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 interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key physical geography features of The Congo Rainforest. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the biome, key facts, climate, plants and animals of area, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the KS2 geography curriculum.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
-Remember key facts about the African continent to contextualise their learning;
-Learn where the Congo rainforest is, and understand why this biome exists here;
-Learn key facts about the area, rivers, animals and plants of the Congo;
-Remembering further facts through watching an interesting video on the Congo, and then answering comprehension questions;
-Self-assess their progress using the learning objectives.
The lesson benefits from access to atlases and/or web-searching devices for the final task.
This lesson resource is made up of a visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation (15 slides)
The resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
The Rainforest:
Using a guided imagery meditation technique, children use their imagination to journey through an amazing tropical rainforest. They relax they pay special attention to the beautiful natural surroundings, linking their breathing together with the words. This is a relaxing 10 minute activity to calm the classroom.
It is Ideal for primary school children and tuned to 432 htz, composed to resonate with the body’s natural energy.
Available to download only, this handy pack contains 2 pages of colourful borders with a straight edge.
Print as many strips as you need to trim your board!
Just print and go!
Rainforest-themed positive mindset posters, perfect for adding a bit of greenery wherever they’re displayed.
This ready-to-print PDF of 10 posters can be displayed to boost confidence, self-esteem and kindness in your classroom in the time it takes for you to press ‘print’.
Each one of these motivational classroom posters includes a famous quote, making them great for growth mindset inspiration.
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This engaging resource seamlessly blends math and creativity to enhance your students’ understanding of symmetry while introducing them to the fascinating world of rainforest creatures.
Symmetry Exploration: Take your students on a visual adventure where they discover the beauty of symmetry through intricate pixel art representations of rainforest animals. Each 10x10 grid presents an opportunity to identify and create lines of symmetry.
Math and Art Integration: Bridge the gap between math and creativity as students meticulously fill in pixels to mirror the intricate patterns of rainforest animals. This activity encourages a holistic approach to learning and reinforces symmetry concepts.
The animals featured in this resource are:
Parrot
Gorilla
Tree Frog
Jaguar
Butterfly
In this product, you will receive:
A PDF File Includes 5 pages.
5 Answer Key
A JPEG File Includes 10 Pages.
High-Resolution Files In PDF And JPEG Formats.
Are your students studying about the rainforest? These creative writing prompts ask the students to look at each picture and use their 5 senses to describe the image. What can they see, touch, smell, taste, hear and feel in each picture? They then use these notes to write a fuller, more detailed description of the picture. This is a great way to prepare for the KS1 SATs tests and the KS2 SATs tests while still having a lot of fun!
This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills.
You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different locations and animals being shown in each of these rainforest photos.
You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching set of story prompts.
The students could also take five of the laminated photos and create them into a story .
The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.
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The following Schemes of work are included WITH assessments:
*** World biomes (11 lessons)**
• Lesson 1: Ecosystems
• Lesson 2: Food webs
• Lesson 3: Global biomes introduction
• Lesson 4: Mediterranean biome
• Lesson 5: Coral Reefs
• Lesson 6: Bamboo forests
• Lesson 7: Tropical Rainforests
• Lesson 8: Hot deserts
• Lesson 9: Polar biomes
• Lesson 10: Assessment lesson
• Lesson 11: Peer feedback/marking lesson
River landscapes of the UK (7 lessons)
• Lesson 1: Where are the UK’s rivers?
• Lesson 2: What are the UK’s rivers like?
• Lesson 3: What processes happen inside a river?
• Lesson 4: How do waterfalls form?
• Lesson 5: Meanders… they’re forever changing
• Lesson 6: The Landforms of the Lower Course
• Lesson 7: The Somerset levels floods 2014
• Lesson 8: How can we our manage rivers?
• Lesson 9: Rivers Assessment lesson
*** Weather and climate of the UK (9 lessons)***
• Lesson 1: What is weather and climate?
• Lesson 2: Recording the Weather
• Lesson 3: Who cares about the weather?
• Lesson 4: Where does the UK’s weather come from?
• Lesson 5: The Beast from the East
• Lesson 6: How can the UK use it’s wind?
• Lesson 7: Does the UK need so much rain?
• Lesson 8: What are Urban Micro climates and how do they affect London?
• Lesson 9: Assessment and feedback
Tropical Rainforests (12 lessons)
• Lesson 1: What and where are our rainforests?
• Lesson 2: What is the structure of the Rainforests?
• Lesson 3: What is the climate like in the Rainforest?
• Lesson 4: How are plants and animals adapted to the rainforest?
• Lesson 5: How do we benefit from the Rainforest?
• Lesson 6: What is Deforestation?
• Lesson 7: What are the effects of Deforestation?
• Lesson 8: How can we use the rainforest sustainably?
• Lesson 9: Saving the Rainforest!
• Lesson 10: Assessment lesson
• Lesson 11: Assessment feedback and peer marking lesson.
• Lesson 12: Extended project: Researching a rainforest.
*** UK landscapes and processes (7 lessons) **
• Lesson 1: introduction to UK landscapes
• Lesson 2: How does geology shape the UK?
• Lesson 3: Chemical weathering and limestone plateaus
• Lesson 4: Mountains in the UK: Their birth and erosion
• Lesson 5: Forests in the UK
• Lesson 6: Map reading and tourist developments in the lake district.
• Lesson 7: Assessment lesson with feedback PPT.
Hot deserts (9 lessons)
Lesson 1: What is a hot desert and where are they found?
Lesson 2: Drawing a climate graph for hot deserts
Lesson 3: How can animals and plants survive in hot deserts?
Lesson 4: What is desertification and why is it happening?
Lesson 5: Can desertification be stopped?
Lesson 6: Tourism in a hot desert far far away…
Lesson 7: Can you navigate through a hot desert?
Lesson 8: Assessment lesson
Lesson 9: Peer marking and assessment feedback
**Globalisation 12 lessons: **
Lesson 1: An introduction to globalisation
Lesson 2: How has globalisation happned?
Lesson 3: Why do companies go global? Mcdonalds
Lesson 4: What is a TNC and why do they work in so many countries?
Lesson 5: The pros and cons of globalisation
Lesson 6: The dark side of globalisation
Lesson 7: A TNC in Nigeria: Shell
Lesson 8: How is globalisation helpful? NGOs
Lesson 9: IGOs: WHO will stop Malaria?
Lesson 10: Assessment lesson
Lesson 11: Peer marking and assessment feedback
Lesson 12: Optional project on a TNC
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A ten question quiz on the Natural World. This quiz features questions about mountains, rainforests, oceans, interesting species and endangered species. Answers can be found on the final slide.
A great activity for form time!
Knowledge organisers for the CIE IGCSE GEOGRAPHY 0460
Describe and explain the characteristics of two
climates:
• equatorial
• hot desert
Climate characteristics
Factors influencing the characteristics of these
climates
Climatic graphs
Effects on the natural environment (both locally and
globally) and effects on people
Describe the causes and effects of deforestation of
tropical rainforest
Tropic Rainforest Case Study - Amazon Rainforest
Hot desert Case study - Namib Desert
bundle includes: outer space, the stone age, WW2, rainforest and general election.
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This interesting and highly-stimulating lesson enables students to describe and understand the key aspects of physical geography (e.g. climates, vegetation belts, flora, fauna, mountains, and rivers) and human geography (e.g. types of settlement, populations, use of resources, and trade) in the vast and varied continent of South America. Whilst gaining a wide range of knowledge about the content, students also become familiar with a wide range of vocabulary pertinent to the geography curriculum.
The lesson follows a clear, logical, bite-size learning journey, which guides students towards relevant and constructive learning objectives. Over the course of this journey, they become able to:
Identify South America on a map, and identify the countries and regions within the continent;
Understand key information about the physical and human geography of the continent, through a fun, interactive quiz;
Retrieve, share, and describe their understanding of the physical and human geography of specific locations in South America (Rio de Janeiro, Machu Picchu, Patagonia and the Amazon Rainforest) through a jigsaw model task;
Complete a case study of the physical and human geography of their own place in South America, and describe their findings to others;
-Peer assess each others’ descriptions using the learning objectives.
This resource pack includes:
A visually engaging whole-lesson PowerPoint presentation;
Key case-study information sheets on Rio de Janeiro, Machu Picchu, Patagonia and the Amazon Rainforest (in both PDF and Word - inside the zip-folder);
A blank case study template.
All images are licensed for commercial use. Note: The final task works best with access to ICT/internet resources.
This resources within this lesson can be easily adapted to suit home/remote learning.
Earth Day is celebrated worldwide on 22 April every year. Encourage and empower learners of all ages to protect our planet in order to preserve it for future generations through the use of this bundle. Education works best through discussion and knowledge.
The following resources and topics are currently included in this bundle:
5x topical discussion card packs (incl. a PowerPoint presentation per pack): bees, climate change, environment, plastic, sustainability
3 WebQuests: Antarctica, Coral reefs, Tropical Rainforests
3 activity packs: Tropical Rainforests, Food Provenance, Earth Day
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Each display banner fits across three pages of A4 paper - landscape.
Banners in this pack include:
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Behaviour
Coordinates
Dinosaurs
Electricity
Guided Reading
Literacy
Maths
Philosophy
Rainforest
Science
Space
The Victorians
