Elephant Unit

Books:

Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss

Hugo and Miles in: I’ve painted everything! By Scott Magoon

Little Elephants trunk by Hazel Lincoln

I’ve got an elephant by Anne Ginkel

Saggy, Baggy Elephant by Golden Books

The Story of Babar the little elephant by Merle Haas

This week we will study the letter E, elephants, the color pink (I couldn’t resist I’ve watched Dumbo way to many times, you know the song pink elephants), the square shape, counting and writing numbers 1-10.  I’ll pick a few activities from each category to do each day.

Letter E activities:

Pictures of things that start with the letter E.  Make a Large block shaped E on a paper and have them use the pictures to fill it in.

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/ttools/abc/epic.html

Trace the letter E worksheet

http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha_tracers_zb1/e3.htm

E for elephant coloring page

http://www.first-school.ws/t/alpha3_elephant_b.htm

There is a cute patchwork elephant for E activity at this site

http://www.thevirtualvine.com/elmer.html

Letter E word search and tracer worksheet

http://www.first-school.ws/t/word-search/alphabet/e-sh.htm

E is for elephant coloring page

http://geocities.com/bbdc_1995/coloring/eisfor.jpg

Lower case e tracer page

http://www.under5s.co.uk/eee.pdf

Make a letter e hat

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=52475

Letter E

http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com/color/cpanimale.shtml

Elizabeth E craft

http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/melizabethe.html

Trace the letter E worksheet

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=54487

Letter E craft

http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/simple-e.htm

Trace the letter Ee worksheet

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=54489

Decorate envelopes and let the children draw an elephant, or decorate a paper egg to mail to a friend or grandparent.

Trace the letter E worksheet

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=54490

Take egg yolks and add food coloring. Let the kids paint several E’s on a sheet of construction paper.  Makes a very pretty and shiny picture.

E is for elephantcoloring page

Do a treasure hunt for things that start with the letter E around the house.

Letter E tracer paper

Color Pink Activities:

Make the color pink.  Give the child 3 cups in 1 cup put red paint, in the 2^nd put white paint.  Give them spoons to use and let them mix the red and white paint in the 3^rd cup to make pink.  Then they can use their paint to paint a picture.

There is an activity onthis page called cotton candy for them to do.

Color the pig pink

http://www.abcteach.com/color/cpink.htm

Color pink worksheet

http://www.dltk-teach.com/colors/worksheets.htm

Make your own pink elephant.  Use this coloring page of an elephant for them.  Take pink tissue paper and cut into 1 inch squares.  The child will then take the square of paper and twist it around the eraser end of a pencil then glue it onto the elephant.

Tear art:  Tear pieces of pink construction paper and glue them onto the square template.

http://www.abcteach.com/basicshapes/square.htm

Make pink cupcakes with pink frosting.

Rubbings – use a pink crayon and white paper.  Go around the house and do rubbing on different surfaces.  Anything with texture will work.

Mix red and white tempera paint together in a shallow dish.  Have the kids use a small car and run it through the paint.  Then they would run the car over paper to make pink tire tracks.

Look through old magazines and cut things out that are the color pink.  Glue them to a piece of construction paper to make a collage.

Counting Activities:

Make a number 8 buddy

http://www.dltk-teach.com/numbers/meight.html

Elephant counting book

Make a number book for 1-10

http://www.funlessonplans.com/free/numberbk.pdf

Cut and paste the numbers in order

http://www.abcteach.com/free/m/match1_10set_hints.pdf

Number 6 worksheet

Number 7 worksheet

Number 8 worksheet

Number 9 worksheet

Number 10 worksheet

How many worksheet

http://www.tlsbooks.com/howmany2.pdf

Cut out several copies of this elephant.  Then write a number on each.  Have the kids put the right number of peanuts to the number on the elephant.

Use peanuts for counting and for simple addition and subtraction problems.

You could use peanut shell halves for a memory game.  You could stick small round stickers on the inside and then place them upside down.  Let the kids find the matches.

 Count the cats worksheet

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=53065

Number 8 worksheet

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=62152

Number 6 worksheet

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=62150

Number 9 worksheet

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=62153

Shape Activities:

Cut and paste square and circle worksheet

Cut and paste square and oval worksheet

Square worksheet

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=53107

Square worksheet

http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/get_image.php?id=53108

Circle beaver craft – uses circles and squares

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mcircle_beaver.htm

Cut and glue square house worksheet

How many squares worksheet (after they count the squares have them cut them out and glue them to a paper in order of size)

Square worksheet (scroll down for the square sheet)

http://www.dltk-teach.com/shapes/worksheets.htm

Square worksheet

http://www.incwell.com/Zini/Zini-0015.html

Make square picture frames using Popsicle sticks.  They can then put a picture of themselves in it or the cover of a Christmas card.

Cut out several different sizes and colors of squares.  Then let the child make a picture by gluing the squares unto construction paper.

Give the kids a large square shape of paper and let them use watercolors to paint the square.  Before the square is dry sprinkle some salt on it and watch what happens.

Make a no sew square shape fleece pillow.

http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=11350

Make a heart from circles and squares

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/valentines/m-shapes-heart.htm

Science and Art Activities:

Use a paper towel tube and paint it gray.  When it is dry attach some string so they can tie it on their face to make an elephant trunk.  Talk about how elephants use their trunks.

Paper Bag elephant

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbagelephant.htm

Elephant craft

Interesting elephant facts to share with the kids

http://elephant.elehost.com/About_Elephants/about_elephants.htm

Elephant video online

Elephant facts for kids

http://www.indianchild.com/elephants1.htm

Tired Elephant paper plate craft

Make an elephant mask

Songs and Poems Notebook:

Letter E songs

http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/songs/e.htm

Pink songs and finger plays

http://stepbystepcc.com/colors/pink.html

If you should meet an elephant song

http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/elephant/index.htm

Five Gray Elephants
Five gray elephants, marching through the glade,
Decide to stop and play like they are having a parade. The first sings his trunk and announces he'll lead;
The next waves a flag which of course they need.
The third gray elephant trumpets a song;
The fourth beats a drum as he marches along.
While the fifth makes believe he's the whole show
And nods and smiles to the crowd as they go.
Five gray elephants, marching through the glade,
Having a lot of fun during their parade.

Pink Elephants on Parade

http://www.disneyclips.com/lyrics/lyricsdumbo.html

Elephant Fun:

Make an elephant pie

Watch the move Dumbo

Take a trip to the zoo to see the elephants

Stomp around making elephant noises

Make elephant foot cookies

Edible Peanutty Play dough
1/4 cup. Peanut butter
1/2 cup. Dry milk
1/2 tbs. honey
Knead all ingredients in a zip lock bag. Use the dough to make edible sculptures (even peanut-loving elephants!). You can even decorate the sculptures with raisins or candies. A fun activity and a yummy snack.