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=Classroom Activities =

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 **Early Elementary Activity**
**Standard**: 17.A.2b Use maps and other geographic representations and instruments to gather information about people, places and environments. Social Studies (ISBE, 2011) **Objective:** Students will color and assemble a map

Students will color a map of Zambia from National Geographic Map Maker Kit online and will assemble the map as a class. Students will denote the capital, 5 majors cities, draw 3 rivers and draw mountains if any.

Upper Elementary Activity
**Standard:** CC.5.W.3.d Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. Social Studies (ISBE, 2011) **Objective:** Students will write a letter to a Pen Pal.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will participate in a Pen Pal project with students from Lusaka, Zambia. Students will be paired randomly and will correspond over the course of Second Semester. Writing one letter every 2-3 weeks. Each letter will need to be one page in length. Student will then write a one page Biography about their Pen Pal to share with the class.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fine Arts Activity
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Standard:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">26.B.2d <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Demonstrate knowledge and skills to create works of visual art using problem solving, observing, designing, sketching and constructing. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Visual Arts (ISBE, 2011) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Objective:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will create and design a unique Coat of Arms for their family.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will create a Coat of Arms for their family name. A Coat of Arms is a unique design on a shield used to cover or protect Armour and to identify the wearer. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students need to use at least 3 colors on their Coat of Arms (Wikipedia, 2011). The shield should have at least two different types of contour lines that were taught and practiced in art class. Students will be provided with a 8 x 11 poster board with a template. Students then will be allowed to use any art materials to create their shield: markers, crayons, colored pencils, glitter, newspaper, beads, feathers etc.