Urban Village Media was created by long time educator, instructional technologist and mom Kwasida Afi Williams.
was created my long time educator, instructional technologist and mom Kwasida Afi Williams. She holds a B.A in Mass Communications from Clark Atlanta University and is currently pursing a Masters of Science degree in Education Media and Design. Kwasida has always had a passion for educational media/technology and children’s storytelling. As an instructional technology consultant, Kwasida has trained 1000’s of teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms. In addition, as an Atlanta Public Schools teacher, Kwasida taught and designed curriculum for students in grades K-12th. She fell in love with early childhood media and storytelling as the Education Director at an early learning center. Urban Village Media combines all of Kwasida’s passions: education, media/technology, storytelling and children.
is a our first children’s storytelling CD and workbook full of original stories designed to motivate, elevate, inspire, educate and entertain youth ages 2-7 years old. Our goal is to help youth increase the use of the imagination, create mind movies and go on vicarious audio adventures. The Urban Village Tales workbook supplements the Urban Village Tales CD by including higher order thinking questions, word searches and coloring pages designed to help students comprehend the stories and use critical thinking skills.
Children’s storytelling
Experience the magic of live storytelling as Kwasida Afi conjures an enchanting world
of African inspired tales. These lively, interactive performances are fun, entertaining,
engaging and takes children on a journey through the ancient art of storytelling.
Storytelling performances are 30 minutes to 1 hour.
The power of storytelling
Builds and strengthens listening skills
Creates better readers and writers
Teaches morals
Expands the imagination
Teaches parts of a story (beginning, middle and end)
Creates better readers and writers
Expands attention spans.
Broadens vocabulary
The Urban Village Kindergarten Math Workbook is designed to provide parents and teachers of kindergarteners with standards based learning activities that focus on essential math skills.
The Urban Village Kindergarten Math Workbook is designed to provide parents and teachers of kindergarteners with standards based learning activities that focus on essential math skills.
Urban Village 2012 Early Learning Daily Activity Calendar The Urban Village Early Learning Daily activity calendar is a month-by-month guide to enrich the learning experiences of 3-5 year old children ...