Headings and subheadings: African elephant
Whiteboard Challenges
Challenge 1
Read the first paragraph opposite. Can you think of a suitable subheading for this paragraph? You could phrase your heading as a question.
Challenge 2
Read the subheading (number 2). If you were asked to write a short paragraph below this subheading what would it include? Make some brief notes on your whiteboard. Some of the words and phrases on the Word Wall may help with this challenge.
Challenge 3
Using your knowledge of elephants and their incredible trunks, and some of the words/phrases that appear on the Word Wall, write a short paragraph (2 or 3 sentences) under the subheading – ‘An elephant’s trunk.’
Whiteboard Challenges
1) On the hot African savannah, an elephant must find ways to stop itself from overheating. By flapping its enormous ears, an elephant is able to cool down its blood supply. Spraying mud and water onto its back is another way of keeping cool in the scorching heat.
2) The African elephant’s diet