Year 1 Spring 1 Topic

Going on Safari

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Read...
Look out for these books in your classroom, the Imagination Room or at Brierfield Library!  

Key words...

Africa
big five
binoculars
cheetah
giraffe
hippopotamus
Jeep
leopard
warthog
zebra

Fun facts...

  • The famous big five safari animals are: lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and buffalo.

  • A baby giraffe is called a calf and can weigh up to 220 pounds when it is born.

  • A lion’s roar can be heard up to five miles away!  It is one of the loudest noises made by an animal.

  • Leopards don’t roar, they bark and snarl.  When they are happy they even purr like a house cat.

  • Elephants use their ears to keep themselves cool and an adult elephant's ear is 42 inches in diameter, which is bigger than most three year old children.

  • The longest rhinoceros tusk ever discovered was 59 inches and belonged to a white rhino. 

Explore...

Listen to the story of Handa's Hen on the CBeebies website.
Click on the picture to have a go at creating your own super safari picture on the CBeebies website.
Play Andy's Safari Sounds and create your own safari music!

Visit...

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Knowsley Safari Park - Liverpool

Do...

  • Use paper plates to make animal faces.

  • Make paint stamps out of fruit and vegetables.  Make sure an adult cuts the fruits carefully for you.

In school...
Class book - Handa's Surprise and Handa's Hen by Eileen Browne