Unit 6 of our homeschool involves studying Africa. We studied history and geography of the region from the book: Journey to the Eastern Hemisphere by April Lotempio.
We watched following talks of Shri Mataji:
- 1996-1029 Talk to yogis, Cairo, Egypt
- 1996-1028 Public Program, Cairo, Egypt
We read following books:
- A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park (Listen to Arjun’s retelling of the story of Salva Dut)
- Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions by Margaret Musgrove
- Beat the Story Drum, Pum Pum by Ashley Bryan (Arjun created a picture word story from one of the stories in the book: hen and frog)
- Nelson Mandela “No Easy Walk to Freedom” by Barry Denenberg
- Journey to Jo’burg: A South African Story by Beverley Naidoo
Arjun created a travel brochure for Africa: Great African Tours.
Arjun also wrote an African parody of the poem, Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly Away Home: Impala, Impala, Bound Away Home
We watched following African movies to get a sense of African culture:
- Cook Off on Netflix
- Meet the In-Laws on Netflix
- Just in Time on Netflix
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom on Amazon Prime (we forwarded the inappropriate parts)
- Sarafina on Amazon Prime
- Invictus on Netflix
We made following food (Arjun cooks mostly all on his own):