An Elephant for Breakfast:3-part lesson series built around book by Zella on Illegal Wildlife Trade

This pack includes everything you need to run a 3-part series for 5-12 year olds around the popular children’s book, An Elephant for Breakfast.
The pack is designed to educate children about the true impact of poaching through the medium of a gripping adventure story from the author Zella where children smash an ivory smuggling ring. A variety of materials including the story in play form ensures accessiblity to the topic whilst bringing the subject to life in an engaging and fun way.

Part 1: Introduce children to the concept of ivory and smuggling, increase English language skills and help children think about the extinction of elephants

Part 2: Activities include a group reading exercise and an activity to weigh up the evidence, and to debate who smuggled the ivory and why.

Part 3: Give children multiple perspectives on the illegal wildlife trade and a strong foundation for a classroom debate on extinction. The exercises include group activities analysing evidence using the characters within the story.