studies Proram, Michigan State University. The site includes thirty curriculum units, with recommended resources and activities for teaching each unit.
- African Studies: K-12 Educational ResourcesSearchable database of materials for teaching about Africa, with reviews written by African specialists indicating appropriateness of content and topical focus. Searchable by grade level, author, title, and other access fields.
- K-16 Outreach. University of Wisconsin-MadisonOffers a range of outreach services and resources, including consultation with teachers, a small educational resource library collection, conferrences and workshops for educators, audiovisual materials, and a speakers' bureau.
- Teaching Africa ResourcesSite created by African Studies Program, Boston University. Resources for teachers, including online resources, useful tips for teaching on Africa, curriculum guides, items for rent or purchase, and links to other useful teaching materials.
Gateways and Portals
- Africa south of the Sahara : K-12 Teaching ResourcesSite maintained and continuously updated by Karen Fung, African Studies Librarian at Stanford University. Includes links to more than 100 Internet sites with information useful for teaching about Africa. A broad range of resources can be accessed from this site.
- African Studies Resources for K-12 EducatorsAn extensive site of teaching materials compiled by Marion Frank-Wilson, African Studies Librarian at Indiana University. Includes information on gateways and portals, curriculum resources and lesson plans, country resources, folklore and culture, languages, children's and adult literature, politics and history, print resources, news, and maps.
- K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the InternetVery useful site created by Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar, University of Pennsylvania. Includes country-specific information, languages of Africa, the environment, travel, general resources, lesson plans, multimedia resources, and more.
Print Resources
- "How big is Africa?" Curriculum Guide byCall Number: DT6.7 .J64 1998 (text and map) 2 copies (Watson Stacks)Publication Date: Boston : African Studies Center, Boston University, 1998A color foldout map illustrating Africa interposed with Europe, United States (including Alaska), and China to accentuate the comparative size of the African continent. Includes brief text (6 p.) and bibliography of additional teaching resources.
- Africa today : an atlas of reproducible pages byCall Number: G2445 .W6 1987 (Anschutz Library)ISBN: 0930141075Publication Date: Willesley, Mass. : World Eagle, c1987A collection of thematic Africa maps featuring the land, people, food and agriculture, schools, jobs, and health, energy and industry, and individual countries.
- African heritage cookbook byCall Number: TX715 .M55 (Anschutz Library)Publication Date: New York : Macmillan, [1971]
Encyclopedias
New Encyclopedia of Africa by Call Number: DT2 .N48 2008 v. 1-5 (Watson Reference)ISBN: 9780684314549Publication Date: Detroit : Thomson/Gale, c2008Substantially expanded and reworked from the previous edition (1997). Covers the entire African continent; articles are written by an international team of more than 600 Africanists.
Encyclopedia of Africa by Call Number: DT3 .E53 2010 v. 1-2 (Watson Reference)ISBN: 0195337700Publication Date: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010"...focuses on African history and culture with articles that cover prominent individuals,events, trends, places, political movements, atr forms, business and trade, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, and countries."--Provided by publisher.
Encyclopedia of African History and Culture by Call Number: DT3 .P27 2005 v. 1-5 (Watson Reference)ISBN: 0816051992Publication Date: New York NY : Facts On File, c2005.A valuable source on Africa from ancient times to the independence period. A valuable tool, especially for high school and undergraduate students beginning their study of African history.
