This gallery contains photographs used in the Kingdom of Benin Primary History books.  They are displayed here for teachers who want to use them for whole class teaching, discussions and other activities in the books. 

©The bronze plaques and ivory sculptures photographed here are held at the British Museum London England.


Download additional teaching resources and worksheets here.

Find out more about the Benin bronze plaques on the web links below: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/transcripts/episode77/

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1991.17.31

http://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/kingdom-benin


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Vocabulary development
Develop students reading comprehension skills using Kingdom of Benin subject specific texts.
The activity below is effective with all students.

Steps
  1. Give each student part of the above text (or any other text) and ask them to highlight new and unfamiliar words or words they have questions about. 
  2. Collect highlighted words from the whole class.
  3. Work on each word: finding roots, meanings, learning to spell and using in sentences etc.

For this activity, use texts from the Kingdom of Benin Primary History books and from the web links above.

Additional text link: 
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/articles/b/benin_craft.aspx 

Find out more on how to use vocabulary development to extend your students understanding of Kingdom of  Benin study. Watch the video below: 
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