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Tree frogs in the rain forest

Rain Forest Teacher Resources

Teach students about the diverse life and cultures of the rain forest with the teaching resources below. Introduce students to rain forest ecology with lessons and printables on tropical plants, animals, and much more! There are bulletin board ideas for your classroom, articles on amphibians, and activities for wildlife week and Earth Day (April 22). You'll find what you need to connect this science topic with math, language arts, and social studies for all grades.

Whiteboard Compatible Mini-Lessons

The Amazing Rain Forest Mini-Lesson
More Mini-Lessons

Bulletin Boards

Ladybug Pattern
Insects Bulletin Board
Insects Bulletin Board Example

Lesson Plans

Layers of the Rain Forest
Animals of the Rainforest
Plants of the Rain Forest
Camouflage
Estimating Turtle Size and Age
Endangered Animals Hunt
Reptile and Amphibian Defense Strategies
More Rainforest Lesson Plans

Printables

Post Card Template
Layers of the Rain Forest Worksheets
Animal Research and Writing
Animal Habitat Crossword Puzzle
Frog Life Cycle Booklet
Printable List of Rain Forest Animals
Tropical Rain Forest Math
More Popular Rain Forest Printables

Earth Day Activities

Tissue Flower
Threats to Tropical Rain Forests
What Are the Effects of Deforestation?
Plants of the Rain Forest Rubric
More Earth Day Teacher Resources

Natural Resources Conservation

Rain Forest Vocabulary Worksheet
Rain Forest Products
More Popular Activities for Natural Resources Conservation

Rain Forest Activities for Math Class

Rain Forest Facts
Rain Forest Math Lab
Dwarf Rain Forest Animals
Modeling Rain Forest Layers
Giant Rain Forest Animals
More Rainforest Activities for Math Class

Rain Forest Art Activities

Rain Forest Animals
Your Own Rain Forest
Rain Forest Art
Curious George Takes a Job: Jungle Mural
More Rain Forest Art Activities

Rain Forest Activities for Social Studies Class

Go and Come Back
South American Tropical Rain Forests
The Race of Toad and Deer
Reading Warm-Up 24 for Gr. 1 & 2: Geography
Reading a Map of Madagascar
Peoples of the Rain Forest
The Tropics
More Rain Forest Activities for Social Studies Class

Digital Books

Eyewitness: Jungle
Gallery of DK Digital Books for Life Science
Gallery of DK Digital Books for Earth Science

Rain Forest Science Activities

Animals of the Rainforest
About the Tropical Rain Forest
Life Science Across the Curriculum Printables Slideshow
Measuring Turtle Length and Age
Terrarium
Care and Handling of Live Reptiles and Amphibians
More Rain Forest Science Activities

Literature Resources on Rain Forests

Poke & Look Learning Books
NSTA Recommends -- Interdisciplinary Connections for Grades K-8
Post Cards from the Rain Forest
More Literature Resources on Rain Forests

Plants of the Rain Forest

Rain Forest Foods and Spices
Tropical Rain Forest Plant Products
Comparing Tree Heights
More Rain Forest Plants Resources

Rain Forest Articles

Reptile and Amphibian Defense Systems
Reptiles and Amphibians Through the Ages
NSTA Recommends -- Reptiles and Amphibians
Amphibian Population Declines
Eastern Newt Species Account
Reptile and Amphibian Life Span and Life History
More Rain Forest Articles

Language Arts Activities on Rain Forests

Orangutan Reading Passage
Praying Mantis Reading Passage
Chimpanzee Reading Passage
What Animal Do I Admire?
Rain Forest Vocabulary
Animal Research - Plan Ahead
Gorilla Reading Passage
More Popular Language Arts Activities on Rain Forests

Wildlife Week Activities

Bullfrog Food Web
Long-Lived Turtles
Mimics Survive -- Camouflaged Reptiles
Reptile and Amphibian Checklist
Anteater Reading Passage
Anaconda Reading Passage
Mexican Milksnake and Coralsnake Drawings
More Popular Rain Forest Wildlife Activities

Highlights

End-of-the-Year Resources
The end of the school year is quickly approaching! Celebrate with fun activities, then prepare yourself and your students with report card advice, summer reading guides, summer math, and more.

Common Core Lessons & Resources
Is your school district adopting the Common Core? Work these new standards into your curriculum with our reading, writing, speaking, social studies, and math lessons and activities. Each piece of content incorporates the Common Core State Standards into the activity or lesson.

Top 10 Galleries
Explore our most popular Top 10 galleries, from Top 10 Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom and Top 10 Classroom Organization Tips from Veteran Teachers to Top 10 Free (& Cheap) Rewards for Students and Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom. We'll help you get organized and prepared for every classroom situation, holiday, and more! Check out all of our galleries today.

June Calendar of Events
June is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each event, including: Summer Begins (6/21), Helen Keller's Birthday (6/27/1880), World War I Began (6/28/1914), and Meteor Day (6/30). Plus, celebrate Child Vision Awareness Month, National Rivers Month, and National Safety Month all June long!

Causes We Support: We Give Books
Visit We Give Books, an ever-growing, free online library of children's picture books! For every book read on the site, a brand-new book will be donated to a children's literacy campaign of your choosing. Read aloud to students or encourage them read independently, and you'll teach them to help others at the same time. Giving is as simple as reading!

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