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Rain Forest
Item	Description
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.
Clip Art: Big Cats: Jaguar (coloring page)	coloring page
Clip Art: Big Cats: Jaguar B&W	animals illustration
Clip Art: Big Cats: Jaguar Color 1	animals illustration
Clip Art: Cartoon Red Eyed Tree Frog B&W	cartoon animals illustration
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	Part of our "endangered animal" unit.
Coloring Page: Jaguar
Coloring Page: Rain Forest Animals	Color this drawing of a rain forest and its animals.
Coloring Page: Toucan	Color this drawing of a toucan.
Coloring Page: Toucan	Line drawing of a toucan to color.
Coloring Page: Tree Frogs
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.
Draw and Write: Rain Forest	Draw and describe the rain forest.
Drawing Prompt: Explorer	Draw a picture of yourself wearing this explorer's hat.
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 Form: Rain Forest	Answer the targeted questions about the rain forest biome.
Fiction: Sammy's Wish (upper elem)	Sammy wishes he could be an emerald tree boa. This reading comprehension comes with open-ended response questions.
Flashcards: Biomes (preschool/primary)	Pictures with words make these six cards useful for a variety of activities: flashcards, picture prompts, etc. Print two sets for a memory game.
Flashcards: Rain Forest (preschool/primary)	Pictures with words make these six cards useful for a variety of activities: flashcards, picture prompts, etc. Print two sets for a memory game.
Flashcards: Rain Forest Animals	Six labeled cards with color photos of various rain forest animals: an insect, a reptile, an amphibian, a mammal, a bird, and a fish. More pictures in this set are available on our member site.
Kemsley's Kids Classroom	Pictures of a classroom with a rain forest theme.
Photos: Sandy's Rain Forest Pictures
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.
Report Form: Life Cycles in the Rain Forest	Write a simple report about life cycles in the rain forest with this handy form.
Research & Report: Endangered Species (b/w)	Report planner, KWL, and a lined page to write a report about endangered species.
Sign: Rain Forest
Song: Rain Forest Rap (elementary)	Fun way for students to share facts they've learned.
Survey: Favorite Rain Forest Animal	Use this form to record people's favorite rain forest animals. Ten types are suggested and blank spaces are also included. Good tallying practice.
Web Organizer: Rain Forest	Use this web graphic organizer to help prepare for a report or project on the rain forest.
Word Game: Rain Forest	Make as many words as you can from RAIN FOREST.
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 Activity: A Trip to the Rain Forest (elem/upper elem) - cover only	Cover page for a booklet-report about a real or imaginary trip to the rain forest. Writing prompts to go with the cover are available on our member site.
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: Rain Forest (upper elem/middle)	Read the statements below. Write an opinion paper supporting one of the statements. Support your opinion with facts. Remember to keep track of your sources.
Writing Prompt: Rain Forest Similes (elem/upper elem)	Briefly explains similes and then encourages students to write and illustrate their own.

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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.
Assignment Forms: Rain Forest (all ages)	Fun rain forest-patterned late homework notices, assignment notices, and grading sheet.
Flashcards: Rain Forest Reptiles	Six labeled cards with color photos of various rain forest reptiles.
Flashcards: Rain Forest Mammals	Six labeled cards with color photos of various rain forest mammals.
Flashcards: Rain Forest Insects	Six labeled cards with color photos of various rain forest insects.
Writing Activity: A Trip to the Rain Forest (elem/upper elem)	Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to the rain forest. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including animals, people, and sights, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
Word Wall: South American Rain Forest	[member-created with abctools] From "Amazon" 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 Search: Rain Forest (upper elementary)	Intermediate difficulty level. From "anteater" to "understory".
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.
Unscramble the Words: Rain Forest (easy)	From "ant" to "snake".
Unscramble the Words: Rain Forest	From "anteater" to "periwinkle". Intermediate, answers included.
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".
Sign: Rain Forest Animals	With a monkey, a toucan, and a sloth.
Sign: Rain Forest (coloring book version)	Use as a center sign or booklet cover.
Sign: Rain Forest	Use as a center sign or booklet cover.
Sign: Selva Tropical (Rain Forest)	Colorful habitat sign
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.
Shapebook: Rain Forest	[made with abctools] A 10-page toucan-shaped shapebook with rain forest theme words, from RAIN FOREST to TROPICAL.
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.
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.
Poster: Rain Forest Animals	With a picture of a toucan.
Paper Bag Puppet: Animals - Toucan
Maze: Rain Forest Animals 4 (harder)	Help the toucan catch the tree frog.
Maze: Rain Forest Animals 3 (hard)	Help find the ring-tailed lemur.
Maze: Rain Forest Animals 2 (easy)	Help the aye-aye get the coconut.
Maze: Rain Forest Animals 1 (easier)	Help find the chimp.
Handwriting Practice: Rain Forest -cursive (DN-style font)	Practice writing by copying these sentences about the rain forest.
Handwriting Practice: Rain Forest - Manuscript (ZB-Style Font)	Practice writing by copying these sentences about the rain forest.
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 - Cursive (ZB-Style Font)	Practice writing by copying these sentences about the rain forest.
Game Board: Rain Forest (30 spaces; color version)	Folder game board.
Game Board: Rain Forest (30 spaces; b/w version)	Folder game board.
Game Board: Rain Forest (20 spaces; color version)	Folder game board.
Game Board: Rain Forest (20 spaces; b/w version)	Folder game board.
Fiction: Sandy's Journey (upper elem)	Read a fictional story about a walk in the rain forest, and then write an imaginative journal entry.
Early Readers: "I see...." (rain forest-color)	"I see an ant." Color illustrations of animals native to the rain forest habitat.
Early Readers: "I see...." (rain forest - b/w)	"I see an ant." Line drawings of animals native to the rain forest habitat.
Dot to Dot: Toucan (spelling)
Desk Tag: Asian Animal - Tiger	Pattern of this rain forest big cat's skin.
Desk Tag: Asian Animal - Tiger	Picture of this "big cat" against a rain forest background.
Desk Tag: African Animal - Bongo	Pattern of this rain forest antelope's skin.
Crossword: Rain Forest: Plants - Medicinal (upper elem/middle)	1 DOWN: 25% of the drugs dispensed in the U.S. are made from these
Crossword: Rain Forest- Lemurs	4 ACROSS: Some lemurs are trapped to become exotic ___
Comprehension: Toucan (primary)	A short factual reading comprehension about this rain forest dweller.
Comprehension: The Toucan (elementary)	This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. Toucan facts and great testing practice!
Comprehension: Sloth (elem)	Factual reading comprehension about this interesting rain forest mammal.
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.
Fiction: A Walk in the Rain Forest (elem/upper elem)	Fictional story (laced with real rain forest facts) followed by multiple choice 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: Lemurs (middle/high)	Very thorough information, presented in a reading comprehension with open-ended essay-style questions.
Comprehension: Jaguars (primary)	A very easy reading comprehension about jaguars.
Coloring Page: Sloth	Drawing of sloth to color, with lines below to write.
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.
Clip Art: Pith Helmet Color 2	travel and adventure illustration
Clip Art: Pith Helmet Color 1	travel and adventure illustration
Clip Art: Pith Helmet B&W	travel and adventure illustration
Clip Art: Pith Helmet (coloring page)	coloring page
Clip Art: Frogs: Yellow Banded Poison Dart Frog (coloring page)	coloring page
Clip Art: Frogs: Strawberry Poison Dart Frog Color 2	animals illustration
Clip Art: Frogs: Strawberry Poison Dart Frog Color 1	animals illustration
Clip Art: Frogs: Strawberry Poison Dart Frog B&W	animals illustration
Clip Art: Frogs: Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (coloring page)	coloring page
Clip Art: Frogs: Pasco Poison Dart Frog Color 2	animals illustration
Clip Art: Frogs: Pasco Poison Dart Frog Color 1	animals illustration
Clip Art: Frogs: Pasco Poison Dart Frog B&W	animals illustration
Clip Art: Frogs: Pasco Poison Dart Frog (coloring page)	coloring page
Clip Art: Frogs: Green & Black Poison Dart Frog (coloring page)	coloring page
Clip Art: Cartoon Toucan Color	cartoon animals illustration
Clip Art: Cartoon Toucan B&W	cartoon animals illustration
Clip Art: Cartoon Sloth Color	cartoon animals illustration
Clip Art: Cartoon Sloth B&W	cartoon animals illustration
Clip Art: Cartoon Red Eyed Tree Frog Color	cartoon animals illustration
Clip Art: Big Cats: Jaguar Color 2	animals illustration
Clip Art: Animals of South America Color	animals illustration
Clip Art: Animals of South America B&W	animals illustration
Clip Art: Animals of South America (coloring page)	coloring page
Circle & Spell: Rain Forest (boxes)	Circle the correctly spelled words in each set, from CANOPY to TOUCAN
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.
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.
Maze: Panda (easy)	Help the panda find the bamboo.
Maze: Endangered Animals 4 (harder)	Help the kiwi find the earthworm.
Maze: Endangered Animals 3 (hard)	Help find the sea turtle.
Maze: Endangered Animals 1 (easier)	Help find the snow leopard.
Lesson: Habitat/ Biome (elem/upper elem)	Define and review the concept of a biome.
Comprehension: Sloths (primary/elem)	A very short reading comprehension about sloths.
Coloring Page: Puffin	Drawing of a cartoon puffin to color.
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.
Rebus: Zippy the Rainforest Tree Frog (color)
Book: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax (primary/elem)	Imagine yourself in the Truffula forest... Wonder what the Once-ler thinks of all his money... Finish verses with your own Seussian nonsense names... Enjoy the Lorax word find. You'll find these activities and more in this accompaniment to Dr. Seuss's cautionary classic, "The Lorax"!
Rebus: Zippy the Rainforest Tree Frog (b/w)
Flashcards: Rain Forest Birds	Six labeled cards with color photos of various rain forest birds.
Flashcards: Rain Forest Amphibians	Six labeled cards with color photos of various rain forest amphibians.
Flashcards: Rain Forest Fish	Six labeled cards with color photos of various rain forest fish.
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