As they listen, have the children imitate an elephant parade by walking in a line, bent over at the waist, clasping their hands in front of them like an elephant's trunk. If not, you can have a bike rally anyway, using bicycles or tricycles. Talk about the different sounds that these and other instruments make. If possible, listen to a recording of Peter and the Wolf to identify more instruments. Other elephant books include Dr. Seuss' Horton Hatches the Egg and Disney's Dumbo .
Art Have the children examine the fanciful costume that each elephant is wearing.
Make large elephant outlines from 12x16 pieces of gray construction paper. Provide scraps of colorful fabric, glitter, ribbons, etc. Have each child choose a favorite zoo animal and draw and color a large picture of that animal. You can create your own zoo by placing all the pictures around the walls. Culminating Activity Hold a class or neighborhood circus.