I bless the rains down in Africa.....

I am SO excited for our study of Africa.  So many people know so little about this continent.  We will spend the next month unraveling the mystery of this diverse continent.

To begin, we will study the vast differences in its geography. The image below is a key to the Africa map we started in class on Monday.  The Quiz over this map, vocabulary, and other geographic information we'll learn this week will be on Friday.

And here are the links to the songs we listened to as we created it.  Enjoy!
Toto, Africa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY
The Clash, Rock the Casbah:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ

Africa Physical Map Key

We Didn't Start the Fire

As we study the Cold War this week, I am reminded of a song that, once I get started singing, I can't stop.  Thought my 7th graders of 2014 would enjoy a song from my youth! 

We Didn't Start the Fire Video

Explanation of the meaning of each lyric

Enjoy!