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I have no clue what to write for an introduction here. So imagine I wrote something super original, about this Ethiopia Unit, and you were super entertained and I got your attention. Sorry, my brain is fried right now so I’m sure I’ll be revising this geography lesson later as I’m adding it into my Africa Unit.
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Ethiopia Unit resources
Okay, let me wander through my list of resources and see what I can find for Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia by the CIA– I gotta say, I find the idea of getting facts from the CIA hilarious, but the facts aren’t that interesting
- 59 facts about Ethiopia
- 40 facts about Ethiopia
- Ethiopia Kids’ World Travel Guide
- 39 Cool Kids’ Facts about Ethiopia
- Ethiopia Facts for Kids
And our YouTube videos:
And let’s talk about the flag:
Ethiopia booklist
I’m gonna tell you none of these books are super great, and one doesn’t even take place in Ethiopia, but rather takes place in America as someone remember their home
- Fire on the Mountain– I have zero memories of this book
- Christmas around the world– again, zero memories, which tells you how memorable these books are
- Faraway Home– I’m a sucker for a story like this, so I’m totally happy to read a good story of a father telling about his life back where he grew up
- New shoes for Helen– a simple book showing how everyone has the same experiences around the world, so Helen getting new shoes in Ethiopia is the same experience for kids in the USA
Ethiopia Unit recipe: Injuera (Ethiopia Flatbread)
We combined this recipe with another country’s recipe, possibly with two other country’s recipes. This was a type of flat bread that reminds me a fair amount of crepes.
Injera ingredients
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 3 1/2 cups warm water
Making the Injera
- Mix it all together to form the batter.Set the batter aside to let it rise and become stretchy.
- When ready to cook, stir batter again while the pan is heating.
- Cook on pan with no oil on medium heat, swirl in pan to form a thin layer.
- Watch as the bubbles form, do not flip.
- Injera is done when bubbles have formed over entire surface, slip out of pan and pour in batter for next injera.
Injera, Ethiopian flatbread
A delicious flatbread from Africa to use with any tacos you want to make for your family.
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
3 minutes
Total Time
3 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 cups self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 3 1/2 cups warm water
Instructions
- Mix it all together to form the batter.
- Set the batter aside to let it rise and become stretchy.
- When ready to cook, stir batter again while the pan is heating.
- Cook on pan with no oil on medium heat, swirl in pan to form a thin layer. Watch as the bubbles form, do not flip. Injera is done when bubbles have formed over entire surface, slip out of pan and pour in batter for next injera.
Ethiopia Unit noteboking pages
We used our Africa notebooking pages and filled them out. I have to admit we did not make any minibooks and I forgot to write down the animals you could fill out the Animal Report minibook.
Here are my facts I wrote down:
- they have a federal parliamentary republic
- Ethiopia was never colonized by Europians
- They have a hyena town!
- BLUE LAVA!!!!!!!
- They have a different calendar from most of the world
- They have the most active volcano in the world
More great learning ideas
I’m just going to grab some random posts
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