Childen's
Books
The Elephant that Couldn't Forget by Faith
McNutly
Once There was an Elephant by Laurent
de Brunhoff
17 Kings and 42 Elephants by Margaret
Mahy
Uncle Elephant by Arnold Lobel
Art Projects
Teachers Can Implement
Papier-mâché
In cooperative groups, children will create their own herd of elephants
using what they have learned throughout this project. They will name
their elephants and create a fictional story. Students should have
the opportunity to display their artwork and tell their story to a lower
grade class.
Material: Newspaper, scissors, glue, tempera paints, small containers,
florist wire, wallpaper paste
Clay
Students can also choose to work with clay. Before attempting this
project expose children to this material and allocate time for exploration.
They will base their work on an idea pertaining to the elephant topic.
Collage
Gather collage materials such as: colored paper, transparent paper,
strips of cloth, toothpicks, cardboard, string, old magazines, etc…
Questions
to Pose
If students are having trouble getting started, try to encourage them by
asking significant questions that might spark some ideas.
1. What images come to mind when you think of elephants?
2. If you were an elephant what are some things you would do?
3. What does the habitat of an elephant look like?
4. What form does an elephant have?
Created by Margaret Shoyinka (T.H.I.C.)
Olaomo@aol.com
P.S. 92, Mary Bethune School
