My Adventures in Kenya!

Kenya is on the east coast of

Africa.

It is located right along the equator.

What does it feel like in Kenya?

What is the weather like? What should we pack?

Hmm…

If Kenya is near the equator, what is the climate like?

If you thought the weather might be SUNNY and HOT

you were right!

The climate varies in Kenya.

The weather can be different depending on where you go!

We are going to talk about two different climates.

Kenya is hot and tropical by the coast, like Florida.

Inland, Kenya feels like New Jersey in summertime.

What should we pack for our trip?

Do you and your partner agree?!

We should pack , ,

, and plenty of

Mount Kenya• Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain

in Africa.• It has rainforests and bamboos.• It is home to the elephant, buffalo, monkey,

antelope, and giant forest hog.

Lake Turkana• Known as the Jade

Sea because the colors from the algae turn from blue to jade to green.

• It is the largest desert lake in the world.

• The lake is home to some 22,000 crocodiles, hippos and fish.

Amboseli National Park• Can view Mt. Kilamanjaro

– Africa’s highest mountain.

• Mt. Kilamanjaro rises 19,340 ft and is located across the Tanzanian Border.

• This is the BEST place to see elephants!

• Buffalo, lions and cheetahs roam here.

Mombasa• Mombasa is Kenya’s

second largest city.

• Mombasa has a north and south coast.

• People vacation on the beaches.

• The beaches are of the finest pure white sands in the world.

Maasi Mara• Kenya’s largest

population of lions.

• During the dry season, over a million wildebeests move in.

• Great view of lions, elephants, rhinos, gazelles, cheetahs and leopards.

Masai and IBy: Virginia Kroll

• Linda learns about people of East Africa, the Masai. She feels a kinship and begins to wonder what it would be like if she were Masai.

• Linda lives in an apartment building with neighbors.

Masai and IBy: Virginia Kroll

• Masai lives in a hut that sits in a circle around a large animal pen called a kraal.

• Linda eats with her whole family.

• Masai and the men eat together, and woman and girls eat together.

Masai and IBy: Virginia Kroll

• Linda would climb stairs to get to her apartment. She would look out her window to see the city.

• Masai would lift a cowhide flap to get in his home. He would have no windows to look out.

Masai and IBy: Virginia Kroll

• Linda would have a caged hamster for a pet.

• Masai would have cows, zebras and ostriches on the land around him.

Masai and IBy: Virginia Kroll

• Linda would wear shoes.

• Masai would run barefoot.

Masai and IBy: Virginia Kroll

• Linda would bathe in scented soaps.

• Masai would wash with cow’s fat mixed with red clay.

Masai and IBy: Virginia Kroll

• Linda and Masai would love and respect their grandparents.

• Linda and Masai would look alike. They would have the same brown skin, over high cheek bones and the same eyes that slant up.

Masai and IBy: Virginia Kroll

Pretend you are going to visit the Masai people in East Africa. What would you do there? Where would you

sleep? How would life be different? How would it be the same?

Masai Me