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Elephant Shapebook
In this elephant worksheet, students write about elephants by telling what they eat, where they live and what they look like. Students create a book after writing their stories on the forms given.
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Trace and Color: Elephant
In this animal-themed coloring instructional activity, students color the picture of an elephant and then practice printing the word elephant by tracing the dotted lines.
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Valentine's Day Elephant Coloring Page
In this Valentine's Day worksheet, students color an elephant and hearts. They choose the colors to use and practice proper coloring techniques. This is a one-page coloring sheet.
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African Art: Ntan Drum
Students study African history, anthropology and culture using the lens of the art object, Ntan Drum. Lesson and instruction is differentiated for elementary, middle and high school students.
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Drawing an Elephant-- Grid System
In this art activity, students learn to draw a detailed picture of an elephant by using a grid system. Students use a grid to position each body part as they recreate the picture on their own grid paper.
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"Shooting An Elephant": George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma
Young scholars read an essay by George Orwell's life in Burma and place it in its cultural and historical context. They identify the main points of the essay and Orwell's use of symbolism in the essay. They explain how each persuasive...
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Making Shapely Elephants
In this making shapely elephants worksheet, students read how to draw an elephant in a step by step explanation with pictures, and how to make an elephant out of clay, with directions for creating and baking it.
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Jungle Motif Elephant Cards
In this jungle elephant worksheet, there are three identical cards, each with the picture of an elephant, and a short space for writing a word.
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An Elephant Never Forgets (Alphabet Letter Cards)
In this elephant alphabet worksheet, students color and cut out 52 cards- each with one upper or lowercase alphabet letter. The cards may be matched or used for any purpose.
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E Is For Elephant
In this letter e worksheet, learners learn to form upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter e. Students trace examples of the letters and then print them on the practice line. Learners color a picture of an elephant.
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George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma: "Shooting an Elephant"
Learners read George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" as an analysis for the historical context. In this historical analysis lesson, students analyze the main points in the essay to identify its cultural and historical context....
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"Shooting an Elephant" Critical Reading
In this "Shooting an Elephant" critical reading worksheet, students identify the author and general topic of the piece. Students sum up the message of the author and identify the type of writing.
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Elephant Eggs
Study the short and long sounds of the letter e. Learners will practice words and tongue twisters using both the short and long vowel /e/. They use letter boxes and letter tiles to spell words containing the target sound. To close the...
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Can Elephants Paint: high frequency and spelling words
In this language arts learning exercise, 1st graders read the story Can Elephants Paint? and then complete language arts activities. Students write spelling and high frequency words, fill in the blanks to sentences, answer short answer...
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Ehhh...What'd you say?
Practice pronouncing and spelling words with the /e/ sound with spellers. They blend phonemes with spelling maps to master important representation and letter symbol of the short vowel /e/. They also make sock puppets and study the...
PreKinders
On Safari
What kinds of animals would you see on safari? Hop in your jeep and watch this presentation, which is full of pictures of safari animals such as elephants, lions, and zebras. Each slide starts with the same line for kids to read, making...
Maine Content Literacy Project
Introduction to John Updike
Expand your pupils' understanding of the short story genre with a study of John Updike and his story "A&P." This lesson plan, the fourth in a series of fourteen, invites learners to examine literary terms and read and discuss the...
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "What caused the death of the old sea elephant?"
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Go to Sleep, Gecko!
A cute folktale from Bali tells the story of Gecko, Elephant, and Buffalo, and Gecko's struggle to sleep. After reading Go to Sleep, Gecko, learners focus on comprehension questions, singing and learning about geckos, building a house...
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Six Blind Men and the Elephant: perception
Students read the book Six Blind Men and the Elephant, and discuss what perception is and what it can mean when you cannot really see. In this perception lesson plan, studetns participate in a skit and watch a video.
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Elmer the Elephant
Learners read "Elmer" by David McKee. They answer comprehension questions and discuss how Elmer looks and how he is different from the elephants they see in the zoo. They complete a project in which they celebrate their individual...
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Excellent Elephants
Learners study the /e/ by repeating the words "excellent elephants" several times to determine the proper sound. They make words using Elkonin letterboxes before listening to a book talk for the book "Pen Pals." Next, they read the book...
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Elephant Tracer
In this tracing a picture activity, students practice tracing and retracing a picture of an elephant with its tusk up in the air.
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E-Excellent Elephant
In this letter E instructional activity, students identify and color the letter E out of a group of different letters. They practice writing the letter E and color in an elephant.