{"id":12452,"date":"2026-07-12T14:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T11:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%a4%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%aa-1-%d7%90%d7%a0%d7%a0%d7%a1%d7%99-%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%9b%d7%91%d7%99%d7%a9\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T11:00:07","slug":"activity1-anansi-the-spider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/activity1-anansi-the-spider\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 1: Anansi the Spider"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12452\" class=\"elementor elementor-12452 elementor-8157\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf6af5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cf6af5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e742b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Literature in Africa<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) Activity 1: Anansi the Spider<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5332d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5332d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activity 1: Anansi the Spider<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45c0bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a45c0bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b7acd 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Anansi the Spider Brought Stories to the World&#8221; (in a short and adapted version for children, based on books like &#8220;Anansi&#8221; by Gerald McDermott).<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>Creating a &#8220;chain story&#8221;: The parents start a sentence that continues the adventures of Anansi: &#8220;Anansi went out in the morning, and saw&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>Each child in turn adds one sentence to the story.<br \/>Emphasize that stories passed down orally change every time, and today the children are the griots (the storytellers).<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>Creating a finger\/stick puppet in the image of Anansi<br \/>(using simple craft materials like black strings, cardboard circles, or paper).<br \/>Each child in turn operates their puppet in a quick and agile spider movement (inspired by Anansi&#8217;s traits) around the room.<br \/>Alternatively, each child in turn says one sentence of wisdom or mischief (like 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