Curriculum

Ages 5-8, Lesson 1: What Animals Live in the Rainforest

Lesson 1 thumbnail: What Animals Live in the Rainforest (Ages 5–8).

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In this lesson, students will meet some of the rainforest’s most amazing animals.

Through fun and interactive activities, students will explore the four different layers of the rainforest (emergent, canopy, understory, and forest floor) and begin to understand how different habitats support different species. The lesson encourages curiosity and introduces the rainforest as a vibrant, biodiverse ecosystem.

For Ages 5-8:

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Educational materials

  • Videos: Meet the rainforest animals!
  • Worksheet: Animal matching game
  • Quiz: Picture-based quiz identifying animals and rainforest layers
  • Word search: Find rainforest words
  • Coloring pages: Scarlet Macaw and red-eyed tree frog
  • Math tie-ie: Counting animal legs, wings, and colors
  • Art tie-in: Create a rainforest mural for your classroom!
  • Classroom discussion questions:
    • What animal did you like best and why?
    • What other animals live in the rainforest?

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