Math is More Fun With: Elephants

Elephants are our planet's largest land mammals... Even their babies are huge and can weigh up to 120 kilograms. There are currently only three species of elephants, the Asian, African Savanna and the African Forest elephant. These majestic large animals can be found roaming the savannahs and rainforests of tropical and subtropical Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

This is a fun printable activity which involves learning about elephants and also going through basic mathematical concepts involving these jumbo animals.

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Printable & Activity Objectives

In this activity, your child have an opportunity to learn more about elephants and also the mathematical concept of multiplication and addition through a simple story based challenge.

It will help your child or student:

• Learn more about elephants.
• Improve his/her basic understanding of mathematical concepts: multiplication and addition.

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Classroom Resources

Simple steps to start:

• Research and find out more about elephants to get your child excited about the subsequent math learning. Here's a good introduction video about elephants:

Here's a great video for improving the visual understanding of multiplication and the 2 times table:

• Get started on the printable worksheets.

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What's in the Printable Worksheet Pack

This printable pack consists of 3 printable worksheets to learn about multiplication. It includes:

• 1 story based math problem (division) sheet featuring elephants.
• 2 multiplication based (2 times table) problem sheets featuring elephants.

Let's make math more fun with elephants!

Click on the download link below to get started. Please note that this printable pack is only for paid members.