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Our topic after the Easter break is going to be African animals. I think that this is going to be a really interesting topic as we are animal lovers so it should be lots of fun. I thought that I would share the ideas and information that I have collected as it may be helpful to some.
Interactive notebook pages
I have made some sheets to help aid learning which include a map of Africa and a booklet to make about elephants. There are also boxes for facts for lions, zebras, hippos, rhinos, giraffes and camels. This is available for free from my freebie library if you would like to use it too.
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Activity ideas
- Draw animals using online tutorials
- Bake African animal themed cakes like this giraffe patterned swiss roll
- Make clay or salt dough models of African animals
- Paint a savannah sunset and then stick on animal silhouettes
- Visit a zoo or safari park
- Crochet a lion using a kit or following online instructions
- Scratch art animals
- Do the elephant toothpaste experiment
Useful books
Movies/documentaries
- Elephant on Disney +
- African Lion on Disney +
- Tree climbing lions on Disney +
- African cats on Disney +
- Live action Lion King on Disney +
- The lion king (original) on Disney +
- Madagascar on Netflix
- Planet earth 2 - episodes 4 and 5 on Netflix
- Live action Dumbo on Disney +
Useful websites
I hope that you have found this information useful and if you need anymore inspiration then take a look at my Pinterest board. If you have any ideas which I have not included for a homeschool topic on the african animals, then do please let me know, I always love to hear from you.
