Teaching Resources for Purchase
Boston area teachers: visit us to borrow any of these items for free!
Items for Purchase
The African Studies Center K-16 Education Outreach Program at Boston University has produced some award-winning educational materials for all age ranges–including adults. Below are the materials available for purchase.
| “How Big is Africa?” Poster & Curriculum Guide
Cost: $19.95 + Shipping and Handling
This is a 24 x 31-inch full-color poster of the map of Africa. Each poster order includes a curriculum guide. The poster is intended for all ages. |
“Do Africans See Wildlife?” Poster & Curriculum
Cost: $19.95 + Shipping and Handling
This is a 24 x 31-inch full-color poster of the map of Africa with responses to the question, “Do African See Wildlife?” Each poster order includes a copy of the article ‘Beyond Wildlife’ to guide your teaching. The poster is intended for elementary-aged students. |
| What Do We Know About Africa? DVD
Cost: $49.95 + Shipping and Handling
This is an introductory 30-minute video discussing and dispelling stereotypes while also providing a basic overview of Africa’s diverse geography, culture, and history. The video is intended for high school and college students. To view a trailer for the video, please visit our “Multimedia Resources” tab on the right-hand menu. |
Inside Africa: Introducing the Continent DVD
Cost: $49.95 + Shipping and Handling
This is a 40-minute video highlighting differences and similarities between life in the U.S. and Africa through discussions on physical and human geography and interviews with children from Egypt, Tanzania, and Ghana. The video is intended for grades 2-7. To view a trailer for the video, please visit our “Multimedia Resources” tab on the right-hand menu. |
Items to Borrow or Purchase
The Teaching Africa Library is a lending library that includes children’s and youth fiction and non-fiction books, award-winning DVDs, artifacts from across the continent, curriculum, country culture kits, and resource books for teachers. Visit us at 232 Bay State Rd, Boston, MA 02215.
We loan out or sell country kits of artifacts from Kenya, Ghana, or Mauritius for elementary school.
Rent or purchase country kitsSearch the Teaching Africa Library Catalog