Anansi’s Children
Anansi’s Children is a Ghanaian Moon creation story.
The spoken-word story, as told by Charlotte Blake Alston, can be found in SPI’s K-3 Learning Lab.
Anansi is a West African folktale character. He often takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the god of all knowledge and stories. Anansi is one of the most important characters in West African, African-American, and Caribbean folklore, and kids everywhere love him!
This project was developed for young deaf and hard-of-hearing children to promote language acquisition and foster ASL proficiency as well as social and emotional learning. A giant bonus: the stories are equally valuable for hearing kids to view as a fun and imaginative introduction to ASL. They may just get hooked!
A transcription of the story is provided for teachers and parents.
All involved in the video production of Anansi’s Children are members of the Deaf Community.
Make sure to view full screen!