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Madagascar Is an Island Located Off the Eastern Coast of Southern Africa in the Indian Ocean Madagascar is an island located off the eastern coast of southern Africa in the Indian Ocean. Madagascar is the world's fourth largest island. Madagascar has been isolated from Africa for over 150 million years. For this reason, most of the plants and animals found on the island exist nowhere else on Earth. Because of its remoteness, humans did not settle on Madagascar until around 2.000 years ago. The Malagasy -- the name for the people of the island – came from Indonesia; they made their way across the Indian Ocean. Arabs and Africans arrived later and made important contributions to the unique cultural practices found on the island. Madagascar is often called the "Great Red Island" because of its red soils, which are generally poor for agriculture. Madagascar's climate is highly variable. Generally, Madagascar has two seasons: a hot, rainy season from November to April and a cooler, dry season from May to October. The east coast is the wettest part of the country and thus home to the island's rainforests. This area is also hit periodically by devastating tropical storms and cyclones. The central highlands are considerably cooler and drier, and are the location of much of Madagascar's agriculture, especially rice. The west coast is home to dry deciduous forests. Deciduous trees lose all their leaves during the 6- to 8-month dry season. When rains return, these forests erupt in a sea of bright green leaves. The southwest of Madagascar has the island's driest climate. Parts of this area can be considered desert because so little rain falls. About 75% of Madagascar's species are only found in Madagascar and nowhere else in the world. The island is home to strange animals including lemurs (a group of primates), tenrecs (similar to hedgehogs), brightly coloured chameleons, the puma- like fossa, and a variety of other creatures. Due to habitat destruction and hunting, many of Madagascar's unique animals are threatened with extinction. 1. Location: Madagascar is an island country located in Africa. 2. Population: The population of Madagascar is approximately 23.2 million. 3. Capital of the Country: Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar. 4. Flag: The flag of Madagascar consists of red and green horizontal stripes and a white vertical band. 5. Language: Malagasy and French 6. Words/Terms: I am hungry = Noana aho Soup = Lasopy To cook = Mahandro Delicious = Matsiro Water = Rano To eat = Misakafo 7. Currency: The currency used in Madagascar is called Malagasy Ariary. 8. National Sport: The national sport in Madagascar is Rugby. 9. National Animal: The national animal of Madagascar is the Lemur. Lemurs are only found in Madagascar. 10. National Flower: The national flower of Madagascar is the Poinciana. African Rain stick Craft What you need: • Paper towel roll • Aluminum Foil • Glue or Mod Podge • Coloured tissue paper • Thumb Tacks • Filler: rice, corn kernels, small buttons, pony beads etc What to do: 1. Push, hammer or tap your tacks into the tube (you may need to make small cuts with an exact-o knife to insert the tacks). 2. Once you have all of your tacks in, (remember: more is better), roll your tube up in aluminum foil. 3. Give a good squeeze all the way around so the foil is tight to the tube, and stuff the excess at ONE of the ends into the tube, plugging that end good and tight with foil 4. Pour your filler items (beads/rice/small corn kernels etc.) into the open end of the tube. Keep your items small (rice is ideal) so they don’t get jammed between the tacks. Now seal up the open end just like you sealed the bottom. 5. To decorate your rain sticks you can brush them with some watered down white glue, and then cover them with squares of coloured tissue paper, giving the tissue a light coating of the watered down glue. 6. Once your rain sticks are dry, tip them back and forth to hear the sound they make. African Paper Plate Mask What you need: • Paper plate • Hole punch • Craft knife • Pipe cleaners • Beads • Newspapers • White glue • Paint brush • Tempera or poster paint • Coloured pasta or crepe paper strips What to do: 1. Punch 8 holes around the top half portion of the plate. 2. Draw and cut out a pair of holes. 3. Take some strips of newspaper, twist and form them into a mouth and nose shape. 4. Use white glue to attach the nose and mouth. 5. Allow the glue to dry. 6. Paint your mask brown. 7. Use white paint to make designs on the mask. Dots and stripes are common African mask elements and they're pretty easy to make. Try using the opposite tip of your brush for making dots. You may use your fingers too. 8. Cut 4 pipe cleaners in half and attach each piece to a hole on the mask. Simply loop one end of the pipe cleaner around the hole and twist it to secure it in place. 9. String coloured pasta and beads through each pipe cleaner. Seal the end by folding down the tip of the pipe cleaner. 10. Once you’re finished, you’re ready to show off your African mask. Balancing Act: The African people go about their daily business with pots/baskets filled with water, food, blankets, etc. on top of their heads. Let children practice balancing things on their heads; folded blankets/towels, a light basket, or a light book. Slings: Women in Africa spend a lot of time with their children in a sling on their back. Make a simple sling using a blanket for the children to use and carry a doll in the sling. Galloping Zebras: Have children stand in a large circle and pretend to be zebras. Have one child stand in the middle and beat a drum using fast and slow rhythms and the other children can gallop to the beat of the drum. Monkey See, Monkey Do: Have children stand in a circle. Choose one child to make a funny movement and have the others try to imitate them. The Clapping Game 1. Provider calls out to the group. Remind the children that you will try to trick them zebra, gorilla, Kwanzaa, shoe, taco, hippopotamus, Nile River, Sahara Desert, African masks, blue, polar bears, sock, talking drums, lion, dung beetle, white rhino, peanuts, balance items on head, pink, sink, t.v., watch, computer, chimpanzee, ostrich, cape seal, rock, python, flamingo, cheetah, spoon, balloon, monkey, hyena, jackal, elephant, book, leopard, aardvark, cape buffalo, wildebeests, anteaters, antelopes, lemur, tsetse fly, army ants, chair, hair, fork, table, meerkat, African violet plant, carry baby in a sling, rainstick, 2nd largest continent in the world, giraffe, grasslands, jungle, carry pots on top of head. 2. Children clap if the item called out by the Provider lives in Africa or if it is related to Africa. 1. Madagascar: Letters of the Red Island by Emma Fowler 2. 123 Count With Animals: Madagascar by Michele Boyd 3. We Visit Madagascar by Tammy Gagne 4. In Search of Lemurs by Joyce Ann Powzyk The Lemur is the national animal of Madagascar and can only be found living in Madagascar. Almost half of the world’s chameleons are found only in Madagascar. Known for their ability to change colour, these reptiles vary their appearance to blend into their surroundings. Welcome to kids kitchen… The “Kids Kitchen” section is an exploration of food and cuisine around the world, each month we will discover a new country. “Kids Kitchen” includes the following: • Kitchen/food/cooking activities: Each month complete new kitchen/food/cooking related activities that will teach children important life skills. • Activity books: Each child has received a “Together Wee Can Taste the World” activity book, which include different food related activities. Each month help children work on a new activity in their books. • Local Food: You will find information about local food in each country along with some popular recipes. Explore new foods by making some of these recipes with the children. • Favourite Recipe: The children’s activity books include blank recipe pages, one for each country. You can use these pages to record a favourite recipe; pictures of children cooking/eating local foods, or children can draw or cut and paste pictures of local foods. The kebab is a dish made up of meat, fish, vegetables or fruit grilled on a skewer. A skewer is a long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food together while cooking. Kebabs are delicious and often cooked on the BBQ and eaten during the summer months. This activity promotes: Learning patterns, sorting (biggest to smallest), colour grouping, names of fruits and veggies, and fine motor skills. What you need: • Lunchmeats, cheese, fruits, veggies, and even sandwiches. • Wooden skewers • Cookie cutters What to do: 1. Wash and cut fruits and veggies 2. To make kebabs a little more fun, you can cut foods into fun shapes using cookie cutters. 3. Children can make any combination they wish, just slide foods onto the skewer. 4. NOTE: young children may need help with this. Fruit French Toast Avocados are one of the wonderful fruits of summer, high in nutrition and flavour. Did you know you can grow an avocado tree using the pit from an avocado? It’s surprisingly easy to grow your own avocado tree and it makes a great educational project. What you need: • An avocado • Toothpicks • Glass of water • Pot • Soil Step 1 – Remove and Clean Pit: You’ll need to start by removing the pit from the avocado carefully (without cutting it), and then washing it clean of all the avocado fruit (often it helps to soak the pit in some water for a few minutes and then scrub all the remaining fruit off).
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