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Crossword: Lions at Lunchtime (primary)	Featuring vocabulary from Mary Pope Osborne's 11th Magic Tree House book (this crossword can be used without the book). Comprehension questions for this book are available on our member site.
Unscramble the Words: Lions at Lunchtime	Featuring vocabulary from Mary Pope Osborne's 11th Magic Tree House book (this word scramble can be used without the book). Comprehension questions for this book are available on our member site.
Word Search: Lions at Lunchtime (primary/elem)	Featuring vocabulary from Mary Pope Osborne's 11th Magic Tree House book (this word search can be used without the book). Comprehension questions for this book are available on our member site.
Bar Graph (create): Favorite Savanna Animal	Create a bar graph to show information about favorite savanna animals.
Bulletin Board Trim: Safari theme (small)	Scalloped edge, full color, with the words "Let's Explore!"
Coloring Page: Cheetah	Color this picture of a cheetah or trace and cut out for a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Giraffe	Color this picture of a giraffe or trace and cut out for a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Lion	Color this picture of a lion or trace and cut out to make a shapebook.
Coloring Page: Zebra	Color this picture of a zebra or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Comprehension: African Elephant (elem)	A simple reading comprehension about the African elephant.
Crossword: African Savanna	4 ACROSS: Long-necked animal that eats plants.
Desk Tag: African Animals - Elephant (primary lines)
Desk Tag: African Animals - Lion (primary lines)
Did You Know? Savannah	Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about the savannah.
Fact Sheet: Savanna	Brief introduction to the savanna habitat.
Illustration: Habitats (Page 1, Black/White)	Use these pictures of various habitats to illustrate reports, bulletin boards, and more (rain forest, desert, ocean/coral reef, savannah/grasslands).
Illustrations: Habitats (Page 1, Color)	Use these pictures of various habitats to illustrate reports, bulletin boards, and more (rain forest, desert, ocean/coral reef, savannah/grasslands).
KWL: Savanna	Use this form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about the African savanna.
Memory Game: Savannah	Fun pictures of animals of the African savannah make these flashcards useful for African-themed activities.
Report Form: The African Savannah	Full page report format for students to write a report on the savannah.
Research Cards: Savannah	Print out these cards and use them to research a report on the savannah.
Shapebook: Elephants	[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This lined, elephant-shaped shapebook has prompts for students to answer about elephants.
Shapebook: Hippopotamus (Elementary)	[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This hippopotamus-shaped shapebook has writing prompts on each page for students to answer questions about hippos.
Survey: Favorite Savannah Animal	Find out about people's favorite savannah animal with this handy form.
Unscramble the Words: African Animals	[member-created with abctools] From "camel" to "gazelle".
Unscramble the Words: Savannah	[member-created with abctools] Unscramble the words from "environment" to "zebra".
Word Search: African Animals	[member-created with abctools] From "aardvark" to "wildebeest"
Word Search: Savannah	[member-created with abctools] Find the words from "Africa" to "zebra" in this lion-shaped word search.
Word Wall: African Animals	[member-created with abctools] From "camel" to "zebra". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls.

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Book: Lions at Lunchtime (primary)	Review vocabulary and facts featured in Mary Pope Osborne's 11th Magic Tree House book (most of this lesson can be used without the book). Also on abcteach.com: crossword, word search, and word scramble.
Board Game: Safari Fun (primary/elem)	"Saw a zebra. Move 2 spaces." Fun safari-themed board game.
Border Paper: Africa	Animal border for students to color. Narrow lines for writing.
Border Paper: Africa (2)	Lined paper with a wildlife scene in the top border.
Border Paper: Africa (3)	Narrow-lined paper with a man and woman in cultural dress in the upper corners.
Border Paper: African Animals	Narrow-lined paper with African animals in the surrounding border.
Comprehension: Cheetah (primary)	A very easy reading comprehension about cheetahs.
Comprehension: Cheetah (upper elementary)	This cat is the fastest animal in the world! Learn more with this two page reading comprehension.
Comprehension: Kenya (elementary/upper elementary)	Reading comprehensions on Kenya's geography, culture, and animals, along with writing exercises.
Comprehension: Leopards (primary)	A very easy reading comprehension about leopards.
Comprehension: Lions (primary)	A very easy reading comprehension about lions.
Comprehension: Rhinoceros (elem/upper elem)	A short reading comprehension about this endangered animal.
Comprehension: Tigers (primary)	A very easy reading comprehension about tigers.
Desk Tag: African Animal - Bongo	Pattern of this rain forest antelope's skin.
Desk Tag: African Animal - Cheetah	Pattern of this grassland big cat's skin.
Desk Tag: African Animal - Giraffe	Pattern of this grassland animal's skin.
Desk Tag: African Animal - Zebra	Pattern of this grassland equid's skin.
Desk Tag: African Animals - Giraffe (primary lines)
Desk Tag: African Animals - Lion (primary lines)
Desk Tag: Asian Animal - Tiger	Pattern of this rain forest big cat's skin.
Desk Tag: Explorer (primary lines)	With a safari hat and binoculars.
Desk Tag: Safari Kids
Fact Card: African Animals 1	Facts about African animals with color photographs.
Fact Card: African Animals 2	Facts about African animals, with color photographs.
Fact Card: African Animals 3	Facts about African animals, with color photographs.
Game: Search a Word 4 x 4 (African animals)	A giraffe and a hippo peek out from behind this game board.
Matching: African Animals (multi-age)	Match the African animals in upper-case letters to lower-case letters; match the full-size animals to their colorful close-up fur patterns.
Paper Bag Puppet: Safari Boy
Paper Bag Puppet: Safari Girl
Clip Art: Patterns: Cheetah Color	animals patterns icon
Research and Report: Elephants	Report planner, KWL, and a page to to write a report on elephants.
Shapebook: Habitat- Grasslands	[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This smiling rhino shapebook is a fun way to learn grasslands vocabulary. Makes a great shapebook or bulletin board decoration.
Sign: Geo Safari Center	Illustrated, full-color center sign.
Sign: Grassland Animals
Unit: African Elephant (elementary)	The African elephant chart-reading and graphing unit includes a reading and comprehension sheet to give students background information about African elephants. The chart reading and graphing tasks are based on real data about African elephants, and thus can be considered real-world problem-solving experiences.
Unit: Lions (elementary/ upper elementary)	Reading comprehension questions (multiple choice and true/false), math, word fun, and more - all related to the topic of these "great cats"!
Word Crypto: Grasslands Animals (elem/upper elem)	Fill in the missing letters from each grasslands-themed word; then use the letters to decode the secret message! Vocabulary fun.
Word Crypto: Grasslands Animals (primary/elem) -clues	Fill in the missing letters from each grasslands-themed word; then use the letters to decode the secret message! Vocabulary fun. This easier version provides a word bank.
Word Search: Animals of the Savanna	[member-created with abctools] This document was made with the abcteach word search puzzle tool.
Word Wall: African Animals (pictures)	From "African buffalo" to "zebra". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Word Problems: Safari theme (primary)	"We saw 9 elephants and 4 buffalo. How many animals did we see in all?" 7 pages; 1 problem per page.
Dominoes: African Animals
Graph: African Animals (primary)	Look at the picture, answer the questions, and complete the graph.
Comprehensions: African Animals (primary)	Very short (1 page) reading comprehensions for 10 African animals.
Early Reader: Safari theme (color)	"I went on a safari and I saw trees." An early reader booklet with a safari theme.
Color and Write Prompt: Explorer (elem)	A picture of a pith helmet to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.
Early Reader: Safari theme (grayscale)	"I went on a safari and I saw trees." An early reader booklet with a safari theme.
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