Wonderful way to introduce young students to continent of Africa.

My Take

This product gives students a lot of information, but I think that it does it in a nice way. Claire mentions a vocab word, Ansel asks for a meaning, and Claire provides the meaning for the word. The children then are able to take a picture to remember what they learned and to access that learning when they go through their scrapbook. I know some people don't like that it uses cartoon characters, but I felt they were very well done and look very close to what the actual animals look like and less like a cartoon. This allows them to provide some movement in the animals. I think it's hard for young children to get information from to use in reports because it does speak in a normal rate, but to introduce a unit on Africa, it's a good way to hook the students and get them excited about what they will be learning.