Our week on elephants was a lot of fun. We started out by reading a book called “Elefriends” that told about the sad plight of these huge animals being poached for their tusks. We learned how very smart and sensitive elephants are. We also learned that elephants remember other elephants for many years even if they don’t see them for a long time. They communicate with low rumbles that carry over many miles when they are not together! Because of the adage that “an elephant never forgets”, our biblical parallel was to always remember what God has done for us. We did some exercises in counting our blessings and remembering the times when God has answered our prayers. We studied the anatomy of elephants and the areas—Africa and India—where elephants are found. We watched videos of elephants on Youtube.com where we learned about the rarely observed jungle elephants that are very different from elephants on the savanna—their tusks grow straight forward to help them not get caught in the dense trees! We also learned about elephants that eat rocks rich in salt. They have actually grazed the same rocky area for a hundred or more years and created a huge cavern system! We wanted to visit a zoo this week, but it didn’t end up being a good week for it. We aren’t TOO disappointed because we have ridden elephants two years in a row at the Rennaissance Festival. So, we are waiting for warmer weather for a zoo day!
We watched lots of youtube videos of circus elephants doing tricks and then the kids pretended to be circus elephants in their masks. Ardara made peanuts out of paper (a time consuming project) and we did a circus show for Daddy. Click here for a slide show.
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