LESSON 2 · 🔒 PREMIUM

The Drum Speaks

Music and Dance as Cultural Language

50 minutes CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.1
Learning Objectives

Students discover that music and dance are not just entertainment — they are forms of communication, cultural memory, and community. Through Kofi's story about West African talking drums, students explore how music traditions carry meaning, history, and identity across generations.

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