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Where in the world is Africa?

We live here in North America

Africa is across the

Atlantic Ocean

FUN FACT: There are over 7,000 miles between Pennsylvania and Africa!GO

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Our country can fit into

Africa easily!

How many countries can fit

inside Africa?

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http://humanosphere.kplu.org/tag/africa/

Just like the USA, many different kinds of people

live in Africa.

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African LanguageThere are about 1,800

languages spoken in Africa. In Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar Island and southern Zaire they

speak Swahili

But, there are only 11 official languages in Africa

ZuluXhosa

AfrikaansNorthern Sotho

TswanaEnglish

Southern SothoTsongaSwaziVenda

Southern Ndebele.

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Swahili

Giraffe

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FUN FACT:

Giraffes stand when they sleep!

zebra

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FUN FACT:

All zebras have a different stripe pattern! No two zebras are the same!

cheetah

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FUN FACT:

The cheetah is the fastest land

animal! They can run up to 70 mph!

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FUN FACT:

Ostrich are about 6 - 9 feet tall. That means they can be as tall as our

ceiling!

They are so big they can’t fly!

African elephant

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FUN FACT:

The African Elephant is the largest mammal

that lives on land!

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FUN FACT:

Hippos can eat up to 88 pounds of short grass in

one day!

(That is more than you weigh!)

Kudu

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FUN FACT:

Their long spiral horns can grow up 72 inches. That is as tall as Mr. Oertner!

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FUN FACT:

When a gazelle is born, its mother hides it in the grass for days and sometimes even weeks!

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Let’s Count in Swahili!

1

6 7 8 9 10

2 3 4 5

Start with 1

1 moja (mo-jah)

2 mbili (m-bee-lee)

1 moja /mo-jah/

2 mbili /m-bee-lee/

3 tatu (tah-too)

1 moja /mo-jah/

2 mbili /m-bee-lee/

3 tatu /tah-too/

4 nne (n-nay)

1 moja /mo-jah/

2 mbili /m-bee-lee/

3 tatu /tah-too/

4 nne /n-nay/

5 tano (tah-no)

1 moja /mo-jah/

2 mbili /m-bee-lee/

3 tatu /tah-too/

4 nne /n-nay/

5 tano /tah-no/

6 sita (see-tah)

1 moja /mo-jah/

2 mbili /m-bee-lee/

3 tatu /tah-too/

4 nne /n-nay/

5 tano /tah-no/

6 sita /see-tah/

7 saba (sah-bah)

1 moja /mo-jah/

2 mbili /m-bee-lee/

3 tatu /tah-too/

4 nne /n-nay/

5 tano /tah-no/

6 sita /see-tah/

7 saba /sah-bah/

8 nane (nah-nay)

1 moja /mo-jah/

2 mbili /m-bee-lee/

3 tatu /tah-too/

4 nne /n-nay/

5 tano /tah-no/

6 sita /see-tah/

7 saba /sah-bah/

8 nane /nah-nay/

9 tisa (tee-sah)

1 moja /mo-jah/

2 mbili /m-bee-lee/

3 tatu /tah-too/

4 nne /n-nay/

5 tano /tah-no/

6 sita /see-tah/

7 saba /sah-bah/

8 nane /nah-nay/

9 tisa /tee-sah/

10 kumi (koo-mee)

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1 moja /mo-jah/

2 mbili /m-bee-lee/

3 tatu /tah-too/

4 nne /n-nay/

5 tano /tah-no/

6 sita /see-tah/

7 saba /sah-bah/

8 nane /nah-nay/

9 tisa /tee-sah/

10 kumi / koo-mee/

Dark red = +100 mln.

Brown = +60 mln

Red = +40 mln

Orange = +30 mln

Golden = +20 mln

Light yellow = +10 mln

Light green = +5 mln

Dark green = +1 mln

Blue = less than 1 mln.

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What did you learn?

Which animal stands up while it sleeps?

elephant

ostrich

giraffe

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What did you learn?

Which is bigger?

Africa

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What did you learn?

Is this true?

Everyone in Africa speaks the same language.

yes

no

maybe

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What did you learn?

How many African Animals can you remember? Work with your table to

write as many as you can!

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Elephant, giraffe, ostrich, kudu, gazelle, hippo, cheetah, zebra

References

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com

http://humanosphere.kplu.org/tag/africa/

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-kudu-6289.html

http://wiki..answers.com

http://www.africanfauna.com/amazinganimalfacts.php