There are many ways that I would be able to use African Fractals in my classroom. Since I teach a 6th grade English class, I would like to use African Fractals as an opportunity to learn about a culture while also applying it to a reading lesson.

First, I will have students watch the Youtube video: Introduction to Kente Weaving in Ghana. We will discuss what we learned and the cultural importance we learned in the video.

Second, we will read “The Spider Weaver” together as a class. We will discuss and answer the following questions:

1. Tell me about the main character in the story, what are their character traits?
2. What role does creativity play in the story? How does the main character use their creativity to solve the conflict in the story?
3. How do the characters in the book overcome their challenges?
4. In what ways does the story emphasize the importance of community?
5. What does kente cloth symbolically represent for the community in the story?