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Crossword: Afternoon on the Amazon Featuring vocabulary from Mary Pope Osborne's 6th Magic Tree House book (this crossword can be used without the book). Comprehension questions for this book are available on our member site.
Unscramble the Words: Afternoon on the Amazon Featuring vocabulary from Mary Pope Osborne's 6th Magic Tree House book (this word scramble can be used without the book). Comprehension questions for this book are available on our member site.
Word Search: Afternoon on the Amazon Featuring vocabulary from Mary Pope Osborne's 6th Magic Tree House book (this word scramble can be used without the book). Comprehension questions for this book are available on our member site.
Acrostic Form: Rain Forest Use this acrostic form to write a poem about the rain forest.
Activity: Rainforest Makeover (elementary) Great ideas for creative ways to augment your rain forest lessons and stimulate student interest!
Bar Graph (create): Favorite Rain Forest Animal Students can use this bar graph form to plot information about rain forest animals.
Color and Write: Pith Helmet (elem) Draw a picture of yourself wearing this pith helmet, then write about what you would like to see hiking through the rain forest. Includes narrow lines for writing.
Coloring Page: Gorilla Color this picture of a gorilla or trace and cut out for a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Jaguar  
Coloring Page: Rain Forest Animals Color this drawing of a rain forest and its animals.
Coloring Page: Tamarin Golden lion tamarin.
Coloring Page: Toucan Color this drawing of a toucan.
Coloring Page: Toucan Line drawing of a toucan to color.
Coloring Page: Tree Frogs #1 Color illustration of four different tree frogs. Goes with "Coloring Page: Tree Frogs #2".
Coloring Page: Tree Frogs #2 Color the four different tree frogs.
Crafts: Rain Forest (primary/elem) Liven up your rain forest lesson with these instructions for making snakes and birds.
Did You Know? Rain Forest Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about the rain forest.
Did You Know? Toucan Two printable cards with graphics for writing facts about toucans.
Fact Cards: Rain Forest Animals (elem/upper elem) From anaconda to viper, these strips (with vibrant color pictures) feature straightforward facts about many rain forest animals.
Fact Sheet: Rain Forest Plants (upper elem/middle) Brief informational paragraphs about rain forest plant life, with color illustrations.
Fiction: Sammy's Wish (upper elem) Sammy wishes he could be an emerald tree boa. This reading comprehension comes with open-ended response questions.
Graphic Organizer: Rain Forest (web) Use this rainforest-themed web graphic planning tool to brainstorm and organize ideas.
Illustration: Habitats (Page 1, Black/White) Use these pictures of various habitats to illustrate reports, bulletin boards, and more (rain forest, desert, ocean/coral reef, savannah/grasslands).
Illustrations: Habitats (Page 1, Color) Use these pictures of various habitats to illustrate reports, bulletin boards, and more (rain forest, desert, ocean/coral reef, savannah/grasslands).
Journal: Rain Forest Adventure (elem/upper elem) Use the journal to record a journey into the rain forest. Includes lined pages for writing and a border to decorate, along with instructions.
Kemsley's Kids Classroom Pictures of a classroom with a rain forest theme.
Memory Game: Rain Forest Fun theme pictures and words make these flashcards useful for theme activities.
Mr. Royal's Rain Forest Guides  
Pattern: Rain Forest Bird Liven up your rain forest lesson by making birds based on this simple pattern.
Photos: Rain Forest Birds (all ages) Color photos of birds native to the rain forest.
Photos: Rain Forest Classroom Patti Broome's Room comes alive with the Rain Forest!
Photos: Rain Forest Layers (all ages) Color photos of rain forest layers complete with informative captions.
Poem: Rain Forest (elementary)  
Poetry Prompts: Rain Forest (upper elem) An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using the theme of the rain forest.
Questions and Answers: Rain Forest (upper elem/middle) Learn about the rain forest with this informative question and answer sheet.
Report Form: Life Cycles (elem/upper elem) Research and write a simple report about life cycles in the rain forest with this handy form.
Report Planner: Food Chains (elem/upper elem) Answer the targeted questions to help organize thoughts for a report on food chains.
Research & Report: Endangered Species (b/w) Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about endangered species.
Sandy's Rain Forest Pictures Page 1  
Sign: Rain Forest  
Song: Rain Forest Facts  
Song: Rain Forest Rap (elementary) Fun way for students to share facts they've learned.
Survey: Favorite Rain Forest Animal (elem/upper elem) Find out about people's favorite rain forest animals with this handy survey form.
Word Search: Rain Forest (interactive) From "animals" to "weather".
Word Search: Rain Forest (upper elementary) Find the rain forest-theme words from "anteater" to "toucan" in this search.
Word Wall: Rain Forest Animals [member-created with abctools] From "anaconda" to "vipers". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls.
Writing Paper: Rain Forest Lined and unlined paper with a picture of a poison dart frog.
Writing Paper: Rain Forest - #2 (elementary) Lined paper with an illustration of a jaguar at the top. (elementary) (20 pt. line, 1.25 spaces between lines)
Writing Paper: Rain Forest (primary/elem) Elementary-lined paper with an illustration of a rain forest in the border. Landscape orientation.
Writing Prompt: Layers of the Rain Forest (elem/upper elem) "Why do you think the Emergent Layer attracts many birds?" Short informational paragraphs about the rain forest, followed by writing prompts.
Writing Prompt: Rain Forest Similes (elementary) Simile exercise with a rain forest theme.
Writing Prompt: Rain Forests Research and write an opinion paper on one of two topics: "Rain Forests are important to all living things and should be protected," or "Man needs more space to live and needs to clear rain forest lands for progress."



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Writing Prompt: Rain Forest (elementary) Seven pages of writing prompts and other activities related to writing and poetry, with a rain forest theme.
Graphs: Rain Forest (elem/upper elem) Practice reading graphs and interpreting data with this rainforest-themed set. Four pages.
Book Report Form: Rain Forest Two report forms guide students through the writing of book reports for fiction and non-fiction books about the rain forest.
Story Planner: Rain Forest (upper elem/middle) Story planner and writing forms.
Comprehension: Rain Forest (elem/upper elem) Read about the rain forest, then draw and color an illustration.
Assignment Forms: Rain Forest (all ages) Fun rain forest-patterned late homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.
Coloring Page: Puffin Drawing of a cartoon puffin to color.
Coloring Page: Pith Helmet Picture of a pith helmet to color.
Color and Write: Pith Helmet (primary) Draw a picture of yourself wearing this pith helmet, then write about what you would like to see hiking through the rain forest. Includes narrow lines for writing.
Handwriting Practice: Rain Forest - manuscript (DN-style font) Practice writing by copying these sentences about the rain forest. Includes lines for copying.
Handwriting Practice: Rain Forest - Manuscript (ZB-Style Font) Practice writing by copying these sentences about the rain forest.
Maze: Rain Forest Animals 1 (easier) Help find the chimp.
Maze: Rain Forest Animals 2 (easy) Help the aye-aye get the coconut.
Maze: Rain Forest Animals 3 (hard) Help find the ring-tailed lemur.
Maze: Rain Forest Animals 4 (harder) Help the toucan catch the tree frog.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Toucan  
Rain Forest Research Book [member-created document] This document was made with the abcteach Shape Book tool. This is a research book created by a third grade teacher. The book is a final project in a unit on rain forests. The unit was split into 3 main categories plant, animals, and people.
Shapebook: Rain Forest (upper elem/middle school) [member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. From "carnivore" to "understory", each page of this tree-shaped shapebook has a word relating to rain forests. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Shapebook: Rain Forest (upper elementary) From "anteater" to "tropical", each page of this bird-shaped shapebook has a word relating to rain forests. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Shapebook: Toucan Color this toucan and use the page to write a poem or report about birds or the rain forest, or trace and cut out for a great student shapebook.
Sign: Selva Tropical (Rain Forest) Colorful habitat sign
Sign: Rain Forest Use as a center sign or booklet cover.
Sign: Rain Forest (coloring book version) Use as a center sign or booklet cover.
Poster: Rain Forest Animals With a picture of a toucan.
Spelling: Rain Forest (elementary) Studying rain forests? Learn vocabulary with this fun set: a word search, dictionary skills, crossword, and more. From "canopy" to "thrive".
Unscramble the Words: Rain Forest From "anteater" to "periwinkle". Intermediate, answers included.
Unscramble the Words: Rain Forest (easy) From "ant" to "snake".
Word Search: Rain Forest (elementary) From "frog" to "snake". No diagonal or backwards words, lower case, easy.
Word Search: Rain Forest (elementary) From "ant" to "trees".
Word Search: Rain Forest (elementary) [member-created with abctools] Find the words from "animals" to "trees" in this tree-shaped puzzle.
Word Search: Rain Forest (upper elementary) Intermediate difficulty level. From "anteater" to "understory".
Word Wall: Animals (pictures) set 3 From "boa" to "tree frog". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice. Small signs with name of animal and a cute picture. Use for flashcards or games.
Word Wall: South American Rain Forest [member-created with abctools] From "Amazon" to "understory".
Comprehension: Sloth (elem) Factual reading comprehension about this interesting rain forest mammal.
Book: Rain Forest (primary) Comprehension questions and writing prompts to review Helen Cowcher's story of a rain forest from the animals' point of view.
Coloring Page: Sloth Drawing of sloth to color, with lines below to write.
Comprehension: Lemurs (middle/high) Very thorough information, presented in a reading comprehension with open-ended essay-style questions.
Comprehension: Lemurs (upper elementary) A reading comprehension with multiple choice and short answer essay questions, and a crossword puzzle to help students know more about these endangered rain forest animals.
Comprehension: Rain Forest Plants - Medicinal (upper elem) A reading comprehension with multiple choice and short answer essay questions, and a crossword puzzle to help students know more about the many medicinal plants of the rain forest.
Comprehension: The Toucan (elementary) This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. Toucan facts and great testing practice!
Comprehension: Toucan (primary) A short factual reading comprehension about this rain forest dweller.
Crossword: Rain Forest- Lemurs 4 ACROSS: Some lemurs are trapped to become exotic ___
Crossword: Rain Forest: Plants - Medicinal (upper elem/middle) 1 DOWN: 25% of the drugs dispensed in the U.S. are made from these
Handwriting Practice: Rain Forest -cursive (DN-style font) Practice writing by copying these sentences about the rain forest.
Handwriting Practice: Rain Forest - Cursive (ZB-Style Font) Practice writing by copying these sentences about the rain forest.
Dot to Dot: Toucan (spelling)  
Circle & Spell: Rain Forest (boxes) Circle the correctly spelled words in each set, from CANOPY to TOUCAN
Early Readers: "I see...." (rain forest-color) "I see an ant." Color illustrations of animals native to the rain forest habitat.
Fiction: Sandy's Journey (upper elem) Read a fictional story about a walk in the rain forest, and then write an imaginative journal entry.
Game Board: Rain Forest (20 spaces; b/w version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Rain Forest (20 spaces; color version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Rain Forest (30 spaces; b/w version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Rain Forest (30 spaces; color version) Folder game board.
Early Readers: "I see...." (rain forest - b/w) "I see an ant." Line drawings of animals native to the rain forest habitat.
Sign: Rain Forest Animals With a monkey, a toucan, and a sloth.
Comprehension: Owls (primary/elem) Simple reading comprehension about owls.
Comprehension: Sloths (primary/elem) A very short reading comprehension about sloths.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animal - Iguana Follow the simple pattern to make an iguana for use with a unit on reptiles, rain forest animals, or the letter I.
Color and Write Prompt: Explorer (elem) A picture of a pith helmet to color and space to write a very short story with theme words from a word bank.
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