{"id":17485,"date":"2023-08-21T00:35:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T04:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=17485"},"modified":"2024-10-06T13:30:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T17:30:57","slug":"activities-for-elephant-appreciation-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=17485","title":{"rendered":"Activities for Elephant Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17485\" class=\"elementor elementor-17485\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b3b72a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b3b72a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39473a9\" data-id=\"39473a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8195d70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8195d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day\/Elephant-Appreciation-Day.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Activities for Elephant Appreciation Day\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0b02e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd0b02e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Elephant Appreciation Day is a special day to honor and celebrate these amazing animals. Observed on September 22nd each year, this day provides a chance for teachers of upper elementary students to engage their students in exciting and meaningful activities centered around elephants.<\/p><p>Elephants are the largest land mammals and intelligent, social, and emotional creatures. They have a rich culture, a complex communication system, and a strong sense of family. Unfortunately, elephants have become endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and human-elephant conflict. That\u2019s why raising awareness and appreciation for these gentle giants among our students is essential.<\/p><p>Here are some fun and educational activities you can do with your students on Elephant Appreciation Day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9edae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b9edae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Lesson Handout<\/h3><p>The handouts for this post are available in the Fall Vault, along with other fun fall activities your students will love. You\u2019ll find printables and instructions for all the activities mentioned here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca59b0b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ca59b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hidden-thunder-859.myflodesk.com\/kwh6kpsp92\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-key\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Access To The Fall Vault.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd2e7ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd2e7ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68620f8\" data-id=\"68620f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef14c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ef14c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Elephant Appreciation Day Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc90305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc90305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #1 &#8211; Elephant Idioms and Figurative Language<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-53ca342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53ca342\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c4e572\" data-id=\"0c4e572\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1327429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1327429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Elephant Idioms\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ee7232\" data-id=\"8ee7232\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9515621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9515621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Elephants have inspired many idioms and expressions in the English language. For example, \u201cthe elephant in the room\u201d means a big problem that everyone ignores, \u201ca white elephant\u201d means a useless or unwanted gift, and \u201cthe elephant never forgets\u201d means someone has a good memory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the handout, you will find a matching activity. Students can use these cards for a variety of matching exercises, including:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Memory Match<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mix and Match (Students sort the idioms next to their definitions.)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Speed Match<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Interactive Wall Display<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once students have checked the cards, you can ask them to create sentences using the examples or illustrate them with drawings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50eef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b50eef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #2 &#8211; Elephant Fables<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Students work in small groups to match six fables and morals using cards for this activity. The students will read different fables and morals that feature elephants and try to find the matching pair. They will also share their fables and morals with group members and discuss why they think they match and what they learned from them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5347e3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5347e3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cacf71\" data-id=\"1cacf71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a6471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43a6471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #3 &#8211; Elephant Facts<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5332598 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5332598\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-493c2cb\" data-id=\"493c2cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b114c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b114c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"National Elephant Appreciation Day Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9ac053\" data-id=\"f9ac053\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf60d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cf60d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Elephants are fascinating animals with many unique features and behaviors. You can teach your students some interesting facts about elephants, such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Elephants have the longest pregnancy of any mammal: 22 months.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Elephants can use their trunks for many purposes: breathing, smelling, drinking, grabbing, trumpeting, etc.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When they meet, elephants have a special greeting ceremony: they entwine their trunks and make rumbling sounds.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Elephants can recognize themselves in mirrors and show empathy for others.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Elephants can communicate over long distances using infrasound: low-frequency sounds humans can\u2019t hear.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can also ask your students to research more facts about elephants and share them with the class.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47e448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c47e448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #4 &#8211; Kuishi\u2019s Rescue Sheldrick Trust<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Show the short film\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kuishi\u2019s Rescue<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. This film shows one example of how Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (SWT) cares for the baby elephants who lost their mothers to poachers or drought and how they eventually reintroduce them to the wild.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0efeaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b0efeaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=tgY4NOGNrpM&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bookunitsteacher.com\\\/seasonal\\\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day\\\/kuishi.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Kuishi&#039;s Rescue&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;url&quot;},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;border:none;background-color:#000}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/tgY4NOGNrpM?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-b0efeaf&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ0eXBlIjoidmlkZW8iLCJ2aWRlb1R5cGUiOiJ5b3V0dWJlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbVwvZW1iZWRcL3RnWTROT0dOcnBNP2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkJnN0YXJ0JmVuZCZ3bW9kZT1vcGFxdWUmbG9vcD0wJmNvbnRyb2xzPTEmbXV0ZT0wJnJlbD0wJm1vZGVzdGJyYW5kaW5nPTAiLCJtb2RhbE9wdGlvbnMiOnsiaWQiOiJlbGVtZW50b3ItbGlnaHRib3gtYjBlZmVhZiIsImVudHJhbmNlQW5pbWF0aW9uIjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fdGFibGV0IjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fbW9iaWxlIjoiIiwidmlkZW9Bc3BlY3RSYXRpbyI6IjE2OSJ9fQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day\/kuishi.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Kuishi's Rescue\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video about Kuishi&#039;s Rescue\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Play Video about Kuishi&#039;s Rescue<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-465c39d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"465c39d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf2e59c\" data-id=\"bf2e59c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357a3d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"357a3d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #5 &#8211; Grammar Practice<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2221635 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2221635\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b317c14\" data-id=\"b317c14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9f2f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c9f2f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"National Elephant Appreciation Day Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9396ac\" data-id=\"f9396ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5eda3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb5eda3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I have created two practice exercises that you and your students will enjoy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Practice 1\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8211; The exercise teaches how to use the perfect verb tenses (past, present, and future) and how to avoid inappropriate shifts in verb tenses in sentences. The exercise uses sentences that are all about elephants and their amazing lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Practice 2<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0&#8211; The exercise teaches how to use relative pronouns and adverbs to connect clauses and phrases and provide additional information in sentences. The exercise uses practice sentences and a cloze story about elephants and their wonderful stories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These engaging exercises align with the Common Core Standards for Language Arts. You can find the exercise and the answer key in the handout.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f5708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70f5708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #6 &#8211; Elephant Art<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Elephants are not only beautiful animals but also talented artists. Some elephants have learned to paint with their trunks, creating colorful and abstract paintings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can show your students some examples of elephant art and ask them what they think of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You can also challenge your students to create elephant art using different materials and techniques. For example, you can use paper plates, cardboard tubes, paint, glue, and scissors to make elephant masks or puppets.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1486fcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1486fcc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-492ff84\" data-id=\"492ff84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d44da6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d44da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #7 &#8211; Elephant Action<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b0838f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b0838f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1f66d8\" data-id=\"f1f66d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf8dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cf8dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day-4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"National Elephant Appreciation Day Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93e5c87\" data-id=\"93e5c87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6cb68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e6cb68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The best way to celebrate Elephant Appreciation Day is to take action to protect and conserve these magnificent animals. You can encourage your students to get involved in various ways, such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adopting an elephant through an organization like DSWT or World Wildlife Fund (WWF).<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Donating money or supplies to an elephant sanctuary or conservation project.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Signing petitions or writing letters to support anti-poaching laws and policies.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Educating others about the plight of elephants and how to help them.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Making pledges or commitments to reduce their environmental impact and respect wildlife.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60bf4af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60bf4af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #8 &#8211; Animated Short Hand-Drawn Animation &#8211; Cyrano the Elephant in \u201cTrunk Troubles\u201d<\/h3><p>After watching the animated short Cyrano the Elephant in \u201cTrunk Troubles,\u201d ask the students to write and draw their episode of the story. How could Cyrano\u2019s trunk cause trouble? 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Elephant Math Adventure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-84953ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84953ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4048fdc\" data-id=\"4048fdc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e5b529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e5b529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/seasonal\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day\/National-Elephant-Appreciation-Day-5.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Elephant Math Problems\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bfcbbe\" data-id=\"3bfcbbe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9a0e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c9a0e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Integrate mathematics into your Elephant Appreciation Day activities by incorporating a math-focused task. Create word problems around elephants, their habitats, or conservation efforts.<\/p><p>The handout includes three problems for you to use to deepen students\u2019 understanding of elephants while reinforcing their mathematical abilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496663f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"496663f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #10 &#8211; Ele-fun Quiz or Trivia Game<\/h3><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wrap up your Elephant Appreciation Day with a trivia game. Use the nine questions in the handout for a quick review of the day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/country-rankings\/elephant-population-by-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interactive map<\/a> to see how many elephants live in the wild in each country.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Create a memorable day for your students for National Elephant Appreciation Day with fun and interactive teaching ideas like elephant idioms, stories, art projects, math activities, language practice, and quizzes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I hope you enjoyed these fun activities for Elephant Appreciation Day. Have a great time with your students, and remember: elephants are awesome!\u00a0\u00a0<img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f418.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc18\" \/><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Don\u2019t forget to check out the Fall Vault for all the handouts mentioned in this post, plus additional fall-themed activities your students will enjoy. 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