Forest & Desert Ecology, Forestry - General & Miscellaneous, Plants - General & Miscellaneous, Animals - General & Miscellaneous, Ecosystems
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Overview
This is the best seller in this series, perhaps because the animals of the Rainforest and the forest itself hold such as fascination for children -- and what better mindset for learning? Projects involve literature, science facts, art, creative writing, critical thinking, research skills, and math. Topics include: the rainforest, the emergent layer, the canopy, the understory, the forest floor, people of the rainforest, the decomposers, insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals of the rainforest, and many more. Projects include: Make a Mini-Rainforest, Reptile Center, Entomologists in Action, and follow up activities for The Great Kapok Tree, a book by Lynne Cherry.lThere are lots of fun activities, such as rainforest math, rainforest acrostics, a crossword puzzle, and a rainforest riddles game with reproducible, cut & paste illustrations of indigenous flora and fauna. Includes bibliography and answer key. All 48 pages perforated for easy removal.In each of these complete cross-curricular science-centered units you get: Teacher resource pages, Science, Reproducible activity sheets and Creative writing.
In each science-centered unit you get: Information pages, Reproducible activity sheets, Center ideas, Book-making projects, Literature connections, Art projects.
These units are a perfect choice for teachers seeking to integrate instruction. Use the activites to complement your curriculum. Learning becomes more meaningful when concepts are presented in a number of curriculum areas. Lessons can be teacher directed at lower levels; independent or cooperative group activities at 4th and 5th.
Book Details
Published
January 1, 1994
Publisher
Evan Moor Corporation,U.S.
Pages
48
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781557992765