An African Expedition Curriculum
Animals, Peoples, and Places of Africa.
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| Print out the World Map.
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Have your students color the US and/or North America one color and Africa a different color. Talk about the different ways you could get to Africa from where we live. Use pictures from magazines or our online 
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| Eastern Hemisphere Countries & Cultures This is a site of lesson plans dealing with ancient Africa and modern day Africa. |
“Animal Safari for Children Series. A series produced especially for children to give them the opportunity to get to know some of Africa's most common wild animals.” |
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This is a photo library of African images. |
Internet Public Library - Africa These are descriptions of games played by children in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. |
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This site has lots of stats on Zambia; the geography, the people, the government, etc. |
This has lots of pictures of African wildlife on it. |
| M.E. & Me's Africa Coloring Book More coloring sheets of African animals. |
Lifenet - Our Zambian Children These are pictures of children in Zambia. |
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This is a very good site about life in Zambia. It gives details about the culture and has pictures of the people, crafts, foods, etc. |
Ethiopian Treasures This is a page that talks about Ethiopia. It gives details about their culture and shows some very interesting pictures of the various ethnic groups in the country. |
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This site has pictures of African animals for students to color. It says that it is for preschoolers, but can easily be used for early elementary students. |
Africa: It's Not A Country This site contains a wide variety of helpful lesson plans and ideas for a topic on Africa. It has categories of information from culture to animals & daily life in Africa. |
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Ask your students what different kinds of dwellings we have here in the United States. Make a list of as many as you can. Have them briefly describe the housing.
*Please emphasize to your students that not all African people live in huts. There are many different forms of housing in Africa including houses and apartments that are similar to ours. 
