How the Elephant Got His Trunk retold by Andrea Florens and Angela Sinclair

How the Elephant Got His Trunk
Retold by Andrea Florens and Angela Sinclair
AD210L

            This is an African folk tale about how the elephant got his very long trunk. The elephant used to have short, stubby noses in the beginning. But when a draught happens, and the only accessible water is from the river, the elephants dare drink from it. An alligator coms and bites the elephant on the nose and pulls with all its might to drag it into the water. The elephant’s nose grew longer and longer as it pulled until it became the trunks we know today.

Learning Activity:
The students will listen to How the Elephant Got His Trunk and be able to answer questions prompted by the teacher after the reading. If they are unable to answer a part, to go back into the text and re-read that part of the story.

Standards:
CCSS.ELA-L.RI.K.3 - With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

Goal:
The student will listen to the story and be able to see how the actions of the alligator caused the elephant’s nose to get longer.
           

Objective:
Cognitive –
            The students will listen to the story and explain back to the teacher how the elephant’s trunk got so long, what happened to it to make it long, and why did the elephant not get dragged into the river by the alligator.

Outcome:
The student will be able to listen to the story and understand the sequence of events that caused the elephant to get his long trunk.