Download - elephants - Amazon S3 · • Elephants know how to use sticks as tools. They use sticks to scratch their backs, swat at flies, and defend themselves. • Elephants have a great memory.

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•Elephantsknowhowtousesticksastools.Theyusestickstoscratchtheirbacks,swatatflies,anddefendthemselves.

•Elephantshaveagreatmemory.Theycanrememberwheretheyfoundwateralongtimeago.Theyrecognizeotherelephants,andevenpeople,alongtime

aftertheylastsawthem.•Elephantsusetheirtrunks,ears,andfeettocommunicate.Theycanmakelotsofsounds,fromreallyloudtrumpetingnoises,toverylowrumbling

soundsthatapersoncouldn’tevenhear.Otherelephantscanhearthemthough,even

whentheyaremilesaway. •Whenanelephantlooksintoamirror,itknowsthatitislookingatitself.Mostanimalscan’tdothat.

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Word SearchCan you find the 14 words and phrases in the list below?

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“I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful one hundred per cent.”

- Dr. Seuss

Elephants don’t eat meat - only leaves,

twigs and grass.

Find the Matching ElephantsTwo of the elephants in each row are the same. Can you find them?

An elephant doesn’t drink water through its trunk. It sucks up water with its trunk and then sprays the water into its mouth.

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Write an Elephant HaikuHaiku is a form of poetry that comes from Japan. The poems have three lines. The first and third lines each contain five syllables, or beats. The second line contains seven beats.

Your great gray ears flap,

keeping you cool in the heat

of long sunny days.

The trunk’s two fingers

reach for a leaf way up high,

so tasty and sweet.

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(5 beats)

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Now write your own haiku. Then draw a picture to go with it.

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