Elephant Theme Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities

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Materials

• Demonstrate the elephant images in the poster.
• Ask the children if they have ever seen a real elephant and discuss comments.  
• What do they know about elephants.
• Do they have a favorite story or book / TV elephant character.
• Read the animal facts in the poster (all ages)

Discuss some simple facts about elephants. 

• The elephant is an enormous mammal with a very long nose called a trunk.
• Elephants have curved tusks, huge floppy ears, and four long thick legs.
• Elephants use their trunks to pick up food, drink water, smell, hug or lift things.
• They use their tusks to dig roots.
• Elephants travel in herds eating tons of plants every day.
• Elephants exhibit emotions:  joy, grief, love, compassion.
• African elephants are the largest mammals that live on land.
• Indian elephants are smaller and can be trained to work with people.
• The African and Asiatic elephant are endangered.

Online resources >

• National Geographic Kids > Creature Feature > African Elephant | Print the creature card and facts
• BBC Nature Wild Facts:
  1. Asian | Indian Elephant
  2. Forest Elephant (African)
  3. Savannah Elephant (African)
• Elephant Emotions at PBS.org Nature

Activity: Alphabet Printable Activities:  Letter E is for Elephant

Other activities:  Visit the Elephant theme to present an online story, picture book, printable activities and crafts of your choice.

Visit the Elephant theme for related printable activities and crafts

National Geographic Elephant:
Creature card and facts

Elephant coloring pages

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