778068EYFS Unit Overview - Amazing African Animals

Amazing African animals
Printable resources
Overview introduction 2 Animal fur:
Home learning 3 leopard 14
zebra 15
STORY
cheetah 16
Searching in the Serengeti 4
giraffe 17
SONG
TEMPLATES
Mangwane mpulele 5
Animal faces:
SONG
monkey 18
Come to the Serengeti 6 hippo 19
IMAGES zebra 20
Amazing African animals image 8 giraffe 21
Dwellings in African countries 9 elephant 22
Come to the Serengeti Credits 23

song instruments 10
African animals and their babies 11
Traditional Samburu women

in Kenya 12
Mask on sale in Kenya 13

Overview introduction
Display the image above. Of all the animals in the world, these amazing African animals
are some of the most loved and the best known. This image includes a lion, leopard, rhino,
elephant and buffalo – which are sometimes referred to as the ‘Big Five’. Talk with children
about the ‘Big Five’ and see if they can identify them in the image. Ask children why they
think they are known as the ‘Big Five’. Is it due to their power and strength or because they
are the biggest, tallest, fastest animals in the world?
Talk about endangered animals and what we can do to help. Talk about the African
national parks and wildlife reserves such as the Serengeti and the Masai Mara and other
centres where endangered animals can live safely. You might like to discuss how Africa is
a continent made up of lots of different countries.
Books
• Elmer by David McKee
• Five minutes’ peace by Jill Murphy
• Giraffes can’t dance by Giles Andreae
• The magic goat by Meshack Asare
Well-known songs and chants

• I went to the animal fair
• One elephant went out to play
Vocabulary
Africa, African, continent, countries, Ghana, Ghanaian, Sotho, Kenya, Mozambique, ‘Big Five’,
Serengeti, animals, national park, game reserve, elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, buffalo,
lion, leopard, hyena, wildebeest, jackal, rhinoceros, zebra, ostrich, gorilla, snake, monkey,
cheetah, vulture, hut, village, rural, tile roofs, watering hole, mask, ancestors.
2 Printable resources from Music Express – Foundation Stage © 2021 HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd.
Home learning
Look around your home to see if you can find anything that is
connected to Africa.
It may be a toy animal, an atlas with a map of Africa or
something else.
Take a photograph to share with your friends.
STORY
Searching in the Serengeti
In East Africa, Wiley the Wildebeest and his family were looking for a new home
for the summer. They walked all day and all night to find the perfect place to live.
As they walked, Wiley heard a howling noise in the distance. He was curious
and went to investigate what it could be. He ventured across the river and up
the hill, where he saw two scary-looking jackals with sharp teeth and sharp
claws and covered in dirt and dust. These hungry jackals were scavenging
for their next meal. They noticed Wiley straight away, and started tiptoeing
towards him. Wiley ran away as fast as he could! But, when he made it back,
his family had gone!
Wiley was all alone and it was raining hard. He was wet and miserable.
He spotted a small cave and decided to go there to hide from the jackals. As he
got closer, he saw a hippo about his size blocking the door. “Please let me in,”
said Wiley. “I want to hide from those jackals.” “Of course!” said the hippo, and
she moved to let Wiley in. “Hello, I’m Hanifah” said the hippo, “I’m hiding from
the jackals too. Let’s stay here tonight – then will you help me get back to the
watering hole tomorrow?” The two spent the night together, comforted by the
familiar sound of the croaking crickets, and took turns at sleeping and keeping
watch.
As the sun rose, the light spread across the land of the Serengeti showing them
the wonders of their home. The birds were singing the loveliest songs and the
bees were buzzing in the whispers of the wind. They discovered a dirt road and
followed it. Suddenly a loud “ROARRR” broke the silence! Out popped a cute lion
cub, who said, “Hello, I am Luki. Are you off on an adventure? Can I join you?”
Wiley and Hanifah gladly welcomed the lion cub.
All of a sudden, they noticed that the jackals had returned, with what seemed
like an army of others. Luki stood in front of Wiley and Hanifah, ready to fight
them bravely. Luki let out a deafening roar, which seemed to come from a much
bigger lion. The jackals were terrified and scurried away. Wiley, Hanifah and
brave Luki gave a sigh of relief and continued on their way.
The African heat beat down on the three friends and they were starting to lose
hope. But then they saw a giant giraffe grazing on a tree. They called out to
her and she brought her long neck down to their level so that they could get on.
From the giraffe’s neck they could see the entire Serengeti – even the watering
hole. Then, Wiley gave a burst of excitement: “Look over there! My family are at
your watering hole, Hanifah. We’ve found them!”
They thanked the giraffe and ran all the way to the watering hole. Wiley’s family
were so happy to see him and told him how worried they had been. Hanifah
jumped into the water and gave her mum a big hug. The wildebeest, the hippo
and the lion cub became the best of friends.
Ava Joseph
SONG Mangwane mpulele

Mangwane mpulele
Mangwane mpulele
Traditional
Traditional Botswanan,
Botswanan,
arranged by Otto Gumaelius
arranged by Otto Gumaelius
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& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
™ ™
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Ma-ngwa-ne mpu - le - le ke nel - wa ke pu - la, Ma-ngwa-ne mpu - le - le
1. 2.
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j pu j œ™ m -œpuj - le - le œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ Œ œj
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j ™™ œ œ œ œ œ
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& b œ œMangwane
œ œ mpulele
œ œ ke nelwa Œ
œ™ ke pula, œ œ œ™ Œ™
Mpulele, mpulele, mpulele ke nelwa ke pula,
Mangwane
ke nel - wa ke mpulele
pu -ke nelwa
la, ke pula, M - keMpulele,
nel - wampulele,
ke pu mpulele
- kela.
nelwa ke pula,
Mangwane mpulele ke nelwa ke pula, Mpulele, mpulele, mpulele ke nelwa ke pula,
Mangwane mpulele ke nelwa ke pula. Mpulele, mpulele, mpulele ke nelwa ke pula.
Le fa dile pedi le fa dile tharonka nyala mosadi, Translation

Le fa dile pedi le fa dile tharonka nyala mosadi, Aunty, open the door, the rain is pouring down on me.
Le fa dile pedi le fa dile tharonka nyala mosadi, Whether you have two [cows], whether you have three
Le fa dile pedi le fa dile tharonka nyala mosadi. [cows], that’s enough to get married.
Open the door, the rain is pouring down on me.
SONG Come to the Serengeti

Come to the Serengeti
Come to the Serengeti Ava Joseph
Ava Joseph
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3 3
Come to the Se - ren - ge - ti, Who’s out in the grass - lands to - day?
Come to the Se - ren - ge - ti, Who’s out in the grass - lands to - day?
1. 1.
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spray us with wa - ter We’ll all have some fun!
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& Ó Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ
play! Can you see o - ver there, A mon - key in the sun?
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all have some fun! 4. play! They play!
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all have some fun! play! They play!

SONG
Come to the Serengeti lyrics
Come to the Serengeti,

Who’s out in the grasslands today?
Where all the animals play!
Can you see over there,

A lion in the sun?
When it gets colder
We’ll all have some fun!


An elephant in the sun?
When they spray us with water


A monkey in the sun?
When they swing in the trees

Where all the animals play! They play!
IMAGES
Amazing African animals image
IMAGES
Dwellings in African countries
Mud huts in rural Kenya
Brick house in Mozambique
Houses with red tile roofs, Ghana
IMAGES
Come to the Serengeti song instruments
IMAGES
African animals and their babies
IMAGES
Traditional Samburu women in Kenya
IMAGES
Mask on sale in Kenya
IMAGES
Animal fur: leopard
IMAGES
Animal fur: zebra
IMAGES
Animal fur: cheetah
IMAGES
Animal fur: giraffe
TEMPLATES
Animal faces: monkey
TEMPLATES
Animal faces: hippo
TEMPLATES
Animal faces: zebra
TEMPLATES
Animal faces: giraffe
TEMPLATES
Animal faces: elephant
Credits
Story
Searching in the Serengeti by Ava Joseph © 2021 HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
Songs
Mangwane mpulele: traditional Botswanan, arranged by Otto Gumaelius
© 2021 HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
Come to the Serengeti by Ava Joseph © 2021 HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
Images
Amazing African animals image: Susan Schmitz/Shutterstock
Home learning animals: Kolpakova Daria/Shutterstock
Dwellings in African countries: mud huts – Dr Darren Davis/Shutterstock; simple
house – Sopotnicki/Shutterstock; residential area – Nataly Reinch/Shutterstock
Come to the Serengeti song instruments: Frog – nang nang/Shutterstock.com;
others – Studio Light and Shade/Shutterstock.com
African animals and their babies: lion cub – JetKat/Shutterstock; lion –
Suntichai Boottasen/Shutterstock; baby elephant – Paula French/Shutterstock;
elephant – Lubomir Chudoba/Shutterstock; baby leopard – Stu Porter/
Shutterstock; leopard – Stu Porter/Shutterstock; baby hippo – Nazzu/
Shutterstock; hippo – MartinMaritz/Shutterstock; baby zebra – Joanna
Rigby-Jones/Shutterstock; zebra – Mogens Trolle/Shutterstock; baby
crocodiles – dioch/Shutterstock; crocodile – Anton_Ivanov/Shutterstock
Traditional Samburu women in Kenya: hecke61/Shutterstock
Mask on sale in Kenya: njbfoto/Shutterstock
Animal fur: leopard – TigerStocks/Shutterstock; zebra – Vita Serendipity/
Shutterstock; cheetah – Koilee/Shutterstock; giraffe – bonga1965/Shutterstock
Animal faces: jennylipets/Shutterstock

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Amazing African animals

Overview introduction 2 Animal fur:

Home learning 3 leopard 14

Amazing African animals image 8 giraffe 21

Dwellings in African countries 9 elephant 22

Come to the Serengeti Credits 23

African animals and their babies 11

Traditional Samburu women

Mask on sale in Kenya 13

Well-known songs and chants

SONG Mangwane mpulele

& b œ œ œnka nya

nka nya - la mo - sa - di, 1. Le fa 2.di - le pe - di le fa di - le tha - ro -

& b œ œ œ œ1.F œ œ™ Œ 2.œF ™™ œ™ Œ œ ™ œ™ œ œ D‹ œ™ Œ œ

jpu - le - le, Œ j œ™m - puœj - le - le, Œ j mœ™- pu œ-j le - le

Le fa dile pedi le fa dile tharonka nyala mosadi, Translation

SONG Come to the Serengeti

œ coldœ - erŒ Œ ‰ œ œWe’ll œall have ∑

& œ œ When ∑the Ó

all have some fun! 4. play! They play!

all have some fun! play! They play!

Come to the Serengeti,

Can you see over there,

Come to the Serengeti,

Can you see over there,

Come to the Serengeti,

Can you see over there,

Come to the Serengeti,

Mud huts in rural Kenya

Brick house in Mozambique

Houses with red tile roofs, Ghana

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