Obwisana
This is a folk song from Ghana. Ghana is a country in Africa.
Extension opportunities:
Movement/game: gather some friends and sit in a circle. Each person gets a small rock (or another small object). Sit criss-cross and put the rock on the floor in front of you. As you sing the song, each person picks up his/her rock and passes it to the next person to their right. If you do it to the beat, you should always end up with a rock in front of you that you can pass to the next person. (On beat 1 you should be picking the rock up. On beat 2 you should be putting it down.) This is the game kids in Ghana play. It takes COOPERATION and PRECISION! You may have to practice a lot, but you can do it!
Geography and cultural connections: Research Ghana online. Where is Ghana? Is it hot or cold there? Why? What do people wear? What do people eat? What do people do for fun? Do kids go to school? Does their school look like ours?
Movement/game: gather some friends and sit in a circle. Each person gets a small rock (or another small object). Sit criss-cross and put the rock on the floor in front of you. As you sing the song, each person picks up his/her rock and passes it to the next person to their right. If you do it to the beat, you should always end up with a rock in front of you that you can pass to the next person. (On beat 1 you should be picking the rock up. On beat 2 you should be putting it down.) This is the game kids in Ghana play. It takes COOPERATION and PRECISION! You may have to practice a lot, but you can do it!
Geography and cultural connections: Research Ghana online. Where is Ghana? Is it hot or cold there? Why? What do people wear? What do people eat? What do people do for fun? Do kids go to school? Does their school look like ours?