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Maine Content Literacy Project

Setting in "Hills Like White Elephants"

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Continue your study of the short story with the next lesson in this fourteen-lesson series. After wrapping up a study of "Hills Like White Elephants" through a quiz and discussion of the setting, learners are introduced to the final...
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E Is For Elephant

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this printing practice worksheet, students color a large picture of an elephant. Students trace and then practice printing upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter Ee.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Survey Methods

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
How many African elephants are on earth? How do scientists answer a question like that? An interactive resource explains a variety of survey methods and their advantages and disadvantages. It connects the need for a survey to...
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Mystery, Myth, and Wonder: The White Elephant

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the role of the elephant in the culture of Thailand through many different class activities based on a PBS program "The White Elephants of Thailand with Meg Ryan". Students also look at the impact of technology on...
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Comparing and Contrasting-Grassland, Desert, and Forest Elephants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compare and contrast different types of elephants.  In this environmental science lesson, students examine the characteristics of three species of elephants.  Middle schoolers view a video of each type of elephant to...
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George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma: "Shooting an Elephant"

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" as an analysis for the historical context. In this historical analysis lesson plan, students analyze the main points in the essay to identify its cultural and historical context....
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How Different Authors Treat Similar Themes - Elephants of Africa

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students watch videos about similar themes presented by two different authors about elephants and their relationship with humans. In this theme analysis lesson, students watch video segments, visit the given websites, and complete...
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"Shooting an Elephant" Critical Reading

For Students 10th - 12th
In this "Shooting an Elephant" critical reading learning exercise, 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 Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
Students test what they know about elephants. This learning exercise contains 9 multiple choice general knowledge questions about elephants. Answers are provided.
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Six Blind Men and the Elephant: perception

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils 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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Can Elephants Paint: high frequency and spelling words

For Students 1st
In this language arts instructional activity, 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...
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Heavy or Light - Elephant and Bottle

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this heavier worksheet, students decide which item is heavier between 2 items. Students choose between an elephant and a bottle.
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Elephant Names

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this clues learning exercise, students follow the clues to find the elephants names based on their positions and the shapes they are tagged with. Students find 5 animals names.
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Elephant Tracer

For Students K - 2nd
In this tracing a picture worksheet, learners practice tracing and retracing a picture of an elephant with its tusk up in the air.
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Ivory Wars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the controversy surrounding African trade. In this geography lesson plan, students research the killing of elephants for ivory. Students collaborate to report on the history of the ivory trade and its modern-day...
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Techniques of Persuasive Presentations - Ebony, the Elephant Calf

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students watch a video to discover subtle forms of persuasion. In this persuasive techniques lesson, students watch a video about elephants as they determine which elements of persuasion were used. They discuss the language of...
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E for Elephant

For Students 2nd
In this elephant facts worksheet, 2nd graders read several informational passages about elephants. Students learn facts and read a poem about elephants.
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The Asian And African Elephants

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, pupils use Internet research to compare the Asian and the African elephants. Students fill out a chart with 13 facts comparing and contrasting the two elephant species.
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Elephant Connect-the-Numbers

For Students K - 2nd
For this connect-the-numbers worksheet, students begin and the number 1 and connect the dots up until the number 15. The completed picture is an elephant.
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"Zigzag"

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Second and third graders explore point of view and read and discuss the book "Zigzag." They listen to the story "The Five Blind Men and the Elephant" and discuss point of view, identify the point of view of the main character Zigzag, and...
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The Elephant Song

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this songs worksheet, students listen to the song, fill in the blanks, sequence sentences, and label images for The Elephant Song. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Kenya Bees Save Elephants

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students read, analyze and critique a newspaper article about a new study that helps to save Kenyan elephants. They assess key vocabulary terms found within the article, answer a variety of comprehension questions and then create a...
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E is for Elephant

For Students K - 2nd
For this letter E, handwriting worksheet, students trace and print both capital and lowercase E, 8 times each. Students also trace and print the word elephant. A computer animation that shows students how to print the letters is provided.
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African Elephants

For Students 4th - 5th
In this elephant worksheet, students read several factual paragraphs about African elephants. Students then answer several questions about the animals.

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