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| Week 30 | Topic: Saharan Africa Countries in this region: Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia | ||||
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| Resources | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
| Non-fiction books | |||||
 Lonely Planet Kids This Is My World | p. 126 Egypt | p. 160 Ethiopia | p. 12 Mali | p. 170 Morocco | |
 Where on Earth? Atlas | p. 56-59 | p. 60-61 | p. 62-63 | p. 64-65 | p. 66-67 |
 The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide | p. 12-13 Ethiopia | p. 46-47 Egypt | |||
 Prisoners of Geography | p. 42-43 Africa: The Geography | p. 44-45 Hindered by Geography | p. 46-47 Carving up a Continent | p. 48-49 Africa Today | |
 Africa, Amazing Africa | Read p. 20-35 this week. | ||||
| Fiction books | |||||
 A Long Walk to Water | Chapters 1-2 | Chapters 3-4 | Chapters 5-6 | Chapters 7-8 | Chapters 9-10 |
| Optional: A Discussion Guide to A Long Walk to Water | |||||
| Optional reference books | |||||
 Wildlife of the World | p. 176-177 Map | ||||
 Wonders of the World | p. 52-53 The pyramids of Giza | ||||
 People & Places | Browse this week: p. 100-111 | ||||
| Books for younger tag-alongs | |||||
| Nya’s Long Walk: A Step at a Time | |||||
| Memorizing the world’s countries | |||||
| Seterra games | Africa: Physical Features | Africa North of the Equator: Countries | Start memorizing Africa’s countries. | ||
| Map printables | Map of Africa – Color in the areas of desert, savannah and tropical forest (the printable is on page 16 of the packet) African countries quiz (practice) Scholastic Teachables: Physical Map (Africa) Political Map – Africa Maps of Africa (Labeled and Unlabeled) Western Africa Map A Vegetation Map: Map Skills (Africa) | ||||
| Videos | How to memorize Africa fast using mnemonics – Note: The person narrating this video mispronounces some of the countries, but his mnemonics are helpful. 😉 Northern Africa Horn of Africa | ||||
| Workbook | |||||
 Complete Book of Maps and Geography | (Fill in this section on the printable schedule.) | ||||
| Extra resources and activities | |||||
| Activities | Recipe: Cooking Class Global Feast! p. 54-55 Egypt: Happy Hummus Recipe: Cooking Class Global Feast! p. 112 Ethiopia: Atakilt Wat Google Earth: Explore the Sahara Desert | ||||
| Art |  Scratch & Sketch Travel: The Great Pyramid and the Great Sphinx | ||||
| Music | For your optional listening enjoyment: Algeria Algeria: Targui music Algerian Traditional Music Chad Traditional Music of Chad (Part 1) NGAR – Ingamadji Mujos Némo Egypt Egypt Nubian Music Tunisia Tunisia Folk Music | ||||
| Videos | TED-Ed: Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever lived | Science for kids – Tsetse Fly | 360° Victoria Falls – The Devil’s Pool | National Geographic | Egypt for Kids – Facts from Professor Propeller | Kenya for Kids. Facts and fun about Kenya in Africa |
| Printables | Africa lapbook Kenya lapbook Kenya mini-book (Scroll down to find the download link.) Giraffe paper model Zebra paper model Optional: Africa tabletop map Around the World Paper doll – Egypt This paper doll has early 20th century clothing. Color the World: Egypt Scholastic Teachables: Science: Desert (Back-to-Back Mini-Book): Animal Habitats | ||||
| Websites | CNN: What’s the Real Size of Africa (interactive article) Africam – View one of the live cams. If you keep it up for a while, you may see an animal walk by! Dollar Street – Take a look at teeth around the world. (Topics can be changed by the dropdown menus in the upper left of the website.) | ||||
| Your book choice | Fill in this section on the printable version of the schedule. | ||||