Elephant Toolkit
Teaching Tools About Elephants
Teach young learners about elephants, the threats they face, and what we can do to protect them and other wildlife.
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Full Elephant Toolkit
Teach young learners about elephants, the threats they face, and what we can do to protect them and other wildlife.
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Educator's Resource Guide
The elephant resource guide is designed to give you all the information you need to teach your students about elephants and wildlife conservation. The guide provides fun elephant facts, why they matter, what threats they face, what WWF is doing to help elephants and other wildlife, and what kids can do to help. It also includes a fun elephant word puzzle to do with your students.
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Elephant Classroom Presentation
The Elephant Classroom Presentation reflects the information provided in the Educator's Resource Guide in an easy to give interactive classroom presentation for students. Through the slides, students will learn general elephant information, why elephants matter, threats to elephants, how WWF protects elephants, and what kids can do to protect elephants.
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Watch Your Noodles for Elephants' Sake
Arts Education Activity
Students will create a collage to represent the impact a common household ingredient has on elephants' survival.
(45-60 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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How to Outsmart an Elephant
Science Activity
This activity challenges students to use scientific investigation skills to design an experiment to test possible elephant deterrent techniques.
(30-45 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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Be the Voice
Language Arts Activity
Students will create a public service announcement that will raise awareness about wildlife crime and how to speak up for animals that have no voice.
(45-60 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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The Ranger Diaries
Language Arts Activity
After reading a short article about wildlife rangers, students will compose a journal entry as if they were a ranger, reflecting on their day's work protecting elephants.
(30-45 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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Trade Knowledge, Not Ivory
Social Studies Activity
To understand the ins and outs of illegal ivory trade, students will perform mini research projects and engage in a team teaching exercise to learn aspects of geography, civics, history, and economics from each other.
(60 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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How Did the Elephant Cross the Road?
Physical Education Activity
Students will work together to transport an object safely from one area to another—representing the benefits of wildlife corridors to species like elephants.
(20-30 minutes | Grades 3-5)
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Elephant Posters (8.5x11)
Classroom Posters
Download one PDF file containing both 8.5x11 elephant posters.
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Elephant Posters (11x17)
Classroom Posters
Download one PDF file containing both 11x17 elephant posters.
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Certificate of Achievement
Student Recognition
Reward your students' completion of the toolkit with this printable PDF certificate.
More Elephant Resources

- Elephant information Elephant species page
How many muscles does an elephant's trunk have? And 6 other elephant facts
What is ivory and why does it belong on elephants? - Elephant Videos The Asian Elephant: An Endangered Icon
A Wildlife Ranger’s Encounter with Poachers
Welcome to KAZA - Other Elephant Tools Elephant coloring page
Adopt an African elephant
Elephant Trivia Game