Author: Staff

Topic
KS1 Oak Class
Spring Term 2 2020

Amazing
Africa!

Concepts:

Key Concepts:
Africa is the second largest continent in the world.
It is the continent with the most people living on it.
Ghana is a country in West Africa.
Kenya is a country in East Africa.
Both countries are situated very close to the equator, which gives them a hotter, sunnier climate.
The landscapes of Kenya include: savannahs, volcanoes, mountains, valleys, beaches, cities, towns and villages.
The Maasai Tribe live in Kenya and North Tanzania. They are most well known for their traditional dress and dance.
The Maasai Tribe are a group of travelling animal herders who live near the national parks where many tourists go on safari to see The Big Five.
Cocoa beans are grown in pods on Cacao trees in plantations in Ghana. They are picked off the trees, cracked open, crushed and mixed up into chocolate in factories.
Fairtrade means that the farmers growing the Cocoa beans in Ghana will receive a fair price from the chocolate companies in England, who need the cocoa beans to make chocolate bars and Easter eggs.

Vocabulary:
Africa, Kenya, Ghana, continent, country, population, equator, climate, ocean, savannah, safari, Masai Warriors, culture, tribe, Maasai, Swahili, cocoa beans, cocoa pod, Cacao Tree, plantation, Fairtrade.

Key Questions: Where is Africa on a world map? Where are Kenya and Ghana in Africa? What is the climate like in Kenya & Ghana? What runs through Kenya and Ghana on a map, making them hot? Name a country chocolate comes from? What plant do you need to make chocolate? Tell me what you know about it. Tell me 1 part of the process of how chocolate is made? What is Fairtrade? Name 2 of the landscapes of Kenya? Who are the Masai Warriors? Can you name 2 similarities between Kenya and England? Can you name 2 differences between Kenya and England?