Elephants

Books

Elmer books- David mcKee

Stand back said the elephant, Im going to Sneeze- Patricia Thomas

Bernards Bath- Joan E Goodman

When the Elephant Walks- Keiko Kasza

Book Props

Elmer

Flannel Boards

Five elephants in the bathtub

Elephant with the Big Roar

The Elephant’s Child

Four Huge Elephants

One Little Elephant Went out to Play

Rhymes and Fingerplays

(tune of Twinkle, Twinkle little star)

Right foot, Left foot

Here I go.

I am gray and big and slow

I come walking down the street

With my trunk and four big feet

Right foot, Left foot

Here I go.

I am gray and big and slow.

If I had an elephants floppy ears (flap arms at side of head)

Is wash them once in 7 tears (make washing motions with hands)

Id use my trunk for a garden hose (swing arm like a trunk)

And make a nozzle out of my nose (twist hands by nose in nozzle fashion)

Five Elephants in a bath tub (also flannel board)

One elephant in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Splash, splash (slap knees twice)
Come on in! (motion with both hands to come in)
(Continue with 2, 3, 4 elephants…)

Five elephants in the bathtub
Going for a swim
Knock, knock (clap twice)
Splash, splash (slap knees twice)
It all fell in! (knock the felt pieces down)

Eletelephony

 ~Laura Richards

Once there was an elephant,

Who tried to use the telephant-
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone-
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I've got it right.)
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee-
(I fear I'd better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)

Howe'er it was, he got his trunk