A Day In Nigeria Diary
Use our Nigeria diary template to write about a day in the life of someone living there, including the food you might eat, school and much more...
Niger
Introduce Niger to the kids with some interesting facts and our flag printables, colouring page and worksheets.
Learn About Niger
- The Republic of Niger is a large landlocked west African country, covering 1,267 million square km - almost twice the size of Texas.
- The country is named after the Niger river, Africa’s third longest, which flows in the south west and provides much needed water.
- The name ‘Niger’ derives from a Temashek word meaning ‘river of rivers’.
- Niger is one of ther world’s hottest countries and is known as ‘the frying pan of Africa’.
- The Saharan and Sahel desert regions cover 80% of the land with most people living, not surprisingly, in the more fertile south.
- The country as an ancient trading crossroads for Saharan caravans. It became a French colony from 1922 until independence in 1960.
- Muslim Tuareg nomads are known as ‘blue men’ due to the indigo dyed cloth covering their faces.
- Niamey, the capital city, is home to over 1 million inhabitants.
- Niger has the highest fertility rate in the world, with each family having over 7 children! It has the world’s highest birth rate of 3.8%.
The Niger Flag
The orange, white and green of Niger’s flag represent the Sahara Desert, purity, hope and the regions of southern Niger. The circle in the centre symbolises independence and the sun.
Our Niger Resources
Climate Of Nigeria Worksheet
Learn a little about the weather in Nigeria then record what you find on this fun worksheet, which includes phone weather app!
Culture In Nigeria
Find out about the different aspects of culture in Nigeria, then use what you find out to fill in the boxes on this worksheet.
Design A Tourism Poster For Nigeria
Here's a fun activity if the kids are learning about Nigeria. Can they design a poster encouraging tourists to visit the country?
Food From Nigeria Worksheet
What is the typical food like in Nigeria? Find out then write about it, and draw a typical meal, on this fun worksheet...
Niger Flag Colouring Page
You will need your orange and green pencils to colour in the flag of Niger.
Niger Flag Printable
We have the flag of Niger for you here, in four different printable sizes. Just download, print and cut out…
Niger Location Worksheet
Help children learn where Niger is situated within the African continent with these location map worksheets.
Niger On Map Of Africa
Niger has quite a central location within Africa, which can be seen on our simple outline map.
Niger Worksheet
This is a very simple fact-finding worksheet on Niger, with plenty of space for children to gather together any interesting information they have discovered.
Nigeria Booklet
Make a booklet all about Nigeria! It's not difficult, just print, fold and fill it with lots of information or pictures. You can find our booklet folding instructions here.
Nigeria Booklet - Lined
Here's our lined booklet for Nigeria, perfect for writing down lots of facts! You'll need our booklet folding instructions.
Nigeria Bookmarks
These little bookmarks are always popular. Hand them out as prizes, or use them as a quick colouring-in activity. There are colour versions to print too.
Nigeria Coat Of Arms Worksheet
There's a lot to find out and write about on the Nigeria coat of arms, and for an extra challenge, you could draw your own version too (remember to download Worksheet 2).
Nigeria Compare And Contrast Venn Diagram
Find some differences and similarities between Nigeria and where you live by mapping information onto the Venn diagram.
Nigeria Compare And Contrast Worksheet
How does life in Nigeria and where you live compare and contrast? Do some research then use this worksheet to record what you find.
Nigeria Flag Colouring Page
What colours will you need to colour in the Nigerian flag? It's simple, but striking...
Nigeria Flag Jigsaw
Print out this jigsaw of the Nigerian flag, then cut out using our jigsaw cutting guides. It's a great way to learn the flag and can be stored simply in a ziploc bag or envelope.
Nigeria Flag Printable
Choose from 5 sizes of flag on this Nigeria flag printable. Two are designed to be folded over and have the country name on the back.
Nigeria Location Worksheet
Find Nigeria and shade it in on this outline map of Africa. Identify the capital city. Two versions available - the guided version being for younger children.
Nigeria National Flower Colouring Page
Nigeria's national flower is the striking Costus Spectabilis, and we've drawn one for this colouring page, ready for you to colour in...
Fun Fact: The Costus Spectabilis is often referred to as the Yellow Trumpet (it's easy to see why!).
Nigeria Notebooking Page
Notebooking is a great way to record information on a topic. This page has been made especially for Nigeria and features its flag. You could make a folder of all the notebooking pages you complete!
Nigeria On Map Of Africa
This outline map of Africa shows Nigeria and Lagos, its capital, and helps children to learn its location, neighbours, size etc.
Nigeria Picture Gallery
Kids can use this fun picture gallery printable to draw some pictures of Nigeria, or you could print off some photographs and stick them inside the frames...
Nigeria Postcard 1
Send a postcard from Nigeria! Just print, cut out and paste. These postcards are a fun way to teach children about countries around the world...
Nigeria Postcard 2
What will the kids decide to draw on the front of this postcard from Nigeria? And who will they send it to?
Nigeria Poster 1
Print this colourful poster of Nigeria and use for displays, or to start a discussion about the country...
Nigeria Poster 2
Print this simple Nigeria poster to put up as part of a classroom display, or use as a front cover of a project book, perhaps...
Nigeria Story Paper
There's an interesting photograph of a fruit tree on this Nigeria story paper - perfect for story writing or recording research.
Nigeria Tourist Leaflet
Our printable tourist leaflets are a fun way to encourage the kids to do some research and writing about a country, and this one is for Nigeria...
Nigeria Travel Brochure Worksheet
Have a go at being a travel brochure writer with this interesting worksheet! Can you encourage visitors to come to Nigeria?
Nigeria Worksheet
Fill in this worksheet with some facts about Nigeria. We've left plenty of space for children to write down some things they have learned while studying this African country.
Wildlife Of Nigeria Worksheet
Nigeria has about 290 species of mammals and 940 species of birds. Find out about some of them, and the native plants of Nigeria too, and record them on this worksheet.