This story is about:

The Noisy Chimpanzees

understanding natural

disasters

being aware of

nature's warning signs

helping others to avoid

danger

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C. Read the story summary aloud, pointing to the different
pictures as you describe each part.

CDRM Competencies
Understaning natural disasters
Being aware of nature's warning signs
Helping others to avoid danger

D. Discuss with learners the meaning of 'flood'. Explain that

a flood is one kind of natural disaster. Ask learners to
identify other types of natural disasters that may happen in
their area (for example: storms, mudslides, drought).

Learning Outcomes
Name common wild animals of Uganda
Identify one or more natural disasters that may occur
in Uganda
Identify one or more of nature's warning signs

E. Ask the learners questions like these:

What were the chimpanzees eating?
What did they do when they heard a big noise?
How did the animals in the village know that a flood was
coming?
What did the people do when they saw the animals
running?
How can people help each other when they hear that a
flood is coming?

Key Words
chimpanzee, cow, goat, warn, warning sign, natural
disaster, flood, wild, gather, screech, ground, natural
disaster

Review Vocabulary
forest, rain, river, run, safey, jump, noisy, village,
hurt

Teacher Guidance Notes

This story should be taught first orally in the language of
instruction so that learners can interact with the key messages in
a language that they understand well. The main objective is to use
the story to teach students important skills, values and behaviours
for life. This story focuses on the importance of recognising nature's
warning signs in order to stay safe from natural disasters. If the
langauge of instruction at your school is not English, you should
prepare the lesson by translating the story into the learners' mother
tongue. After introducing and discussing the story in the learners'
mother tongue, the pictures can also be used to teach English
language and literacy by having learners tell a simpler version of the
story, learn the key words in English, and write sentences
describing each picture.

One day, some chimpanzees were eating their lunch

in the forest.
Suddenly, the chimpanzees heard a big noise. A lot
of water was coming very, very fast. They were very
upset and afraid. They started jumping up and down
and screeching at the top of their lungs.
The animals in the village heard the noisy
chimpanzees. They started running as fast as they
could up the hill to higher ground.
The people in the village saw their animals running.
It was a warning sign. They knew a flood was
coming. So they gathered their things and ran to
safety. The flood came, but it never hurt anybody,
thanks to the noisy chimpanzees.

Steps:
A. Let learners look at the pictures and describe what they see. Ask them
which picture is first, second, third, and fourth.
B. Brainstorm with learners the names of wild animals they know.
Differentiate betwen wild and domestic animals, using familiar examples.

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Activities
A. Invite pairs of learners to retell the story. One can point to
the pictures while the other tells the story.
B. Have small groups of learners role play the story. One or
more learners can take the role of a character (chimpanzee,
domestic animal, or villager), each one warning the next that
a flood is coming.
C. Play the game 'WHAT AM I FEELING?' As an example,
Demonstrate the facial expressions and body language that
show feelings (happy, sad, upset, afraid). Then, in small
groups, tell one learner to silently demonstrate an emotion
and let the others guess what it is.
D. Have the learners draw a picture of another type of natural
disaster that may occur in your region (storm with lightning
strikes, mudslide, volcano). In groups, invite them to display
their drawings and name at least one of the warning signs.
E. Tell learners (for homework) to ask their parents or
grandparents about natural disasters that have occurred in
the past. Help them make a list of questions that ask about
nature's warning signs and ways of protecting people,
animals and crops. Let them tell their stories to the class on
the following day.