This song will stay with you forever. Mangwanani mambakwedza, or one dawn morning.A simple soulful song that tells of mystical times and happenings in an African forest.A life-changing event for a young child, sung in female vocals. “Translation of first few lines:One dawn morningI met an old womanWho was riding a white hyenaWith an owl… Continue reading Mangwanani mambakwedza
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Day Thirty One Shona Challenge – challenge a friend
It’s day 31 of the #ShonaChallenge!We’ve come to the end of our Shona Challenge with Sarura Kids.Thank you so much to everyone who took part. You really made our May. We’ve learnt so much in this month, and we hope you have too.Shona is one of those languages that is a joy to speak and… Continue reading Day Thirty One Shona Challenge – challenge a friend
Let’s make a pom pom rainbow
Let’s make a pom pom rainbow together today. We love art projects for a great number of reasons.Not least because they improve gross and fine motor skills. But also because they are a great way to learn the different colours of the rainbow. Today we explore the different colours of the rainbow with Ano and… Continue reading Let’s make a pom pom rainbow
Day Twenty Seven Shona Challenge – 5 mountains in Zimbabwe
It’s day 27 of the #ShonaChallenge and today we will name 5 mountains in Zimbabwe. Gogo Alice is here to help! Let’s dive right in and name 5 mountains in Zimbabwe together. We’re so grateful that you’ve been taking part in the Shona challenge with us. Don’t forget it’s open to the whole family. We’d… Continue reading Day Twenty Seven Shona Challenge – 5 mountains in Zimbabwe
Day Twenty Six Shona Challenge – 5 cities in Zimbabwe
It’s day 26 of the #ShonaChallenge and it’s time to name 5 cities in Zimbabwe…These are the top 5 cities in Zimbabwe in terms of population, and Gogo Alice is going to go over their names. But before you listen, can you guess what the top 5 cities in Zimbabwe are by population? After Gogo… Continue reading Day Twenty Six Shona Challenge – 5 cities in Zimbabwe
Day Twenty Five Shona Challenge – Madimikira
It’s day 25 of the #ShonaChallenge and today we are going to learn some madimikira, or metaphors in Shona language!Metaphors are a staple of all language. And Shona metaphors are no different. They add flavour to language, and some are more elaborate than others. The beauty of language is within the creative pepper that we… Continue reading Day Twenty Five Shona Challenge – Madimikira
Day Twenty Four Shona Challenge – Nyaudzosingwi
Welcome to day 24 of our May #ShonaChallenge!Today we are learning nyaudzosingwi or ideophones in Shona language.We hope you are starting to get better at hearing what it sounds like when someone is speaking in Shona now. Today’s video is great because it adds that extra oomph! to the Shona language. Gogo Alice gives you… Continue reading Day Twenty Four Shona Challenge – Nyaudzosingwi
Day Twenty Three Shona Challenge – Tsumo
Ngatidzidzirei tsumo dze ChiShona. It’s day 23 of the #ShonaChallenge! And today we are learning some idioms in Shona.Idioms are known as tsumo in Shona.Gosh the month is flying by isn’t it? How many of these tsumo did you know? We’re so grateful that you’ve been taking part in the Shona challenge with us. Don’t… Continue reading Day Twenty Three Shona Challenge – Tsumo
Energy transfer for kids
Today we are explaining energy transfer for kids using marbles. These are just some of our fun marble experiments for kids that prove a hit over and over again.As always make sure you supervise children whenever you are conducting activities like this. Ano and Vongai both love these experiments. Can you guess what will happen… Continue reading Energy transfer for kids
Day Twenty One Shona Challenge – Zimbabwean celebrities
It’s day 21 of the #ShonaChallenge!Today we are going to be learning about 2 Zimbabwean celebrities. The first one is Tawanda Kanhema. Gogo Alice tells us about the work that he did helping map places in Zimbabwe for Google Maps. He’s one of our role models, and we are so proud of the work he… Continue reading Day Twenty One Shona Challenge – Zimbabwean celebrities