Push Harder, Elephant! UFLI Foundations Lesson 91

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Push Harder, Elephant!

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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 grey 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.

Sam pushed and pushed. The elephant sat in the little red cart and would not budge. 'Push harder!' it said. It blew red shapes from its trunk. One huge elephant! This was going to be a long, long day.

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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 grey trees and misty atmosphere in the background. The right side of the image is open, plain background.

Sam needed a rest. Next door, a red hen pecked in the yard. Two new eggs sat by the rocks! Sam held up two fingers and smiled. 'One elephant, two new eggs. What will make 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 chequered floor. The scene is set indoors on a blue-and-white chequered floor against a plain white background, with the fan plugged into a wall outlet.

Inside, the big fan spun fast. Three blades! Sam blew bubbles at the fan. They flew up and twirled high. 'Three blades and so many bubbles!' Sam said.

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 colourful pinwheel ornaments on top, and all four wheels are clearly visible. The right side of the image is plain white background.

Sam jumped in the new car. Four wheels, with pinwheels twirling on top! The car flew across the snow. 'Go, car, go!' Sam said with a grin. Five had to be close!

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 with five bright tips! It lifted the basket up, and Sam flew past the rooftops and birds. Up, up, all the way to the moon! 'Five,' Sam said softly, holding up one hand. The world looked so small from up in the sky.

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 chequered 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. Two eggs. Three fan blades. Four fast wheels. Five star tips. Sam smiled. Five was good, but that was just five of ten. The next few would be new and 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 watercolour wash, leaving the left side plain and open for text.

A huge ant with six legs, thick as branches, stomping across the rocks! Sam got on and held on tight, and the ant marched on and on. Sam's grin grew wide. 'Six legs! This is the best ride ever!' But ants do not chat much.

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. Colourful 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.

Then Sam was at home. 'It is my birthday! The seventh!' Sam said. 'The best day ever!' Drew came in his new red party hat. They both looked at the dates on the chart. 'My birthday is in eight more days,' Drew said. 'Eight days! That is forever!'

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 grey, and the left side of the image is plain open space.

The web was made of string as thick as rope. At the top sat a huge spider with eight long legs. Sam's arms flew open wide. 'You are the best spider!' It lifted one leg, then all of them at once. What a new dance!

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, colourful 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 colours including red, green, blue, yellow, and orange in its long tail. Above and around the pheasant are two outlined hand tracings and small coloured crayons floating in various colours — at least nine distinct colours 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 big bird stood on the brick wall like a king on a throne. 'Look at that plume!' Sam said. Red, gold, green, blue, copper, cream, black, white, and a shimmer with no name yet! Nine hues! Sam would need nine crayons, and still miss the sparkle.

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.

Sam held up one hand with five fingers wide open. Then the other hand showed five more. 'Ten in all!' Sam yelled, both hands high with all ten fingers up. It was true: ten sat right on Sam's own two hands all along.

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 coloured 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 hues. Ten fingers. What a ride! What a day! But back at the start, one big elephant still sat in one little cart. Sam shook both hands. 'Back to one. This time I will push harder!'

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