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Learning Standards:
25.A.2b, 25.B.2, 26.A.2b, 26.B.2b

Integrated Subjects:
Science, Geography

Instructional Goals:
* Students will recognize which animals live in the African Savannah
* Students will participate in a movement game in which they imitate the different animals

Materials:
**NONE**

Anticipatory Set:
1. The teacher will ask the students which animals they think live in the African Savannah.
2. Next, the teacher will lead a discussion on Africa, leading the children to discover what animals do live on the Savannah.
3. The teacher will ask the students to give examples of movements that imitate the animals.

Activities:
1. The class will agree upon movements that properly represent an elephant, a giraffe, and a zebra. Then, the teacher will call out the animals and the students will do the proper movement.
2. After the children have memorized the movements, the class will get into a circle. The teacher will stand in the middle of the circle, pointing at specific children. When she points, she will say the name of an animal. If it is one of the animals that live in the African Savannah, the child should make the appropriate movement. If not, then the child should freeze.
3. The game begins! The teacher will go around the circle. If the child makes the proper movement then he stays in the game. If he doesn't, then he takes himself out of the game. The teacher can decide whether to play until there is one winner left, or multiple winners.
4. The class can play the game many times, switching callers, and going faster and faster to make the game more challenging.

Teacher's Role:
The teacher is basically a guide in this project. The teacher needs to be sure that the movements are appropriate, and that the children can handle the loose structure of the game.

Creative Question Suggestions:
1. What movements can we make with our bodies that can make us look like certain animals?
2. After the game is over, the teacher can ask the students who did particularly well how they concentrated. What factors influenced your concentration? Did anything help you stay concentrated? What interrupted your concentration?

Troubleshooting:
* The teacher should make sure that the students have enough room to make the appropriate movements. Be sure that everyone is an arms length away to avoid accidents.

Evaluation:
1. The students will be evaluated on their participation and behavior. Did they play the game? Did they make appropriate movements? If they needed to take themselves out of the game, did they do so without a fuss? Did they sit quietly while the rest of the students finished the game?

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