Africa, Amazing Africa - DIY Lift-The-Flap Book and Literary Companion
🌍 Africa Study: A Project-Based Literary Adventure ✨
Take your learners on a journey across Africa with this 14-week project-based unit study designed for ages 5–10 (and adaptable for older students).
This resource blends stories, hands-on activities, crafts, and lapbook projects to bring Africa’s cultures, landscapes, and people to life. From Moroccan spice markets to South African freedom stories, children will explore the continent through books, food, music, and art.
💡 What makes this study unique?
- A General Book List (core + BIPOC/African authors when available) so you can gather resources in advance.
- Weekly step-by-step lesson plans with activities, lapbook pieces, and discussion prompts.
- A Spark List printable to capture your child’s questions and curiosities as they explore.
- Encouragement for all ages:
- Explorers (5–7): Stories, crafts, and simple narrations.
- Adventurers (8–10): Compare/contrast, writing prompts, and lapbook reflections.
- Trailblazers (11+): Current events, research projects, and critical conversations.
- Gentle guidance reminding families: the goal isn’t memorization, it’s falling in love with learning.
📚 Important: The required books for this study are not included. Families will need to purchase or borrow the books separately.
🎉 At the end of the study, your family will have a completed lapbook, new cultural insights, and the spark of curiosity to keep exploring.
👉 Perfect for homeschool families, co-ops, and educators looking for inclusive, research-based, story-rich resources that center African voices.
Disclaimer: I am a white homeschooling mom that has done research to provide these materials from an anti-racist and decolonized lens.
