East Africa Trunk

After over two decades of successful outreach, the Kellogg Institute is retiring the Traveling Trunks Program. We are grateful for all of the teachers who have utilized these trunks to internationalize their classrooms and to help students learn more about the Global South. We know the collaboration between teachers in our community and our Traveling Trunks Program made a difference in the lives of so many students and we are proud of that work.

Curriculum Guide

The curriculum guide is a binder filled with content descriptions, country profiles, lesson plans, teaching resources, and recipes.
 

Books & Literature

Abrahams, Rogers. African Folktales (Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore)
Bulion, Leslie. Fatuma's New Cloth
Burns Knight, Margy. Africa Is Not A Country
Cunnane, Kelly. For You Are A Kenyan Child
Kroll, Virginia. Masai and I
Price, Leontyne. Aïda
 

Musical Instruments

• Adungu (bow harp)
• Akacence (box rattle)
• Cone-Shaped Drum
• Endere (flute)
• Enkwanzi (panpipe)
• Kalimba (2)
• Ngoma Drum
• Stick Rattle
   

Cultural Items

Banana Leaf Football
Carved Mask
Flags - 12
Lamba Cloth (2)
Magazine Beads (necklaces)
Makonde Wood Carved Animals-Giraffe
Makonde Wood Carved Animals-Hippopotamus
Makonde Wood Carved Animals-Leopard
Makonde Wood Carved Animals-Lion
Makonde Wood Carved Animals-Rhinoceros
Makonde Wood Carved Animals-Zebra (with baby)
Masai Batik (2 Black & White, 3 Color)
Masai Jewelry (1 necklace & 2 bracelets)
Masai Shuka
Mortar & Pestle
Raffia Star Basket
Ring-tailed Lemur Figurines (2)
 

Compact Discs & Audio Cassettes

African Playground
Women of Africa
 

Teaching Resources

Step Into Africa: Elementary Level Activities Using Africa is Not a Country
"How Big is Africa?" Curriculum Guide
African Crafts