Child learning Activities, African curriculum

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Resource: Dramatic Play
ANIMAL SAFARI ______________________________ View This Activity
Ages: Kids of All Ages

Fine Motor, Science, Language
COMPASSES ________________________________ View This Activity
Ages:

Did you know ...
Elephants can't actually run. Most animals walk with a side-to-side swaying motion. When they start to run, they change their stride, lifting all four legs off the ground simultaneously. Elephants, on the other hand, never lift all four legs off the ground at once. They only walk a lot faster. Scientists in Thailand put elephants on a giant treadmill to study this, and found that the most they can do is more of a speed-walk, even at top speed (about 11 m.p.h.).

Related classroom curriculum idea(s):
*Have a speed walking race with the kids on the playground.
*Bring in a video camera, and record the children as they run; focusing on their legs and lower body. Replay the tape later and have a discussion about how they run is similar / dissimilar to other types of animals.

Language / Fine Motor
AFRICA THEME SPELLING WORKSHEET
Good writing practice for younger kids and spelling practice for emergent readers.
Ages: Pre-K to Second Grade

Language / Cognitive
AFRICA WORD MATCHING WORKSHEET
A phonics activity for whole-word sounds.
Ages: Pre-K to Kindergarten

Language
AFRICA MISSING LETTER WORKSHEET
A phonics activity for beginning sounds.
Ages: Preschool to Kindergarten

COLORING SHEETS / COLORING PAGES
L is for Lion
E is for Elephant

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