African American Folk Tales by Mary O'Brien https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1 The Anansi stories were told orally by the Ashanti people of Ghana. They have have been passed down through generations. Enjoy the videos attached and the books in the classroom library. The area with the star on the map of Africa is Ghana. en-us 2017-02-02 20:13:37 UTC 2025-09-24 20:37:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Anansi and the Pot of Beans mary_alycia https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151286977 Enjoy this story about went Anansi went to visit his grandmother. ]]> 2017-02-02 20:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151286977 Anansi and Turtle Go to Dinner mary_alycia https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151287722 How does the trickster Anansi treat his company?]]> 2017-02-02 20:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151287722 Anansi and the Tug o' War mary_alycia https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151288808 What is Anansi up to with Elephant and Whale?]]> 2017-02-02 20:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151288808 Anansi and the Sky Kingdom mary_alycia https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151289485 Anansi the Spider outwits the keepers of Light.]]> 2017-02-02 20:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151289485 Anansi books in our classroom library. mary_alycia https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151291504 1. We have multiple copies of Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott
2. Anansi Goes to Lunch as told by Bobby & Sherry Norfolk
3. Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock retold by Eric A. Kimmel]]> 2017-02-02 20:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151291504 The Origin of the Anansi Stories mary_alycia https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151293041 Watch this video to learn more about Anansi.]]> 2017-02-02 20:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151293041 Anansi Vocabulary mary_alycia https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151295471 Key Vocabulary
1. Character – a person or animal in a story
2. Setting – where a story takes place
3. Plot – events in a story
4. Main Idea – what the whole story is about
5. Trickster – a character who fools others
6. Africa – one of the seven continents

]]> 2017-02-02 20:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151295471 Singer/Songwriter, Raffi mary_alycia https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151624836 Listen to Raffi sing the Anansi song. ]]> 2017-02-04 20:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mary_alycia/sj0lcuj543z1/wish/151624836