Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 6A | Animals of the Tropical Rainforest Habitat 121

Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud may have activity options that

exceed the time allocated for this part of the lesson. To remain

within the time periods allocated for this portion of the lesson,

you will need to make conscious choices about which activities to

include based on the needs of your students.

Introducing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

What Have We Already Learned? 5 minutes

Review what students have learned about the temperate

deciduous forest. You may ask the following questions to prompt

discussion:

• Is the climate extremely hot or cold in the forest?


• What kind of plants can be found in the forest?
  [You may wish to begin a Venn diagram to compare and contrast
  forest and rainforest habitats.]

Where Are We? 5 minutes

Using a globe, point to and use your fi nger to trace around

the equator. As you do this, tell students that the equator is an

imaginary line around the middle or center of the earth. Explain

that the land and water near the equator stay very warm year-

round. Ask students if a temperate deciduous forest would be

found near the equator, and have them explain why not. (No,

because it gets cold during the winter in temperate deciduous

forests.)

 Show image 6A-1: Map of the world with Amazon rainforest highlighted

Tell students that the next read-aloud is about a different kind of

forest that is located near the equator where it stays warm and wet

all year long. This type of forest is called the tropical rainforest.

The particular rainforest that Rattenborough will visit today is

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