Elephants are among the most emotional, intelligent, and social animals on Earth. As a critical keystone species, they are essential to the survival of our planet’s ecosystems. However, they face urgent threats from poaching, habitat loss, and human-animal conflict.

Bring a Wildlife Ranger or Researcher into Your Classroom!

In collaboration with Mara Elephant Project in Kenya we are offering a unique opportunity for educators to invite, via zoom, a Ranger or Researcher into your classroom.
Book your session now at: https://t.co/okvvmjVagv

Elephant Conservation Education Hub

Elephant Conservation Toolkits: Aligning with NGSS & Canadian Curriculum

Our curriculum packages equip students with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and capacity for civic action required by both Canadian Provincial Curricula and the U.S. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Download our comprehensive Elephanatics_Curriculum_Alignment_Guide to see how our elementary and secondary lesson plans fit into specific grade-level learning standards across Canada and the U.S.

Each toolkit equips students with critical thinking skills, high-level environmental science, and real-world civic action tools.

• Climate & Rewilding: Discover how elephants act as keystone species to boost biodiversity and fight climate change.

• Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK): Explore community-led conservation in Kenya, like beehive fencing and satellite tracking.

• Global Conservation Issues: Examine key challenges facing African and Asian elephant populations.

• Civic Action: Empower students with persuasive writing tools and advocacy projects.

Download your free lesson plans, video links, reading lists, and activity guides below!

Lesson Plans

🟢 Elementary Lessons (Ages 8–11 / Grades 4–7)

New: The Rewilding Connection: From Our Backyards to the African Bush 🌿

Featuring “The Global Pharmacy” Conservation Breakthrough

Elephants are more than just keystone species; they are the rainforest’s lead pharmacists. Our 2026 research highlight reveals how forest elephants cultivate the “Global Pharmacy” by dispersing seeds for over 30,000 species of medicinal and aromatic plants. By protecting these “Mega-Gardeners,” we secure the natural ingredients the world relies on for modern and traditional medicine.

👉  Check out our Elementary Toolkits  to see the full lesson plan in action.

🔵 Intermediate & Secondary Lessons (Ages 11–14+ / Grades 8–12)

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A complete instructional guide for teachers. Helps students build critical thinking skills, construct thesis statements, and write compelling essays on keystone species and wildlife conservation.

🌍 CIVIC ACTION & ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN

UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC)

Connect classroom learning to real-world global policy! Send your students to our dedicated UNTOC campaign hub to explore educational toolkits, and civic action tools to advocate for a UN Wildlife Crime Protocol.

👉 Visit the Official UNTOC Campaign Page

👉 Check out our Secondary Toolkits below to access the full lesson plans.

Introductory Videos

We have provided a few short introductory videos that are optional to use in conjunction with the lesson plans below. Please note that some scenes of elephant abuse may upset some viewers.

A Brief History of the Ivory Trade
Gives students a short, basic background on poaching and the ivory trade (8 mins)

Save The Elephants – 25 Years and Beyond
This quick 3-minute video teaches students how African elephants maintain healthy ecosystems and highlights real conservation solutions like GPS tracking and beehive fences. (2:52 minutes) 

Black Tusk – The Ugly Truth of Elephant Riding
Unethical treatment of elephants in Thailand for the tourism industry (15 mins)

Become An Elephant Ambassador 

We invite you to share a unique opportunity with your students: a chance to become champions for elephants! We’re on the lookout for young, passionate advocates eager to spread awareness about the threats elephants face, such as poaching and unethical practices in tourism. If your students are creative, keen on devising innovative ways to educate others, and hold a deep belief in the intrinsic value and emotional depth of elephants, encourage them to join us as ambassadors. Together, we can embark on an exciting journey to make a meaningful impact in the world of elephant conservation. Click here to learn more.

What You Can Do To Help Elephants  Read Elephanatics mention in The Guardian’s detailed article on how anyone can help save elephants from extinction

Elephants in Captivity
Recognize the brutality of animal circuses and zoos and learn to be a responsible tourist.

Sponsoring and Fostering Organizations
Elephanatics supports these organizations ethics and practices

HomeSchooling

Other Information

• Mara Elephant Project
• David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
• International Fund for Animal Welfare
• US Fish and Wildlife
• Elephant Voices
• WildlifeDirect
• Save The Elephants
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