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Topic-
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| Sub Sahara Africa and It's Animals |
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Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Children will know the location of the large/main countries and
features in Africa.
2. Children will know the animals of Africa and their characteristics.
3. Children will understand the difference of life in Africa than
here in North America.
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4. Objectives-
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1. Children will pick an animal from the Serengeti and research
it.
2. Children will then write a short report on the animal (5-8 sentences).
3. Children will then present their report with a visual aide present.
They can either dress up as the animal, being in a picture, or bring
in a model/toy of the animal.
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| computer to print out information about Sub Sahara Africa, a map
of Africa, The Lion King DVD, and a computer for the children to research
their information, and a pre-made template for the children to use
with 8 spots for them to write interesting facts/information about
their animal that they find. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Introduce Africa to the class. Place a map of Africa at the front
of the room and point out the large countries such as Chad, Niger,
Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Nigeria, etc. Next, show
the children some of the major physical features of Africa. For example:
The Congo Basin, Kalahari Desert, Lake Victoria, The Serengeti, etc.
You can also print out pictures of these features so students can
have a better feeling for them.
2. Next, explain the different climates of Africa. These include steppe,
desert, and tropical. Also explain how these climates affect the living
things there. In the desert climate, it is animals and plants that
can handle being around dry land and extreme heat. There are not many
humans in the extreme desert climate. In the steppe climate, there
is wet short-grasslands. This allows for farmers and workers to have
their "cattle like" animals grazing there. Finally, in the tropical
climate there are more animals and human life because of the large
mixture between wet and dry land.
3. Finally, explain about the Serengeti and the grasslands where many
of the African animals are. This is where many people take safari's
to see these animals in their habitats. This area is mainly in Tanzania
and Kenya.
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B. Development-
1. Have the children watch The Lion King to get a feel for the different
types of animals in this area of Africa and to get a further look
at the location.
2. After watching the movie have the class help you make a list of
things that they observed, including the different types of animals.
3. Have each child pick an animal from Africa. If possible, do not
duplicate so the children can learn about many different animals.
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C. Practice-
1. The children will research the animals that they have chosen
on the Internet. They will write down between 5 to 8 facts/pieces
of information that they find on the template that you have given
them.
2. Children will then begin to write or type their information that
they found into paragraph form.
3. Finally, children will be asked to prepare their final presentation
at home and bring it in later that week to present. This includes
a visual of their animal and their finished paragraph.
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Closure-
1. On the final day, children will present their paragraphs to the
class. They will simply read their paragraphs out loud then explain
their visual aides, whether it is a costume, stuffed animal, toy,
picture, etc.
2. You will then wrap up the lesson by asking the children which animals
were their favorites that they learned about from their classmates
and what information about Africa that they found the most interesting.
Also, ask the children what some differences between North America
and Africa that they have learned about throughout this lesson.
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