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Lower Elementary: K-2
__**Create Chad out of Clay **__ **Objective:** Using clay, students will create and label the geography of Chad. ** Standard: ** 17.A.1a Identify physical characteristics of places, both local and global (e.g., locations, roads, regions, bodies of water). **Materials:** piece of cardboard, clay of different colors, toothpicks, paper, glue or tape **Description:** Students will create a flat sheet of clay and carve it in the shape of Chad. Then, using additional clay, students will create the different landforms in the appropriate areas of the country (mountains, lowlands, Lake Chad, etc.) Students will then label these areas using a toothpick with a paper flag on it.

Kurilec, J. (n.d.). OFCN's Academy Curricular Exchange - Social Studies.//Organization For Community Networks Homepage//. Retrieved December 5, 2011, from http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Upper Elementary: 3-5
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Objective:** Using correct letter format, students with write letters to children in Africa about what their life is like here in the U.S. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Standards:** 18.B.2a Describe interactions of individuals, groups and institutions in situations drawn from the local community (e.g., local response to state and national reforms). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Materials:** pen pal program (Kids Helping Kids), paper, pen, envelopes, stamps <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Description:** Kids Helping Kids is a program for connect specifically with children from Ghana, Africa. After learning about how to write a formal letter, students will write one to their pen pal in Africa. Students must include specifics in their letters such as their hometown, what their family and school is like, what they like to do for fun, what they like to eat, and include a picture of themselves. They should also ask their pen pal to write back with similar information.
 * __<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pen Pals __**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pen Pals Across the Globe | Pen Pals for Kids. (n.d.). //Home Page for Kids Helping Kids | Laura Page, CEO/Co-Founder//. Retrieved December 5, 2011, from http://www.kidzhelpingkids.org/penpals.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Fine Arts: All Grades
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Objective:** Students will create a collage that shows the poverty and humanitarian crisis that is prevalent in Chad. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Standards: ** 17.D.5 Analyze the historical development of a current issue involving the interaction of people and geographic factors (e.g., mass transportation, changes in agricultural sub­sidies, flood control). <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">17.C.5c Describe geographic factors that affect cooperation and conflict among societies. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Description:** Students must use a combination of photographs, clipart, words, phrases, quotes, and their own drawings to create a collage that shows the poverty and humanitarian crisis that is prevalent in Chad. Students will then present their collage to the class.
 * __<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chad Collage __**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Materials: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">paper, glue, tape, markers, colored pencils, magazines, the internet

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9px;">Created by: Elise Boni © <span style="background-color: initial; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9px;">enboni@ilstu.edu  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9px;">Date Created: November 28, 2011  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9px;">Date Last Modified: December 6, 2011