A rainforest poem example & low ability writing frame. Poem focuses on the 5 senses, following a pattern. Used with a year 1 class. Sensory word bank included.

Rianforst class assembly based on rainforest and deforestation

For your class assembly… a song about Rainforests to the tune of George Ezra Shot gun I made it for my Year 4 class and parents and the boys loved it!

Set of worksheets to learn about the Amazon rainforest including text for reading activities. • What is the Amazon rainforest? - to know how to describe the Amazon rainforest : text followed by questions • A Map of south America – to know the names of seas and oceans around south America and most well known features: label names • Where is the Amazon Rainforest? – to know where the Amazon rainforest is situated among other areas : colour areas • War and Wet – to know about climate and how it affects the environment how seasons affect the environment and animals: text followed by questions • Parts of the rainforest – to know that each forest layer is different: text • Where the animals live – to name the different layers of the rainforest; name types of animals the live in each layer: use word bank • Exceptional Explorer! – text about English naturalist Henry Bates • Exploring the Amazon – to know which type of clothes and shoes are best when walking through the rainforest: text, illustrate suitable clothing • What do you know about the Amazon? – use word bank For more useful activities and resources about animals from the Amazon rainforest, please check my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. Hope that you like and find them useful. If you have any comments or recommendations to make, please do not hesitate to do so. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Differentiated activities to support teaching of Pictograms, based on the theme of rainforest animals.

2 Rainforest worksheets suitable for SEND and KS1. Each worksheet comes in colour and black and white. Children can label the things that can be found in the Rainforest using the words underneath. There are 12 pictures / symbols on each page. These can be duplicated and cut out to make matching pairs. Children can use the key vocabulary to write about the Rainforest or to make a list. The blank space on the worksheets could also be used for drawings, stories or poems. Pictures and symbols could also be enlarged and used for visual aids or displays. Boardmaker licence

This two-week unit of English work, based on the book ‘The Great Kapok Tree’, works well alongside topics about rainforests, sustainability and Mayans. It can also be used as a standalone English unit. The resources are designed for Year 3 and Year 4. The ten lessons in this unit use drama, discussion and creative activities to help pupils to engage imaginatively with the text. Pupils will become familiar with the structure of dilemma stories and then write and edit their own dilemma stories based on The Great Kapok Tree. There is also a grammar focus on using direct speech and plenty of activities designed to develop vocabulary. The English objectives covered in this unit are: - To retrieve information from non-fiction - To design a ‘great tree’ setting - To explore the structure of dilemma stories - To punctuate direct speech correctly - To use a range of speech verbs - To use adverbs in dialogue (higher group) - To identify persuasive devices - To use a dictionary to find definitions - To write a persuasive letter - To prepare a group performance - To plan a dilemma story - To write my own dilemma story - To edit and evaluate my writing - To use a thesaurus The PDF file contains 10 lesson plans and accompanying pupil resources.

This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to rainforests. It contains comprehensive sections on: The different layers of the rainforest (emergent, canopy, understory/shrub, forest floor) and diagram; Information about where rainforests can be found in the world; Animals of the rainforest (including distribution, images, habitat, size/weight, and key facts); Timeline of deforestation; The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included). The resource is most suitable for students in KS2 or KS3.

Set of posters: text about the different groups of animals from the Amazon Rainforest including mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians and insects. Can be displayed on big screen to introduce topic. For more useful activities, please check my other Amazon Rainforest Animals resources in my shop Marie’s Teaching Resources. For updates go to my Facebook page – Marie’s Teaching Resources Thanks for looking :)

Using what they have found out about plant life cycles children work in small groups to create a life cycle musical composition. Thinking about instrument choice and dynamics, children respond to the music asking how well does it represents the life cycle? Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

Try this escape room style game with your students today! This is a fun game that is perfect for teaching children about tropical rainforest destruction. This game focuses on students finding out facts and information and using these to solve puzzles. This helps them to learn about the effects of rainforest destruction and about the rainforest being destroyed This activity is great for the beginning of a topic to introduce information or at the end to recap. Students are trying to help an alien understand deforestation and rainforest clearing, they must solve a series of clues, as well as decode different ciphers. There is also a video to start the game off, the video is included along with a YouTube link if you prefer to use that. This is an interactive game which can be timed. Students try and solve clues and questions before the time is up, you the teacher, can decide how much time your students have to complete the task. I suggest 45 minutes, but it is up to you. The tasks can be placed around the classroom for students to find for a more active game or distributed by you at their desks. After each task is solved students win a puzzle piece, the final puzzle along with the answers to the tasks lead the students to a phrase which directs to a congratulatory video (also on YouTube but with a copy provided) Please ask if you have any questions

Welcome to Earth Cubs! A free platform to Learn the World. The choices you make can help and protect our amazing rainforests and animals! Check out our Rainforest pack created with Rainforest Trust. Visit earthcubs.com for lots of creative & extensive materials all focused on the environment & sustainability. Fully aligned to EYFS outcomes & National Curriculum (ages 3-7).

Understanding Rainforest Weather and Climate - Complete Lesson Complete Lesson on Understanding the Weather and the Climate in the Rainforests This download includes a complete lesson on the weather and climate in the rainforest. The lesson focuses on the learning the facts about the rainforest weather and making comparisons with local area weather conditions. There is a detailed PowerPoint to ensure children understand. The children will then complete a activity sheets to show their understanding. There are 3 differentiated activity sheets included to allow for differentiation and then two extra comparison sheets. Everything needed for the lesson is included in this download. This download includes: - Full and detailed lesson plan - Complete lesson PowerPoint - Differentiated activity sheets (x3) - Venn diagram comparison sheet - List comparison sheet Thanks for looking  Please remember to leave feedback, for updates and promotions you can also follow me here. ***************************************************************************** Some of my other products: Big Science Bundle Pack . Complete Space and the Solar System Workbook . Complete Dialogues and Play Scripts Writing Unit . *****************************************************************************

13 weeks of rainforest topic planning for Year 1, Key Stage 1 (KS1) Autumn Term. This is also interlinked with the English planning also. Could be slightly tweaked and used for Year 2 also.

Complete Lesson on Introducing the Rainforest and Understanding Layers This download includes a complete lesson on the rainforest and how it is described in layers. The lesson focuses on the types of animals which live in each layer, the plants that survive there and the climate. There is a detailed PowerPoint to ensure children understand the rainforest layers. The children will then complete a diagram and short information page to show understanding. There are 3 different diagram sheets included to allow for differentiation. Everything needed for the lesson is included in this download. This download includes: - Full and detailed lesson plan - Complete lesson PowerPoint - Differentiated diagram sheets (x3) - Answer sheet Thanks for looking  Please remember to leave feedback, for updates and promotions you can also follow me here. ***************************************************************************** Some of my other products: Big Science Bundle Pack . Complete Space and the Solar System Workbook . Complete Dialogues and Play Scripts Writing Unit . *****************************************************************************

A simple introduction to the topic Rainforests. Photos to support simple text to encourage and promote discussion about this environment. Ideal as a start to the topic - Rainforests.

Children to label and write about the features of the different layers of a rainforest. Differentiated worksheets, used in a year 1 class.

An Art project on Rainforests, designed to cover a Term´s worth of lessons with one lesson a week (10 lessons). The project consists of a variety of tasks, using different skills, techniques, materials and processes including watercolour splodge animals, a study of Henri Matisse cut-outs and Henri Rousseau´s jungle paintings, papier-mâché bugs and Amazonian Shipibo art. Tasks are either one lesson long or spread out over two to three lessons. Tasks are chunked down and include step-by-step instructions as well as my own digitally drawn illustrations and example work. Resources necessary for each of the tasks are included within the slides.

This worksheet helps students to understand the structure and layers of the rainforest through poetry and using their artistic skills. A wordfill is used to further explore the rainforest’s structure and the animals and ecosystems found there, concluding with questions explaining the high iron and aluminium contents in the soil. A range of individual and group activities are incorporated within this worksheet including interpreting poetry and using their knowledge to complete a wordfill paragraph. Please like and follow us on Facebook @WillsonEducation, Instagram @willsoneducation and Pinterest @willsoned for more exciting resources, activities, and upcoming events to incorporate into your lessons.

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And now for the weather! Children find out more about the climate in rainforest regions before creating their own weather symbols as props for their own weather forecast at the world map. Suitable for years 3 and 4. Find other lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.