BIG Appetites
ACTIVITY MASTER 1
BIG Appetites
What did you learn about elephants? Answer the questions below. Put a check in the correct box. Then colour the picture.
plant eaters meat eaters 2. Elephants can eat up to: 2 hours per day 16-20 hours per day 1. Elephants are:
3. Elephants use their trunks to:
get fruit and leaves
ears tusks 5. An elephant swallows food in its: mouth trunk 4. Elephants dig for water with their:
sit on
ACTIVITY MASTER 2
The Elephant Family
Colour the picture showing the elephant family. Then match the word to the correct description of it.
Matriarch •
•
Leave the herd between the ages of 7 and 12
Herds
•
•
Stay in their herds for life
Females
•
•
Family groups
Males
•
•
Baby elephants
•
The oldest mother and leader of the herd
Calves
•
ACTIVITY MASTER 3
Baby Elephants Draw a picture of a baby elephant in the space below. What name will you give your elephant?
My baby elephant’s name is:____________________________________
ACTIVITY MASTER 4
Elephant Story Write your own story about a baby elephant. Write your story on the picture of the elephant.
ACTIVITY MASTER 5
Spot the Difference
These pictures show an elephant in Asia and an elephant in Africa. Use what you know from reading Big Animals, Small Differences. Label the parts of each elephant’s body. You may use words from the Word Bank.
Asian
WORD BANK • Bigger ears • Smaller ears • Big Tusks • Small tusks • Five toes in front • Four or five toes in front • Four toes in back • Three toes in back
African
ACTIVITY MASTER 6
Comprehension
Show what you’ve learned about elephants. Fill in the blanks below using the word bank to help you. Then colour the picture. 1. N ame the two main groups of elephant: and 2. All elephants are
–eaters.
3. All elephants live in family groups called 4. The leader of the herd is called the 5. The matriarch is usually the
female.
WORD BANK African • herds • plant • matriarch • Asian • oldest
ACTIVITY MASTER 7
Jumbo Jumble
Look at the picture below — it’s all jumbled up! Cut out the pieces along the dotted lines and then put the picture back together as shown in the diagram on the right. Colour the picture once you have assembled it correctly.
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Quick on the Draw
ACTIVITY MASTER 8
Learn how to draw an elephant by following the easy step-by-step numbers. Draw your own elephant in the space provided then colour your picture. 1 7 2
5 3
8
4
6
9 10 11
12
13
ACTIVITY MASTER 8
Elephant Face
Make your own elephant face. You will need: • Paper plate • Glue • Scissors • Colour pencils or markers Trace or cut out the eyes, ears and trunk below and glue them to the paper plate as shown in the diagram above.
BIG Appetites
What did you learn about elephants? Answer the questions below. Put a check in the correct box. Then colour the picture.
plant eaters meat eaters 2. Elephants can eat up to: 2 hours per day 16-20 hours per day 1. Elephants are:
3. Elephants use their trunks to:
get fruit and leaves
ears tusks 5. An elephant swallows food in its: mouth trunk 4. Elephants dig for water with their:
sit on
ACTIVITY MASTER 2
The Elephant Family
Colour the picture showing the elephant family. Then match the word to the correct description of it.
Matriarch •
•
Leave the herd between the ages of 7 and 12
Herds
•
•
Stay in their herds for life
Females
•
•
Family groups
Males
•
•
Baby elephants
•
The oldest mother and leader of the herd
Calves
•
ACTIVITY MASTER 3
Baby Elephants Draw a picture of a baby elephant in the space below. What name will you give your elephant?
My baby elephant’s name is:____________________________________
ACTIVITY MASTER 4
Elephant Story Write your own story about a baby elephant. Write your story on the picture of the elephant.
ACTIVITY MASTER 5
Spot the Difference
These pictures show an elephant in Asia and an elephant in Africa. Use what you know from reading Big Animals, Small Differences. Label the parts of each elephant’s body. You may use words from the Word Bank.
Asian
WORD BANK • Bigger ears • Smaller ears • Big Tusks • Small tusks • Five toes in front • Four or five toes in front • Four toes in back • Three toes in back
African
ACTIVITY MASTER 6
Comprehension
Show what you’ve learned about elephants. Fill in the blanks below using the word bank to help you. Then colour the picture. 1. N ame the two main groups of elephant: and 2. All elephants are
–eaters.
3. All elephants live in family groups called 4. The leader of the herd is called the 5. The matriarch is usually the
female.
WORD BANK African • herds • plant • matriarch • Asian • oldest
ACTIVITY MASTER 7
Jumbo Jumble
Look at the picture below — it’s all jumbled up! Cut out the pieces along the dotted lines and then put the picture back together as shown in the diagram on the right. Colour the picture once you have assembled it correctly.
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✁
✁
Quick on the Draw
ACTIVITY MASTER 8
Learn how to draw an elephant by following the easy step-by-step numbers. Draw your own elephant in the space provided then colour your picture. 1 7 2
5 3
8
4
6
9 10 11
12
13
ACTIVITY MASTER 8
Elephant Face
Make your own elephant face. You will need: • Paper plate • Glue • Scissors • Colour pencils or markers Trace or cut out the eyes, ears and trunk below and glue them to the paper plate as shown in the diagram above.
