Books to read
Living in a rainforest by Winne, Joanne.
Deep in a rainforest by Pascoe, Gwen
Animals of the rain forest by Savage, Stephen
Videos/movies to watch
Magic school bus in the rain forest [videorecording]
Rainforest animals [juvenile videotape]
People of the rainforest [juvenile videotape]
At the zoo 2 [videorecording]
Maps/charts to look at
Locate rain forests on world map.
Vocabulary words to discuss
We will focus on learning the names of the animals and maybe some of the plants.
Writing project and/or worksheets
Write the names of the rainforest animals we learn about each day on notecards. We will use these at the end of the study for a game of rainforest animal charades.
Click here to go to The Rainforest Cafe website where you can find the printable activity books that we may use.Art project or appreciation
Looking for jaguar and other rainforest poems by Katz, Susan.
Draw! rainforest animals by DuBosque, D. C.
Physical activity
Rainforest animal charades
We will also play a rainforests card game we have.
Field trips
Dessert or a shake and (hopefully) a tour at The Rainforest Cafe.
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