Complete and return to Oldways:
- Child Waiver Form (Mail paper copies to Oldways, 266 Beacon St. Suite 1, Boston, MA 02116 or email to classes@oldwayspt.org)
- Student Evaluations — ENTRANCE (Mail paper copies to Oldways, 266 Beacon St. Suite 1, Boston, MA 02116 or email to classes@oldwayspt.org)
- Student Evaluations — EXIT (Mail paper copies to Oldways, 266 Beacon St. Suite 1, Boston, MA 02116 or email to classes@oldwayspt.org)
- Teacher Evaluations (Mail paper copies to Oldways, 266 Beacon St. Suite 1, Boston, MA 02116 or email to classes@oldwayspt.org)
Other Helpful Resources:
- Join our A Taste of African Heritage Facebook Group to share ideas and best practices with other teachers, subscribe to our African Heritage and Health Quarterly email newsletter to get the latest updates on the program, and follow @ATasteofHeritage on Instagram for exclusive interviews with leaders in African heritage and health.
Digital Library: Online Resources for Teaching ACTOAH
Lesson 4 (Whole Grains)
Lesson | File | Description |
4-1 | VIDEO | How West Africans pop sorghum for a snack (2 ½ minutes) |
4-2 | VIDEO | How Injera is made (4 minutes) |
4-3 | VIDEO | How Senegalese chef Pierre Thiam cooks fonio and explains how many popular foods in the South came from Africa (2 ½ minutes) |
Lesson 5 (Beans and Rice)
Lesson | File | Description |
5-1 | SONG | Clifford Owusu’s song “Your Jollof” (4 minutes) |
5-2 | Sweetgrass baskets | |
5-2 | Sweetgrass basket | |
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Weaving sweetgrass baskets |
Lesson 6 (Tubers and Mashes)
Lesson | File | Description |
6-1 | Eating fufu | |
6-1 |
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Fufu with side dishes |
Lesson 7 (Fruits, Vegetables and a Healthy Lifestyle)
Lesson | File | Description |
7-1 | Ackee | |
7-1 |
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Ackee growing |
7-1
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African Horned Cucumber — Kiwano | |
7-1 | Assorted bananas | |
7-1 | Citrus | |
7-1 | Coconut | |
7-1 | Fruit and vegetable rainbow | |
7-1 |
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Guava |
7-1 | Mango | |
7-1 | Papaya | |
7-1 | Passionfruit | |
7-1 |
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Pineapple |
7-1 |
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Star Apple |
7-1 | Starfruit | |
7-2 | Baobab fruit | |
7-2 | Baobab trees | |
7-3 | Michelle Obama and Sam Kess Planting in the White House Garden, 2009 | |
7-3 |
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Michelle Obama in the White House Garden, 2013 |
PROMOTIONAL FLYERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS
Click the link to access a folder with promotional resources. You may use these photos and graphics to advertise your class.
The .PDF file can be customized with your class date, location, etc. You will need Adobe Acrobat or a PDF editing tool to edit this document.
The .PNG file is ready-to-use, without requiring you to customize.