This lesson was based on Adinkra Symbols, which are traditional symbols from Ghana. I began this lesson by showing my students different symbols and their meanings. Here is a website where you can find
Adinkra Symbols and their meanings. For this lesson, I gave my students the choice of either choosing an actual Adinkra symbol, or making up their own.
The symbol was drawn on a piece of Styrofoam. It is important to make
sure the students are carving deep into the Styrofoam. Many of my
students were drawing too lightly. Next, students printed their stamp
onto a piece of construction paper. I had them print their design four
times. After this is finished, they used pastels to draw an interesting
boarder.
These turned out great.
