by boot | Feb 18, 2025
The Africville of today is rather different from the Africville that the girl in the story imagined and longed for. Ask students how they think attending the Africville reunion festival made the girl feel: Sad? Grateful? Happy? Angry? What clues do we have in the book...
by boot | Feb 18, 2025
The Africville that the young girl was told about by her family was full of vivid colors and beauty, where people got to experience the different rhythms of nature more directly than in many cities today. Ask each student to draw a picture of their favorite scene from...
by boot | Feb 18, 2025
As a class, use the scenes and information from Africville to create a mural that features a panorama of the girl’s journey through Africville. To do this, divide the class into 8-12 small groups. Each group will be responsible for one of the scenes or places...
by boot | Feb 18, 2025
One thing that makes the story of Africville so unique is that it centers on a special, memorable place. In fact, the place is almost like its own character in this story — it has its own look and personality. What kind of place is Africville? Ask students if it is a...
by boot | Feb 18, 2025
In the book, the young girl takes a kind of journey through various locations in Africville. Even though students may have never been to Africville before, have them draw a pretend map that traces her path through all the places she visits and the things she observes...
