Learning Safari: The Oldest Finger-Paintings in the World
Recommended for Grades: Preschool, K, 1, 2
Scientists discovered the oldest cave drawings in the world in the African country of Botswana. See pictures of these cool paintings and figure out what stories they tell. Then you get to pretend to be one of the ancients and write a picture-message for the future.
Iowa Core | Pre-visit Materials | Vocabulary | Post-visit Activity | Resources
Iowa Core Essential Concepts
- Reading: Read for a variety of purposes and across content areas.
- Reading: Use a variety of strategies and skills to comprehend and interpret fiction.
- Reading: Use a variety of strategies to develop and expand reading vocabulary.
- Listening: Listen for information and understanding
- Listening: Listen for interpretation, analysis, and evaluation
- Behavioral Sciences: Understand all people have individual traits.
- Behavioral Sciences: Understand the relationship of the individual to the components of society and culture
- Geography: Understand how geographic and human characteristics create culture and define regions
- History: Understand individuals and groups within a society my promote change of the status quo
Pre-visit Materials.
- What’s it like in a cave? Using a blanket and some chairs, create a cave students can crawl inside. For effect, you can even use a fake candle and read a story inside.
- Where is Africa? Using a globe or map, show students where Africa is located compared to the United States.
- Finger Paintings. Paint like the ancients–use your fingers or even a stick with some grasses attached to paint a picture.
Vocabulary
- Cave
- Ancient
- Natural
- Artifacts
Post-visit Activities
- Borrow the museum’s free “Africa” Traveling Trunk
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Suggested Resources
Books
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Internet
PBS Ancient Egypt: http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/
African Children’s Games: http://www.ibike.org/library/africakids.htm
