Malawi for World Orphan Week

Free lesson plan and accompanying materials in PDF:

African Folk Tales:

Children can explore various African folk tales, helping them understand the culture of children in central/southern Africa and Malawi and improving their literacy skills. This lesson is intended for Kindergarten-Grade 1 students.

Download the African Folk Tales lesson plan here.

Water in Malawi:

This lesson helps students understand thatwater is an important resource and that
people in Malawi cannot access it as easily as we can in Canada. It is geared towards a Kindergarten-Grade 1 audience.

Wants and Needs:

This lesson helps students understand the basic needs that children share
and the fact that many in this world don’t have those needs met. It leads children to distinguish between needs and wants and to share their ideas with others. It is recommended for Kindergarten- Grade 1

Download the Wants and Needs lesson plan here.

Introduction to Malawi:

This general introduction to the country of Malawi helps students understand where
Malawi is, what it is like there and how it is different from Canada. It can be catered to Grade 1- Grade 6 students.

Download the Introduction to Malawi lesson plan here.

Employment:

This lesson helps students understand how money is made to support people and the economy of Malawi with some comparisons to Canada. It is intended for students in Grade 3-Grade 6.

Download the Employment in Malawi lesson plan here

HIV/AIDS:

This lesson provides an introduction to HIV/AIDS and related issues in Malawi.  It is more advanced than other lessons and is recommended for Grade 8 and up

Download the HIV/AIDS in Malawi lesson plan here.

Accompanying materials for download:

Disease Fact Sheet

Disease Grid

HIV/AIDS Quiz

HIV/AIDS Statements

HIV/AIDS Situations and Solutions

Learn more about SOS Children's Villages work in Malawi here.

If you have any problems downloading the files, please contact wowteam@soschildrensvillages.ca.