The School Life in Malawi Pack

Help your children to explore what life is like for children at a school in a Malawi with this comprehensive pack of teaching, activity and display resources. It includes a topic guide, posters, fact files, maps, teacher and student profiles, banners, bunting and more!

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In this Teaching Pack…..

Guide / Powerpoint

A 10 Page Guide that can be used to teach your children about Africa, Malawi and school life at Matandani Primary School. Includes information about the climate, seasons, language, school years, the school day, subjects, classes and more!

Malawi Image Pack

A set of forty two images (with captions) that show different aspects of life in Malawi. Use them for discussion, inference and comparison with life where you are.

Malawi Fact Cards

Two Fact Files – A handy one-page guide that can be used to learn about Malawi. Available in two different versions and covers population, geography, economy, landmarks, sport, language, food and more!

Malawi Fact File

Two Fact Files – A handy one-page guide that can be used to learn about Malawi. Available in two different versions and covers population, geography, economy, landmarks, sport, language, food and more!

Maps

Four Maps that show Malawi and Africa. Also includes outline maps so that your children can add / label places and features.

Similarities & Differences

A collection of twenty images that show different aspects of life (and school) in Malawi. Can your children identify similarities and differences with their own experiences? What else would they like to find out?

School Timetables

Explore three timetables for different year groups in Matandani Primary School and answer our related questions. Why not compare them with your own school timetable too?

Chichewa Language

Three posters that show words and phrases used in general conversation, numbers and colours in English and Chichewa.

School Shop Problems

A Set of problems – Discover the prices of items in the Matandani school shop (in Malawian Kwacha) and use them to solve our related problems!

Get all that plus the following items too.

  • Malawi Fact File Questions – Two Sets of comprehension questions to test your children’s understanding of our Malawi Fact Files!

  • Flag of Malawi – Learn about the different parts of the flag of Malawi
  • National Anthem of Malawi – Learn the song that is sung by children every morning
  • Pupil Profiles – Learn about the lives of six children Pupil Profile Templates
  • Teacher Profiles with related comprehension questions.
  • School Crest – What does it represent?
  • Matandani School Uniform – compare with your own uniform
  • Two Weather Resources – Whats the weather like in Malawi?
  • Three sets of English/Chichewa cards
  • Display Banners – to add to your display boards
  • Two Sets of Bunting – Malawi style and Africa style

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