African Fairy Tales & Folktales For Kids (5 Weeks) starting Sep 23

Note: This class takes place every week on Wednesdays between September 23th and October 21st (a total of 5 sessions). It starts at 3:00pm PT / 6:00 ET and ends at 3:30pm PT / 6:30 ET each session. CLICK "READ MORE" BELOW TO SEE THE STORIES TO BE COVERED IN THIS SERIES. 

About the Class

In this fun, live and interactive class, kids get to listen to enthralling African Folktales about animals, kings, warriors and more! As the stories are being told, participants will get to play different characters as they act out mini scenes from the tale. They'll learn interesting facts about the country, geography or history behind the story and they'll spend a few minutes discussing the important lessons they learned. This class will have the kids moving and talking as they act out scenes and eagerly wait to find out how the story ends.  

Recommended for kids 5 to 10 years old.

Stories For This Series

Day 1 – Sep 23

Story: Why girls wear their har long

Lesson: Interesting facts about traditional African hairstyles

Day 2 – Sep 30

Story: Why lightning and thunder live in the sky

Lesson: Interesting facts about lightning and thunder

Day 3 – Oct 7

Story: The careless mermaid

Lesson: Interesting facts about African mermaids

Day 4 – Oct 14

Story: The elephant and the hare

Lesson: Interesting facts about Kenya

Day 5 – Oct 21

Story: The man with a boil on his knee

Lesson: TBD