Elementary School Lesson, South Africa – a country on the continent of Africa
The Rand is the currency of South Africa. The money comes in bills of 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 each with a picture of Nelson Mandela, father of the country, on the front of the bill and one of the big five animals on the back of the bill.
Homework
FILL-IN THE BLANK
- The __________ is the national flower of South Africa.
- South Africa’s nickname is the __________ Nation.
- The __________ is part of the Big 5 animals.
- South Africa has ___ capital cities.
- The 6 colors of the South African flag are ____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____.
MATCHING
COLORING PAGE
Print, then read and color this South Africa Fast Facts coloring page from Blogspot
WATCH VIDEO
Watch the Africa Football video below then write 5 sentences about what you think are the differences and similarities between playing soccer in USA and in Africa. What did you learn in the video? What did you find interesting? Do you have any interesting ideas like this kid did?
South Africa Photo Gallery
Traditional huts on a farm outside of Ixopo 
Road was built as to plan! – problem is plan forgot to mention the existing electrical poles 
Event cooking in South Africa with potjies 
What did South Africa use before candles? Electricity! 
Walking with the Nyala at Tala Valley Game Reserve 
Green grass on the Drak 
A Guesthouse welcomes guests in Afrikaans 
Elephant in Hluhluwe Game Park 
Hippos in St Lucia Estuary 
Elephant in Hluhluwe Game Reserve 
What’s better than meat over a fire? 
Channel between two of the Kosi lakes 
The Durban, South Africa skyline 
when nothing will do, fool the mind – in Cape Town, South Africa 
the fishing boats at Kalk Bay 
Cape Town at it’s usual stunning 
Beach huts in Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa 
South Africa’s national flower – the Protea 
Devil’s Peak, Cape Town, South Africa 
a campfire and potjie 
The Beach Roads of Mozambique 
More Resources
Crayola’s free printable coloring page of South Africa.
South African Homeschool Free Printable Worksheets
From Kids World Travel Guide – South Africa for Kids
South Africa Facts country info
National Geographic’s South Africa for Kids
