Students can practice counting, onetoone correspondence, and recognizing numbers from 1. A great little story exploring a different elephant who wants to fit in. Collect this special 30th birthday edition of david mckees first book about elmer, that turned this adorable patchwork elephant into a nursery favourite. Start with a grocery bag, cut apart, to use as the canvas because the color. Download and print these elmer elephant coloring pages for free. A traditional read aloud bedtime story for toddlers and. Use with or without the story to help children with colour recognition, understanding patterns, counting, literacy and vocabulary development whilst building on the theme that we are all unique.
Elmer the elephant, a colorful character because of his patchwork hide and sense of humor, tries to blend in with the herd, but soon realizes that hes happiest just being himself. Read aloud books for children bedtime stories for kids tonight lets read. In elmer, the main character elmer the elephant struggles to fit in with the rest of his herd. Listen to the story and see what elmer the elephant does today. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading elmer elmer picture books book 1. David mckees comical fable about everyones favorite patchwork elephant. This lesson uses david mckees picture book, elmer, to explore social and emotional needs of gifted students. Beautifully vibrant pictures and a simple story that captures my three year olds attention from beginning to end, his favourite part if when elmer shouts boo. Elmer elmer picture books book 1 kindle edition by mckee, david. Elmer has so much color in his patchwork coat that it is only natural to follow up the book with a little patchwork sponge painting. Elmer development was started 1995 in collaboration with finnish universities, research institutes and industry. Worksheet elmers story cut out the pictures and the text. Elmer the elephant celebrates elmer day lovereading4kids.
Early learning resources elmer the patchwork elephant free. The life and adventures of elmer elephant, appearing from october 27, 1935 to january 12, 1936, retold the story of the elmer short. Students point and count the number of elephants on the card. Publishers weekly elmer the elephant is brightcolored patchwork all over. Elmers day is written by david mckee and here is an englishchinese bilingual edition. Early learning resources elmer the patchwork elephant.
Elmer the elephant is brightcolored patchwork all over. Elmer the patchwork elephant coloring page elmer the elephant template. The patchwork and colourful elmer the elephant is instantly recognisable and helps even very young children explore the idea that we are all the same, but. Elmer elmer picture books book 1 kindle edition by mckee. Elmer and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Elmer the colourful patchwork elephant has been a nursery favourite since this first book was published in 1989. Children will enjoy following the adorable elephant and see if they also have similar activities just like elmer. In elmer, elmer the patchwork elephant enjoys the role of being the clown of the elephant herd. A modern classic, this picture book is known to millions, and continues to be the strongest seller of the whole series, having sold over 2 million copies around the world. Elmer the elephant craft recycled from a plastic milk jug, tissue paper and googly eyes adorable. Elmer the patchwork elephant coloring page elmer the elephant template for you to print for the preschool craft cut lots of colored paper glue them to elmer the elephant. The subtle message is that it is ok to be different, and combined with the vibrant colour and cheeky humour of the main character, this large format edition is a celebration of its continued popularity.
Elmer the elephant activity pack kids club english. Elmer the elephant, a colorful character because of his patchwork hide and sense of humor, tries to blend in with the herd, but soon realizes that hes happiest just being. Find lots of colourful activities, get information, news and more. The patchwork and colourful elmer the elephant is instantly. Elmers great north parade is organised by and raising vital funds for st oswalds childrens hospice, a charity providing care, love and support to babies, children and young adults with complex needs. Elmer the patchwork elephant often shortened to elmer is a childrens picture book series by. Elmer is an elephant whose skin is a variety of colors, in the book they described. But one day, elmer stops having fun playing with the other elephants and decides to leave. It tells the story of elmer, a patchwork elephant living amongst a herd of ordinary elephants. Three years later, elmer was featured in the strip again, in a continuity called timid elmer. Welcome to the official site for elmer the patchwork elephant. My daughter made me this elmer elephant at preschool for. The patchwork and colourful elmer the elephant is instantly recognisable and helps even very young children explore the idea that we are all the same, but different. Elmers great north parade is organised by and raising vital funds for st oswalds childrens hospice, a charity providing care, love and support to.
This wonderful picture book was first published 25 years ago and now a modern classic. Elmers creator, david mckee, is one of the uks leading contemporary childrens book illustrators. The subtle message is that it is ok to be different, and combined with the vibrant colour and. Designed to complement the story elmer the elephant, this exciting activity pack can be used to support childrens learning in a variety of ways. Elmer the patchwork elephant often shortened to elmer is a childrens picture book series by the british author david mckee. The early years eyfs and key stage 1 ks1 resources here aim to support your teaching of this wonderful story and include craft activities, games, posters, banners and lots more. Use this worksheet in correlation with reading any elmer the elephant book. Elmer by david mckee is a vibrant, funny tale with strong and positive messages. Elmer by david mckee, 9780862642082, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Elmer is different and hes definitely not like any other elephants. If he were ordinary elephant color, the others might stop laughing. Make a coloring book with elephant elmer for one click.
Elmer is an elephant whose skin is a variety of colors, in the book they described it as patchwork. Where the other elephants in his herd are elephant coloured, elmer s hide is yellow, white, black, orange, pink, purple and more. The life and adventures of elmer elephant, appearing from october 27, 1935 to january 12, 1936, retold the story of the elmer. Deservedly a modern classic, with over ten million copies of his books sold worldwide, elmers subtle message, that it is ok to be different, resonates with children across the world. These elmer the elephant count and clip cards can be used with the book elmer by david mckee. Jug elmer elephant craft milk jug elmer elephant craft the imagination treeelmer disambiguation elmer is a given name and surname. Young elephants, old elephants, tall elephants, fat elephants and thin elephants. The patchwork and colourful elmer the elephant is instantly recognisable and helps even very young children explore the.
Then they can use a clothespin or other clip to ide. Elmer the patchwork elephant childrens book youtube. Jan 01, 1989 elmer the elephant is a fantastic book created around the theme of diversity and how it is good to be different. Elmer would later go on to star in a serial in the silly symphony comic strip. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The surprising conclusion of david mckees comical fable is a celebration of individuality and the power of laughter. A modern classic, this picture book is known to millions, and continues to be the strongest. David mckees comical fable about everyones favorite patchwork elephant teaches readers to be themselves and celebrates the power of laughter. Elmer is an open source multiphysical simulation software mainly developed by csc it center for science csc.
Elmer was first published by dobson books in 1968, and reissued with redrawn illustrations in a slightly shortened version by andersen press in 1989. With this special edition comes a free audiobook and a beautiful foiled cover. Join elmer and his cousin wilbur in this interactive book app as grandpa eldo asks them to help a young elephant. Elmer elephant coloring pages are a fun way for kids of all ages to develop creativity, focus, motor skills and. Elmer the elephant is a fantastic book created around the theme of diversity and how it is good to be different. Students can practice number recognition as they color elmer the patchwork elephant using the number key code. After its open source publication in 2005, the use and development of elmer has become international. He is popular, makes all the other elephants laugh and is well known in the jungle. Likewise, many gifted students struggle to fit in with their peers. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. World book day activities for your chatterbooks group. Mar 23, 2015 elmer has got to be at the top of this list. Celebrate world book day with elmer the patchwork elephant.
Elmer the patchwork elephant seems to feel very different from the other elephants in his herd, so he decides to fit in, but little does he know, being different makes him special. All the other elephants laugh at his jokes and enjoy the games that he comes up with. Use with or without the story to help children with colour. Elmer is an extremely funny character and all elephant in the herd found elmer hilarious. Elmers day and book activity chinese reading playgroup. Students can practice counting, onetoone correspondence, and recognizing numbers from 120. Elmer elmer picture books book 1 kindle edition by. See more ideas about elmer the elephants, elephant and book activities.
An ideal accompaniment to work on elmer the elephant by david mckee. I dont get to do the crafty making things at home thing as often as. This is a really great animation of the book, which young children love. Book and activity for elmer the elephant teach preschool. Mar 31, 2015 elmer the patchwork elephant seems to feel very different from the other elephants in his herd, so he decides to fit in, but little does he know, being different makes him special. Push pack to pdf button and download pdf coloring book for free. Elmer development was started 1995 in collaboration with finnish universities.