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Oddizzi World Explorers KS1 Week 13 - Places and Animals

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Have you heard of the words... Hemispheres, Equator and Arctic Circle?

Label the world map using the key vocabulary.

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Read through the page all about Zambia and complete the comprehension using the sheet provided.

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Click on Quiz at the top of the page. Find the Animals quiz. We suggest trying Level 1.See how many points you can score! Can you beat your score from last time?

Quiz time

Putting pen to paper

Sort the human and physical features of Africa using the Africa: name the features sheet.

Discuss this made up scenario with your family over breakfast or dinner.

What if...there were no road names?

What if...

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Read the guided reading text African Animals 1 and Africa Physical Features.

You might like to read this with an adult.

Once you have finished, answer the questions.

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Name all the animals you saw on safari!

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Zambia - Sneak a Peek Comprehension

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2. How many seasons does Zambia have, can you name them?

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3. How do you say 'hello' and 'how are you' in Nyanja?

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4. Can you name a river in Zambia and a fish that lives in it?

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5. What is the name of the big waterfall in Zambia?

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6. Can you name three animals and two birds that live inZambia's National Parks?

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1. What continent is Zambia in?

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7. Many people in Zambia work in mines. What can befound underground in this country?

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8. What types of food do people grow in rural villages?

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9. How old are children when they start school?

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10. Would you like to visit Zambia? If you would can you tellus why? What would you like to see or visit?

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AFRICA'S PHYSICAL FEATURES

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

The city of Cairo is on the Nile

Rocky peaks in the Sahara Desert

This continent's physical features are impressive.

From mountains and sleeping volcanoes, like Mount Kilimanjaro, to some of the world’s deepest lakes and grassy plains, there’s so much to see in Africa.

Lake Victoria is the world's second largest inland lake.

Many millions of people in Egypt depend on the River Nile for their water.

Africa has the second largest tropical rainforest in the world.

Africa's Congo Rainforest is home to many different animals. Our favourite is the stripey Okapi.

Looking high and low in Africa

The Sahara Desert

Water features in Africa

Okapi: also known as the forest giraffe

The Congo Rainforest

The world’s largest hot desert is called the Sahara. El Azizia, in Libya, is the place where the hottest temperature ever was recorded. It was a scorching 57 °C!

Not many people live here, but some plants and animals can survive in this desert.

The River Nile is the world’s longest river. It flows north from Lake Victoria all the way to the Mediterranean Sea.

Image Credits: Thinkstock/Getty Images



Key words:

Ring-tailed lemurs of Madagascar

Herds of wildebeest and zebra on the move

The island of Madagascar is famous for its wonderful wildlife that doesn’t live anywhere else. There are more than a hundred types of lemur in Madagascar, including the rather shy aye aye.

Odd and Izzi couldn’t get a snap of the aye aye. It only comes out at night, but these ring- tailed lemurs really put on a show!

Four out of the five fastest land animals live on this continent:

• cheetah• wildebeest• lion• Thomson’s gazelle

Madagascar’s wildlife

The African savanna

Savanna is the name for places where grasses grow to knee height and umbrella-shaped trees dot the landscape.

In the Serengeti, millions of animals move together, following the rains that make the grass grow in the savanna. There’s such a lot going on in Africa!

desert feature herd lake physical

rainforest savanna volcano wildlife




Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

The city of Cairo is on the Nile

Rocky peaks in the Sahara Desert

This continent's physical features are impressive. From towering, rocky peaks and sleeping volcanoes, like Mount Kilimanjaro, to some of the world’s deepest lakes and grassy plains, packed with life in the Great Rift Valley, there’s so much to see in Africa.

Lake Victoria is the world's second largest inland lake. Only Lake Superior in North America is larger. See if you can find Lake Victoria on a map of Africa – it’s huge! The River Nile is the world’s longestriver. It flows north from Lake Victoria all the wayto the Mediterranean Sea.

Many millions of people in Egypt depend on the River Nile for their water.

Africa has the second largest tropical rainforest in the world. Only the Amazon in South America is larger. Africa's Congo Rainforest is home to many different animals. Our favourite is the stripey Okapi, otherwise known as the forest giraffe.

Looking high and low in Africa

The Sahara Desert

Water features in Africa

Okapi: also known as the forest giraffe

The Congo Rainforest

The world’s largest hot desert is called the Sahara. This African desert stretches across eleven different countries. El Azizia, in Libya, is the place where the hottest temperature ever was recorded. It was a scorching 57 °C!Not many people live here, but some plants and animals can survive in this desert.




Key words:

Ring-tailed lemurs of Madagascar

Herds of wildebeest and zebra on the move

The island of Madagascar is famous for its wonderful wildlife that doesn’t live anywhere else. There are more than one hundred types of lemur in Madagascar, including the rather shy aye aye.

Odd and Izzi couldn’t get a snap of the aye aye because it only comes out at night, but these ring-tailed lemurs really put on a show!

Four out of the five fastest land animals live on this continent:

• cheetah• wildebeest• lion• Thomson’s gazelle

Madagascar’s wildlife

The African savanna

They all live in the African savanna. Savanna is the name of a type of environment where grasses grow to knee-height and umbrella-shaped thorn trees dot the landscape. In the Serengeti, one of the largest migrations of animals anywhere in the world takes place. Millions of animals move together, following the rains that make the grass grow in the savanna. There’s such a lot going on in Africa!

desert feature lake migration physical

volcano wildlife rainforest savanna


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Let’s look at different animals that live in Zambia.

Zambia is a country in Africa.

Baby baboons cling to their mother’s belly when they are carried.

These are buffalo. They travel in really big groups called herds.

African Animals 1

Zambia is shown in red

Buffalo

Mother baboon and baby

Elephants

Zambiababoon buffalo herd

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elephant

This is a mother baboon with her baby.

Key words:

This is an elephant.

Elephants love to lie down in mud. It helps them keep cool.

An elephant uses its trunk to lift food and suck up water.

It is home to lots of different animals.

Buffalo can live until they are 25 years old.

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Guided Reading – African Animals Part 1 Discussion Sheet

Before Reading – Prediction activity

Ask your students these questions before and after reading the text. Have students skim the text to

help with prediction before reading.

Statement Before Reading Yes No

After Reading Yes No

A. You are going to read about animals.

B. You are going to read about lions.

C. You are going to learn about baboons.

D. Elephants go in mud to help them cool down.

During Reading – Help with pronunciation, understanding and decoding.

After Reading – Have students complete the following activities on an erasable white board or on a

blank sheet of paper. Students should share responses after each question. You can document

responses below.

1. Baby baboons hold what part of their mother’s body?

2. Write a new word you have learned in this text. (Check spelling)

3. Why do elephants love to lie in mud?

4. What do elephants use their tusks for?

Notes:

Comprehension Activity


AFRICAN ANIMALS 1

Finish the sentences.

1. Zambia is a country in _____________________________.

2. A group of buffalo is called a _______________________.

Tick the answer.

3. What does an elephant use to lift food and suck up water?

Tusks Ears

Trunk Tail

4. What do elephants love to lie in?

Mud Snow

Bath Bed

Answer the question below.

5. How do mummy baboons carry their babies? _____________

___________________________________________________

Tell Odd one thing you know about African animals.

________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation


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AFRICAN ANIMALS 1

1. Draw lines to fix the broken sentences.

2. Name three animals found in Zambia.

_________________________ _________________________

_________________________ 3. The capital letters and full stop are missing. Put them back in.

zambia is a country in africa

______________________________________________________ 4. Choose a word from the box to finish the sentences.

Baby baboons _______________________ to their mother’s belly. An elephant uses its _______________________ to suck up water.

Zambia is a country in

Elephants love to lie down

in mud.

Africa.

big herds.

Buffalo travel in

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