WELCOME TO AFRICA BULLETIN BOARD & AFRICAN SAFARI BULLETIN BOARD
- Cover the bulletin board with yellow paper (for sky). Cover the bottom of the bulletin board with brown paper (for ground).
- Reproduce, color, cut out, and assemble the African boy (page 3), girl (page 3), and acacia tree (page 4). Cut out giraffes, elephants, zebras, lions, etc. from magazines or coloring books and staple them to the bulletin board.
- Print the “Safari” message on this page (optional: you may add a decorative border ) onto white construction paper. Staple the “Safari” message to the bulletin board.
- Make letters that say “Welcome to Africa” and staple the words onto the bulletin board.
WORKSHEET & Sample PDF Activity
Sample PDF Activity
AFRICAN SAFARI
• Africa has a lot of natural, untouched land that is home to wild animals.
• Africa is famous for its variety of wild animals such as: antelope, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, hyenas, leopards, lions, elephants, baboons, crocodiles, hippopotamuses, chimpanzees, monkeys, flamingos, pelicans, storks, ostriches, rhinoceros, and gorillas.
AFRICAN BOY AND GIRL – masai tribe
Table of Contents
BULLETIN BOARD
African Safari Bulletin Board – 2
African Boy and Girl – 3
African Acacia Tree – 4
INTRODUCING AFRICA
Mystery Travel Box – 5
Where Is Africa? – 5
Africa Display – 6
Read About Africa – 6
African Dancer Big Book – 6
LANGUAGE ARTS
Let’s Talk Swahili Sentence Strips – 8
African Drum Word Cards – 9
African Days of the Week Choral Recitation – 10
African Months of the Year Cubes – 10
LITERATURE
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock (Story Clothesline Sequence) – 12
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion (Flap Art Project/Story Sequence) – 12
SOCIAL STUDIES
African Costumes (Paperdolls) – 19
African Houses – 21
Talking Drums – 24
Canoes – 24
Shields – 27
Masquerade Mask – 27
AFRICAN HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS
Kwanzaa Books to Read – 30
Kwanzaa Poster – 30
Kwanzaa Kinara (Candleholder) – 30
Kwanzaa Mazao (Bowl of Fruit) – 33
Kwanzaa Muhindi (Ears of Corn) – 33
A Kwanzaa Celebration – 33
Boys’ Kwanzaa Celebration Hat – 34
Boys’ Kwanzaa Celebration Clothing – 34
Girls’ Kwanzaa Celebration Clothing – 35
MATHEMATICS
Safari Animal Rainbow Soaps (Color Words) – 37
MIniature Swahili Number Book – 37
Fruit Salad – 39
ARTS AND CRAFTS
Beads – 40
Ornamental Body Markings – 40
Weaving – 42
Ashanti Doll – 42
Ikenga – 42
Corn – 46
African Literature Listing – 47
Bibliography – 48
