Reverse stereotypes

Be careful of deficit
viewpoint while
simultaneously not
ignoring the
country's poverty

The Niger River and why capitals (like Niamey,

Niger) form near bodies of water

Who flies to Niger? (check airlines)

Hueman Bookstore

Not studying far away and long ago. Since

Niger is far away, study it in the present day.

UPenn Library

Culture/history

Colors of the flag and what they represent

Philadelphia Free Library

Africana departments at local universities (for guest
speaker and educational resources)

Resources

Education Resource Center at Philadelphia

Museum of Art

Why do they speak French?

How is the country's name pronounced?

UPenn Human Resources (to help find guest

speaker)

Youtube

Drought

Lake Chad

Point of view of a
Nigerien

Skype with classroom in Niger

Poverty and the

importance of
water

What is a savannah?

Niger, Africa

Science

What is a desert?

First person written accounts

Why is it hot year round in north Niger?

Climate and ecology

Guest
speaker

Why is the desert dry?

Structure and function of external parts

Animals and plants

Inheritance and varition of traits

What is "landlocked"?
Governance, voting, and democracy
Infrastructure
Myths/fairytales

Finding similarities between the US

and Niger (and specifically between my
students and Nigeriens) as a means of
building empathy and reversing traditional
stereotypes of Africans

Maps

What are "borders"?

Africa is not a country

What is a country?

Learning to use a key

Looking at topographical maps

Music and dance

Growth and development of organisms

What is a continent?

Food
Clothing

Ecosystems

What is a government?

Information processing as a means of survivial