Making a rainforest

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Carnival of the Animals Exotic Birds

Objectives

Art and Design

  • Use a range of materials creatively to design and make products.
  • Use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.

Science

  • Use observational skills and ideas to suggest answers to questions.

Lesson Planning

Children will learn all about habitats. They will find out what birds need to survive, and make a rainforest for their exotic birds.

Teaching Outcomes
To use a range of materials and processes to make a classroom rainforest display.
To understand that birds have basic needs.

Children will:

  • Work alone and collaborate with others.
  • Use a range of materials and processes to make a classroom rainforest display.
  • Understand that birds have basic needs.

Provided Resources

  • Creating a bird themed box instructions
  • Rainforest instructions
  • Leaf template

You Will Need

  • A small cardboard box
  • Sparkly wrapping paper
  • Bird pictures
  • Shredded newspaper