One Elephant Will Not Budge UFLI Foundations Lesson 120

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One Elephant Will Not Budge

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adventure creature ventures feature gesturing mixture picture
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On the right side of the image, a child wearing a red-and-white knitted beanie with a pom-pom, a green hooded jacket, blue jeans, and brown shoes is leaning forward with both hands pressed against the back of a small red wagon/cart, pushing with great effort and a determined, open-mouthed expression. Sitting in the cart is a large gray elephant, gripping the wagon's red handle and cheerfully raising its trunk to blow red and pink heart shapes into the air in the upper-right area. The scene is set outdoors on a snowy path with small snowball-like lumps, with a soft, plain cream background filling the left side of the image.

The Elephant sits in the small red cart and will NOT get out. "Push harder!" it trumpets, blowing hearts from its trunk. That is a big ask. Child leans in with both hands and pushes. One huge elephant, and it will not budge one bit. What a fine start to an adventure.

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On the left side of the image, Child is crouching or lying low on the ground behind a red hen, peeking out with a cheerful expression and holding up two fingers in a peace/victory sign. The hen stands in the foreground pecking at scattered feed on the snowy ground, with two eggs visible nearby among some rocks. The scene is set outdoors in a wintry suburban yard with soft gray trees and misty atmosphere in the background. The right side of the image is open, plain background.

Child takes a break. A red hen scratches in the yard. Then Child spots two fresh eggs, right there in the snow! Child holds up two digits and grins. "One elephant, two eggs... I can count!" Child ventures on. What is next? Three!

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On the right side of the image, Child stands next to a tall pedestal fan, blowing bubbles toward the spinning three-bladed fan. Child has a delighted expression, holding a bubble wand up to their mouth while bubbles scatter and swirl in the wind created by the fan. A small illustrated hand holding up three fingers appears to the left of the fan as a counting motif, and small papers or letters flutter around the checkered floor. The scene is set indoors on a blue-and-white checkered floor against a plain white background, with the fan plugged into a wall outlet.

In the room, the big fan spins its three blades fast. Child grips the bubble wand. One deep breath and SWISH! Bubbles fly all over, spinning and swirling in the air. Papers flutter from the table. "Three blades and lots of bubbles!" Child yells. What a mixture! What is next? Four!

Page 4
On the left side of the image, Child sits behind the wheel of a whimsical orange car with a cartoonish face on its front, driving through a flurry of snow. Child has one hand raised, waving with fingers spread, and appears cheerful and excited. The car is decorated with colorful pinwheel ornaments on top, and all four wheels are clearly visible. The right side of the image is plain white background.

Child zips into the small car. Four wheels, a face on the nose, and pinwheels spinning on top. The car zooms in the snow. "Zoom, car, zoom!" Child yells. Four wheels and zero plans to stop. The snow is cold, but Child grins and ventures on. Five is close now.

Page 5
On the right side of the image, Child is flying through a nighttime sky in a woven basket carried by a large red star-shaped balloon with five distinct points, gazing upward with a joyful, wonder-filled expression and one hand reaching out toward a glowing crescent moon above. The deep blue sky fills the background behind the floating basket. The left side of the image is plain light background, clear of any detail.

A big red star floats over a basket. Five points! Child climbs in. The basket lifts from the ground, and up Child goes. Past the rooftops. Past the birds. Up into the dark sky, near the glowing moon. "Five," Child says, reaching out one hand. What a great adventure! All the world looks very small from up high.

Page 6
On the left side of the image, a row of five small illustrated panels sits along the bottom, each recapping a counting scene from the journey so far. From left to right: (one) Child pushes a large elephant sitting in a red wagon/cart, (two) Child crouches behind a red hen with two eggs on the ground, (three) Child blows bubbles beside a tall three-bladed pedestal fan on a checkered floor, (four) Child drives a whimsical orange car with pinwheel ornaments through snow, and (five) Child flies in a woven basket carried by a red star-shaped balloon through a night sky. Above each panel, a small illustrated hand shows the corresponding number of fingers. Child appears cheerful and engaged in each vignette. The top and right portions of the image are open, plain white background.

One Elephant, still sitting in its cart. Two eggs. Three spinning blades. Four fast wheels. Five bright points on a star. That is five of ten! Five is great. But there are still five more to find. One to five, each one part of the adventure. The next five? They are about to get WILD.

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On the right side of the image, Child is riding on the back of a giant dark-red ant, sitting astride its large abdomen with legs dangling to one side. Child has a wide-open mouth in an expression of amazement or excitement, with one hand raised up in a waving gesture. The enormous ant is marching across rocky, pebbly ground, its six legs clearly visible and splayed out as it carries Child. The background is a soft, light watercolor wash, leaving the left side plain and open for text.

A huge ant! Six legs stomp on the rocky ground. Child climbs right up and holds on tight. The creature marches on, big and bold, and Child's mouth gapes wide open. "Six legs! This is the best ride!" The ant says zero.

Page 8
On the left side of the image, Child and Friend stand together in front of a large desk calendar, both looking up at it excitedly. Friend holds two balloons — one red, one green — by their strings in his right hand, and wears his tall red/orange pointed party hat and red zip-up hoodie. Child stands beside Friend, smiling broadly. A date on the calendar is circled in red, with a second date eight days later also marked. Scattered crumbs or confetti litter the ground around them. Colorful bunting and paper chain decorations drape across the upper-left corner of the scene. A large illustrated hand reaches down from above, pointing at the calendar as a counting motif. The right ~40% of the image is plain light background. The setting is indoors with a festive, celebratory atmosphere.

"It is my birthday!" Child yells. "Day seven! The BEST day of all!" A pal is right there in a red party hat. They both look up at the big date chart on the wall. Today is marked in red. "My birthday is eight days after today," the pal groans, gesturing at the chart. "Eight days! I can't wait eight days!"

Page 9
On the right side of the image, Child stands caught in a giant spider's web, arms raised with hands spread wide and an expression of awe and surprise, looking up at an enormous brown spider with eight clearly visible legs perched on the web above them. The web is made of thick, rope-like string stretching across the right portion of the scene. The background is a muted, misty gray, and the left side of the image is plain open space.

The web is all string, and each string is as big as a rope. The biggest spider of all sits right at the top, with eight huge legs. Child's arms fly wide open. "What an epic creature!" The spider wiggles one leg. Then one more. Then all eight at the same time. Is it... dancing?

Page 10
On the left side of the image, Child stands at the bottom left wearing a red knitted hat with a white brim and pom-pom, a green jacket over a navy top, looking up with an excited, delighted expression and one arm raised toward a large, colorful pheasant. The pheasant is perched on a fragment of crumbling brick wall, facing right with its beak open, a head crest of dark feathers, and plumage displaying at least nine vivid colors including red, green, blue, yellow, and orange in its long tail. Above and around the pheasant are two outlined hand tracings and small colored crayons floating in various colors — at least nine distinct colors visible — suggesting a drawing activity. The scene is set against a pale, plain background with fragments of red brick wall on the left side, leaving the right half of the image empty.

The bird stands on the cracked brick wall, proud as a king on a throne. "Look at the feathers!" Child calls. Red, gold, green, blue, copper, cream, black, white, and a shimmer on top of all that. Nine hues! And the best feature of all is the sparkle. Each hue gleams in the light.

Page 11
On the right side of the image, Child stands facing forward with a big, excited grin, holding both hands up wide open with all ten fingers spread out. Behind Child is a large red and white concentric circle (target/bullseye) pattern that frames them. The left side of the image is plain white/light background, clear for text.

Child holds up one hand. Five digits, wide open. Then hand number two. Five more! "Six, seven, eight, nine... TEN!" Both hands go up high, all ten digits spread wide. Child grins a big grin. What a picture! The biggest number of all is right there, at the end of Child's two arms.

Page 12
In the bottom portion of the image, five small vignette panels are arranged in a row, each recapping a counting scene from the second half of the journey. From left to right: (six) Child rides on the back of a giant dark-red ant marching across rocky ground while pointing one finger upward, (seven) Child and Friend stand excitedly at a desk calendar with festive decorations including a paper chain, bunting, and red and green balloons, (eight) Child stands in front of a giant spider's thick web looking up in awe at a large brown spider, (nine) Child points up at a large dark-plumed pheasant perched on a stone-brick wall surrounded by colored pencils, and (ten) Child stands with arms spread wide and both open hands showing in front of a red-and-white bullseye target. Above each vignette, a pair of small illustrated hands floats against the background: the first panel shows an open five-finger hand plus a one-finger hand, the second and third panels each show an open five-finger hand plus a two-finger hand, the fourth panel shows an open five-finger hand plus a four-finger hand, and the fifth panel shows two open five-finger hands. The top half of the image is plain cream-white background.

Six legs. Seven on the chart. Eight legs more. Nine bright hues. Ten digits up high. Every number, one to ten. What an adventure! But hold on. Back at the start, one very big Elephant is still sitting in one very small cart. Child cracks both knuckles. "Right then. Back to one. And this time? PUSH HARDER!"

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