English
- Make alliterative sentences involving types of animals, e.g. an extraordinarily excited elephant, a long lazy lion.?
- Make an invitation to the other elephants, asking them to celebrate Elmer Day
- Describe Elmer
Maths
- Can you count the berries on the bush? Can you count the coloured patches on Elmer? Can you count how many elephants are in the herd? Can you count how many other animals are in the jungle?
Art
- Decorate an elephant for Elmer Day using unusual shapes, patterns and colours?
- Look at different photos of elephants and try to draw your own?
- How many different colours can you think of? Explore mixing of colours to make new ones.
PSHE
- Discuss why Elmer didn't want to be different. Why is it OK to be different from other people?
- How can we celebrate our differences like the elephants do on Elmer Day?
- An old elephant says to Elmer "It didn't take you long to show your true colours." Discuss what this expression means.
I have attached some activity sheets below to aid your learning!
