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Nigerian nibbles

Can you remember what these Nigerian dishes are called?

Which would you like to try the most and how do you think it would taste? Can you think of adjectives to describe the taste, texture and smell?

What would the recipes be?

Murky maths

Searching for supper

What ingredients did we find in Brixton market that could be used in Nigerian cooking?
What else could you cook with these ingredients?

Devour these words

Find all the words about the book we are reading Why the Sky is Far Away. Then use the internet and a dictionary to find and blog the meaning for each word.

Face off

What do you think of the traditional Nigerian clothes we tried on in class?

Ijó wa ni dun

Yesterday we listened very carefully to four different Nigerian songs.

What was your favourite song and why? 

How many people do you think are playing in your favourite song and what musical instruments are they playing?

Where might you hear this music and what is it about?

Word play

Try to finish the word search about Nigeria. Then blog what you think the words mean.

Festival fun!

Take a look at this photograph of a festival in a Nigerian village. 

What do you think is being celebrated? 

What sounds do you think you would hear around you if you were there? 

How do you think the villagers prepared for the festival?

A groovy fella

Smokey has been learning all about Fela Kuti and Afrobeat at the Kalakuta Museum in Ikeja, Lagos.
What do you know and what would you like to find out about Nigerian music?

The further adventures of Smokey ...



Smokey landed safely this morning after a six hour flight.
Where is he and how do you know?
Where would you recommend Smokey visit on his holiday?
Is there anything you would like him to find out about the country he has travelled to?

Go super eagles!

Next term our topic work will be all about Nigeria. 

What do you know about Nigeria and what would you like to find out?