Lesson Planning
Animals living in the upper layers of the rainforest
Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of
Rainforests - NEW LOOK Plants and Animals in the Rainforest
Objectives
Geography
- To listen to the noises of the rainforest and create a soundscape to represent this.
- To research an animal living in the upper layers of the rainforest and identify some ways in which it is adapted for life in this environment.
- To present information about a rainforest animal by using a net to build a simple 3-D shape.
Enquiry question
What animals live in the upper layers of the rainforest?
Outcomes
Children will:
- Investigate animals living in the upper layers of the rainforest and describe ways in which they are adapted for life in this environment.
- Construct 3-D fact files about rainforest animals.
Provided Resources
You Will Also Need
Selection of instruments: tambourines; scrapers, triangles, shakers, drums and xylophones, etc
Non-fiction books and access to the internet
White card, scissors, rulers, glue, coloured pencils and pens
Weblinks
Sound clip of the rainforest
Some useful facts about the emergent layer and canopy of the rainforest