Animals of the African Grasslands

Animals of the African Grasslands Pages 4–7PredictThis is the introduction. This introduction says thatgrasslands cover large parts of Africa.Point out the map of Africa and the amount of grasslandsshaded.Look at the photos on this page. What do you thinkgrasslands are like? What types of animals will call thegrasslands their home?Turn to page 6.The next chapter is about plant-eaters. This page says thatthe grasslands of Africa feed millions of animals. How wouldthere be enough food for all the different types of animals?How would they share the plants?Read to the end of page 7.ReflectTell me in your own words something that you discoveredabout animals that live on the African grasslands?How do the many types of plant-eaters share the plants?Observe and supportDoes the child check what she or he read with thephonic information on the page?How did you know that word was ‘antelope’? What didyou check at the start of the word? What did you lookfor at the end of the word? What else did you check?4