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StorytimeMyths and Legends: Anansi’s Pot of Wisdom 1IN BRIEFTMTeaching ResourcesAnansi’s Pot of Wisdom is anAfrican story about a cunningcharacter who tried to keep thewisdom of the world to himself.1 LITERACY LESSON IDEAS egin with our Word Wise Sheet to check on word meanings. You can also complete aBquick comprehension quiz and some mini literacy exercises. ut the story in the correct order on our Story Sequencing Sheet, and then retell it usingPour Storytime Simple Storyboards. Check you understand the roles played by each character on our Who Did What? Sheet. nansi’s Pot of Wisdom is a good story for discussing different skills and talents – andAwhat people need to survive. Fill up Anansi’s pot with as many examples of wisdom asyou can on our Fill the Pot of Wisdom sheet. se this African myth as a starting point for discussing the problems and solutions in thisUstory. Also discuss cause, effect and consequences. Fill in the blanks on our Problemand Solution Sheet. Find out more about Anansi’s character on our Who Is Anansi? Sheet. rite about the moral lesson in this story – and why Anansi learnt it – using our Anansi’sWLesson Sheet. et creative on our Storytime Writing Sheet. Either give the story a different endingGor write a short story about what happened next. ave a class discussion about the different ways in which we share wisdom, such asHtalking to each other, showing pictures, watching videos, reading books, and using theinternet. Which ways do you like best? You could have a class vote. hare wisdom in your class with a Show and Tell session. Ask each pupil to share factsSabout something they know about. It could be anything from a football team or insectsto dinosaurs or knitting. storytimemagazine.com 2018Continued on page 2.
Myths and Legends: Anansi’s Pot of Wisdom 2StorytimeTMTeaching Resources ct out the story in class using our Anansi Finger Puppets. We’ve included all the keyAcharacters and objects in the story. Finally, for fun, complete our Anansi in a Tangle puzzle.2 GEOGRAPHY LESSON IDEAS he Ashanti people are part of a larger group of people called the Akans. They liveTmainly in Ghana in Africa. Find it on a map and then answer these questions:––––––––What is the name of Ghana’s capital city?Which currency is used in Ghana?What language do Ashanti people speak?Which four colours are on Ghana’s flag?Which ocean is next to Ghana’s coastline?Which three countries surround Ghana?How many people live in Ghana?What is the name of the largest lake in Ghana? Find pictures of traditional Ghanaian clothing. Find examples of traditional Ghanaian food. Why not decorate a panel with pictures from and facts about Ghana?3 P.E. LESSON IDEAS nansi couldn’t carry the pot to the top of the tree because he was holding it in the wrongAway. Explore different forms of movement and the easiest ways to carry a load. Challengeyour class to move a load from one end of the room to the other, while scuttling aroundlike a spider. Split the class into teams and see who can come up with a solution or whocan get there first.Continued on page 3. storytimemagazine.com 2018
Myths and Legends: Anansi’s Pot of Wisdom 3StorytimeTMTeaching Resources4 SCIENCE LESSON IDEAS se this story to kick-start an investigation onto spiders. See this BBC Bitesize film aboutUimportant spider features: https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/clips/zg7w2hv5 ART LESSON IDEASI n your research on traditional Ghanaian clothing, you will findthe bright colours and bold patterns of Kente cloth. Use thisas your inspiration to create your own Kente cloth-stylepatterned paper weavings. You could do them in thecolours of the Ghanaian national flag. lternatively, decorate our blank Ghana flag with colourfulAKente cloth patterns – see our Decorate the Flag Sheet. raw your own Anansi in our Storytime Picture Frame.DGive him the body of a spider and the head of a man. olour in Anansi and his pot on our Colouring Sheet using theCcolours of Ghana’s national flag. o make super-easy Anansi spiders, paint the underside of the tray part of an eggTcarton in the colour of your choice and cut it into six separate cups. Turn it over andstick on googly eyes to make Anansi’s body. Now stick on eight black pipe cleanersto make his legs. Done! storytimemagazine.com 2018
Anansi’s pot of wisdom: Word Wise Sheet 1WORD WATCHStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesCheck you know what all the wordsmean in Anansi’s Pot of Wisdomfrom Storytime Issue 51.Wisdom – knowledgeOnyina tree – a large tropical tree withSlyly – sneakilyfluffy seedpods. Also called a kapok treeValuable – important, preciousSpindly – thin, skinnyScuttled – hurriedSuggestion – ideaHardly – barely, only justTreasured – preciousDESCRIBE IT!Look at the story again.Can you come up withthree words to describeAnansi’s personality?FILL THE GAPS!123Can you fill in the missing words in thesesentences from the story? The pot was full to the brim withand .What a I am!The wisdom fell , and. storytimemagazine.com 2018
Anansi’s pot of wisdom: Word Wise Sheet 2StorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesQUICK COMPREHENSION CHECKER1. Who created the pot of wisdom?2. Why was the pot of wisdom created?3. Why do you think Anansi wanted to keep it to himself?4. Why does Anansi throw the pot away?5. Who has real wisdom in this story?WRITEIT!Write a paragraph about a skill or talentyou would like get from the pot of wisdom.Explain why. storytimemagazine.com 2018
Myths and Legends: Anansi’s pot of wisdomStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesSTORY ING NAMECNEUQESCLASSPut our Anansi story in the correct order.Number the sentences from 1 to 12.Anansi throws the pot to the ground and the wisdom spreadsall over the world.Anansi secretly keeps the pot for himself and uses itevery day.Anansi ties to the pot to his belly with vines.Nkituma tells Anansi to tie the pot to his back instead.Anansi cannot climb the onyina tree as the pot bangsagainst his legs.Anansi’s son Nkituma watches himtry to climb the tree andlaughs.Anansi offers to take the pot from Nyame and give the wisdomto the people.At the beginning of the world, the people don’t know anything.Anansi ties the pot to his back and can climb the tree easily.Anansi feels foolish that he couldn’t climb the tree withouthis son’s wisdom.The sky god Nyame gathers all the wisdom of the world in a pot.Anansi becomes greedy and decides to hide the potin theonyina tree where nobody can find it. storytimemagazine.com 2018
StorytimeAnansi’s Pot of Wisdom: Storyboard sheetNAMETMTeaching ResourcesCLASSUse these pictures to write Anansi’s Pot of Wisdom in your own words.1234 storytimemagazine.com 2018
StorytimeMyths and Legends: Anansi’s Pot of WisdomNAMETMTeaching ResourcesCLASSWHO DIDWHAT?Match the characters totheir actions. Draw linesbetween each pair.1ANYAMECouldn’t do anything.2ANANSIExplained how toclimb a tree.BCNKITUMADTHEPEOPLEPut all the wisdomof the world in a pot.43Kept the pot andtried to hide it. storytimemagazine.com 2018Answer: A3, B4, C2, D1.
Myths and Legends: Anansi’s Pot of WisdomStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesFILL THE POT NAMEOF WISDOM CLASSerifgnikMaWeaving cloth storytimemagazine.com 2018Imagine it’s the beginning of the world. What skills do peopleneed to survive? Fill up the pot of wisdom with as many skillsand talents as you can. We’ve added some to get you started.
Anansi’s Pot of Wisdom: Problem and SolutionNAMEStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesCLASS storytimemagazine.com 2018In Anansi’s Pot of Wisdom, there are several problems and solutions.Can you fill in the blanks for each problem or solution?Problem:Solution: Human beings werehelpless.Problem: Nyame the sky god wasworried humans wouldn’t survive.Solution:Problem:Solution: Greedy Anansi kept thepot to himself.Problem: Anansi feared someonewould steal the pot from him.Solution:Problem: Nkituma told Anansi howto climb up the tree.Solution:What happens next?What would have happened to the humansif Anansihadn’t smashed the pot? Write your prediction here.
StorytimeAnansi’s Pot of Wisdom: Who is anansi?TMTeaching Resources1. He is a famous character in stories from the Ashanti people of Ghana inAfrica and his stories have travelled all over the world.2. Anansi is the original Spider-Man! His name means ‘spider’. Sometimeshe looks more like a spider and sometimes he looks more like a man.3. As Anansi’s stories were passed from generation to generation, his namechanged slightly. In some cultures, he is called Aunt Nancy, KwakuAnanse, Bra Anansi or Kompa Nanzi.4. Anansi is not a god, though in some stories he is the son of the sky god,Nyame.5. He is a trickster. Tricksters are cunning and sly, but they can also becheeky and funny. Anansi is greedy and sometimes he is clever.6. A nansi has a wife. She is called Aso, Mistress Anansi or, in JamaicanAnansi stories, she is called Cookie.7. In some stories, he also has many children. The names and the numberof children are different in every culture. Perhaps you can draw some ofhis children and name them too?8. R ead Anansi and the Turtle in Storytime Issue 4 and compare it tothe myth in Storytime Issue 51.Here are some more Anansi storiesto enjoy with your class: How Anansi Became a Spider How Anansi Got Eight Thin Legs Anansi and the Pot of Beans Anansi and the LizardGet toKnow NyameNyame is a God of the Akanpeople in Ghana, Africa. Theybelieve he created Kamunu –the first humanbeing.He is the sky god andhe sees and knowseverything. storytimemagazine.com 2018
Myths and Legends: Anansi’s Pot of WisdomANANSI’SLESSONSHEETTMTeaching ResourcesNAMECLASSWhat moral lesson did Anansi learn in thisstory? Write your answers below.I think Anansi learnt.I think this because. storytimemagazine.com 2018Storytime
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Myths and Legends: Anansi’s Pot of WisdomTANGLEPUZZLEStorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesNAMECLASSAnansi has got hisvines in a twist.Which tangledtrail leads tothe Pot ofWisdom?ABC storytimemagazine.com 2018ANSWER: B
Myths and Legends: Anansi’s Pot of WisdomAENAMETAROCDETEEHSGCLASSFLA storytimemagazine.com 2018StorytimeTMTeaching Resources
StorytimeAnansi’s Pot of Wisdom: Picture FrameNAMETMTeaching ResourcesCLASSDraw Anansi here! Don’t forget his legs. How many does he have? storytimemagazine.com 2018
StorytimeAnansi’s Pot of Wisdom: Colouring sheetNAMETMTeaching ResourcesCLASSColour in this picture of Anansi. Use colours from Ghana’s national flag. storytimemagazine.com 2018
Storytimeanansi’s pot of wisdom: FINGER PUPPETS 1TMTeaching ResourcesPrint out and cut out the characters and objects from Anansi’s Pot ofWisdom to act out this African myth in class.nyameanansi2018 storytimemagazine.com 2018nkituma
anansi’s pot of wisdom: FINGER PUPPETS 2StorytimeTMTeaching ResourcesPrint out and cut out the characters and objects from Anansi’s Pot ofWisdom to act out this African myth in class.the peoplepot of wisdom2018 storytimemagazine.com 2018onyina tree
He is a famous character in stories from the Ashanti people of Ghana in Africa and his stories have travelled all over the world. 2. Anansi is the original Spider-Man! His name means ‘spider’. Sometimes he looks more like a spider and sometimes he looks more like a man. 3. As Anansi’s stories
