Spring 1

An African Adventure

This half term our topic is Africa! We will develop our geography skills and compare human and physical features of London to a small part of the continent. The children will also name similarities and differences between their lives and a child living in Africa. In Science, the children will continue to study materials and their properties. There will be a cross curricular link, as the children will build and test a catapult inspired by the African story Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain.


Recommended Texts

The Magic Bojabi Tree- Dianne Hofmeyr

Why the Elephant has a Trunk- Edward Gakuya

Meerkat Mail- Emily Gravett

Greedy Zebra- Mwenye Hadithi and Adrienne Kennaway

Handa's Surprise- Eileen Browne

Handa's Hen- Eileen Browne

We're going on a Lion Hunt- David Axtell

Fly, Eagle Fly!- Christopher Gregorowski

Key Vocabulary

  • Africa
  • animals
  • savannah
  • plains
  • The Nile
  • continent
  • lion
  • elephant
  • zebra
  • giraffe
  • gazelle
  • rhino
  • hippopotamus
  • crocodile
  • cheetah
  • leopard