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First Come the Zebra Teacher’s Guide

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Accompany a reading of First Come the Zebra written and illustrated by Lynne Barasch with a teacher's guide equipped with before reading, vocabulary, and after reading activities. Additional social studies,...
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The Crayon Box that Talked: Welcoming Indviduality

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Just like a box of crayons, every child has a special way of contributing to the greater picture.
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Mazes - Help the Zebra Avoid the Lion

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this maze worksheet, students help the zebra find its herd and avoid the lion by working their way through a maze that is shaped like the continent of Africa. They see pictures of zebras on the outside of the maze and a lion in the...
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Animals of Madagascar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are each assigned an animal from Madagascar. They research their animal and design a picture book about their animal. Students design a cover page, back page, bibliography page and the title page. Their book will contain...
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Animal Parade

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, students will work with positional words, reinforcing their understanding of the terms; left, right, before, after, between, first, and last.
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Africa Savanna

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the different biomes of Africa. They create a list of biomes of Africa. They color code a map of the biomes of Africa. They research interesting facts about Africa.
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Why Celebrate Black History Month

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study about the culture, heritage, family, church, and politics of the African-American and why we honor their accomplishments. Then they make class presentations. This is a very meaningful lesson on an important part of...
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African Savannah

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are read two African fairy tales. Using the text, they create a map and key for each region mentioned. They compare and contrast the various communities and discover how geographic features affect how people live.
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Africa: Journey To a Wildlife Park

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify similarities and differences between Rehema's life and culture, and their own.