This inspiring story is regarded as a classic in South African children’s literature. You will need to source the story book at your library.
A farmer finds an eaglet and takes it home to his children and raises it among the chickens. A visiting friend sets out to prove to the farmer that the grown eagle has not forgotten its identity, but can fly as all eagles do. To his dismay, all attempts to get the eagle to fly are in vain, until one morning at dawn…
The story is simple, but the meaning profound. It’s message is one to be pondered by young and old alike, but especially by children, like so many in Africa, who live in less than ideal circumstances…We are all created with potential to soar like eagles…and not just live our lives, scratching in the dirt, like chickens.
This South African unit study is best suited for children between the ages of 4-8 years. It is ideal for families who enjoying notebooking or lapbooking activities. Included in this 27 page Fly, Eagle Fly! ebook are:
- narration notebooking pages,
- copywork pages
- Bible Memory verse copywork pages
- lessons about light and colour,
- a colour wheel to make
- lessons about birds, flight and birds of prey,
- a lifecycle wheel to make,
- various mini-books about the sun and solar system, planets, birds, the Xhosa people
- outline map of South Africa
- directions for a 3D model hut
- opposites matching card game and more.
