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.

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.

Linked to the New National Curriculum English and Grammar outcomes for end of KS2 so suited to year 5 or 6 but can be modified to suit Year 3 or 4. This can be used to see how to write a persuasive letter by picking out which features to use - also includes Year 3&4 and Year 5&6 spellings.

20 sheets. A range of activities for 40-60 & ELG along the topic of the rainforest. There are listening activities, colouring, maths etc.

'Who lives here?' PowerPoint introduces a 'conversation' poem about the creatures and habitat of the rainforest. It provides a structured step by step lesson to support composition. It also allows reinforcement of parts of speech particularly verbs and prepositions. Extended poetry task also provided for variety and possible differentiation. Several verse examples are provided for clarity. Rainforest booklet is provided for children to write their final draft for display or poetry portfolio. 'Rainforest List Poem' PowerPoint continues with a poetic theme and uses a simple format to motivate composition. This clear, concise and colourful presentation leads the learners step by step through the composition of a list poem based on a 'rainforest' theme. There is a grammar element throughout with an emphasis on nouns, adjectives and 'ing' verbs. I have found a poetry context an effective way to embed incidental grammar teaching. Although the outcome is a simple list poem, it can easily be differentiated for older learners. This would involve extending each line using e.g. adverbs or an additional clause. Children are encouraged to compose an opening line, closing line and' list' lines inbetween.

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.

This session brings together all the parts of the rainforest creativity theme. From music created with made instruments, dance and the wearing of headdresses to the displaying and showing of pots. Celebrate everything that has been achieved.

The Great Kapok Tree Rainforest Unit and Resources. Rainforest activities go with the book The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. 24 pages includes features of the rainforest, useful websites, art projects, vocabulary, main idea and summarizing activity and graphic organizer, fun facts about the kapok tree, rainforest animals, how can I save the rainforest sheet, chocalate cocoa recipe, math activity, science activity making a terrarium, geography sheet, layers of the rainforest, why rainforests are important and why they are being destroyed, along with a rainforest word search puzzle. Good for Earth Day, too. Cover page includes a bookmark "Reading About the Rainforest." - HappyEdugator

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.

Linked to the New National Curriculum English and Grammar outcomes for end of KS2 so suited to year 5 or 6 but there is also another WAGOLL included to suit Year 3 or 4. The WAGOLL allows children to see the language and text features suited to this style of writing. They can discuss the impact and see higher level vocabulary being used. There is also an activity attached where there are paragraphs to suit settings - children improve them using the WAGOLL. Included in the WAGOLL’s are Year 3&4 and Year 5&6 spellings.

Designed for Year 4-5, these questions were created to accompany the non-fiction, information text 'Rainforests at Risk'. Pupils are required to answer inference, deduction, retrieval, clarification and grammatical, sentence level questions based on curriculum requirements. This has been created to cover 6 weeks worth of Guided Reading sessions (one to be used per week as an activity).

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

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This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. The theme in this pack is ‘rainforests.’ There are four different comprehensions: What are rainforests? Rainforest animals Animal defence in the rainforest Endangered rainforest animals They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.

Linked to the New National Curriculum English and Grammar outcomes for end of KS2 so suited to year 5 or 6 but can be modified to suit Year 3 or 4. Children can use this to find out information about Rainforests and see how to write an information text and which features to use - also includes Year 3&4 and Year 5&6 spellings.

A mat for creative writing using similes, metaphors and personification to describe a rainforest. It also includes sentence openers and the use of senses.

18 page workbook on The Amazon Rainforest. Can be printed out as individual sheets or as entire workbook. Upper KS1 and KS2 Cross curricular approach. Includes Fact sheets Comprehension Questions Creative writing, poetry writing, persuasive writing, writing notes for a presentation. Vocabulary words and match with the definition Internet and research skills What I have learned sheet.

Smart note and planning for the beginning of the topic about rainforests.

This rainforest wordsearch contains a vocabulary of terms related to endangered animals and forests found in Africa.

A rainforest / jungle poem with a repeating pattern which children can recite and add actions to. In my Y1 class we have shared written extra lines for I saw.. I heard.... I felt etc. then children have written their own and we have added them to the main text. This works well as the children's lines don&'t need to rhyme and you can add as many as you like.