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Plants & Animals In Warmer Places

Objectives ~

PLANTS ~

Plants are living things.

Plants vary in size, color, and shape.

The seeds, roots, stem, leaves, and flower of plants have certain functions.
   ~ Seeds contain the new baby plant.
   ~ Roots hold the plant in place and take in water and minerals.
   ~ Stems support the plant and carry the water and minerals from the roots to the leaves and food from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
   ~ Leaves make food for the plant with the help of the sun.
   ~ Flowers produce new seeds for the plant.

Plants need sun and warmth, air, water, and a place to grow (such as soil).

Plants grow in many different kinds of environments.

ANIMALS ~

Animals vary in the ways they grow and develop and care for their young.

Still, all animals grow to resemble their parents.

Animals of all ages have basic needs for food, shelter, and protection.

Animals have different body coverings and different ways of moving.
~ They can be covered with fur, feathers, scales, or smooth skin.
~ They can move by flying, crawling, swimming, climbing, walking, or slithering.

There are many different kinds of animals that grow and live in many different environments.

Plants and animals alike must adapt and change to their environments and the changing weather found in each.

* Thanks to these great sites for the graphics on this page
~ what talent!

Some of the clip art
on this page is from the
Microsoft Clipart Gallery

Learning about a jungle - a rainforest - is very exciting to young children because of all of the different plants and animals that live there.
While we here in the Northwest are use to the RAIN, we are not use to the warm climate all year round!
If there is one vacation I would love to take it would be to a Tropical Rainforest! I think I could just Theme animals all year and still run out of time!
Forestry is very important in our area and we can understand the importance of such an environment and its impact on all of us.

Rainforest Projects Page

~ The Tropical Rainforest ~

Literature

Poems & Songs


A Walk in the Rainforest ~ Kristin Joy Pratt	Who Lives in the Rainforest? ~ Susan Canizares	Flashy, Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs ~ Dorothy H. Patent	Rain Forest Babies ~ Kathy Darling

The Rain Forest Counts! ~ Lisa McCourt	The Umbrella ~ Jan Brett	Nature's Green Umbrella ~ Gail Gibbons	Look Who Lives in the Rain Forest ~ Alan Baker

Literacy Activities

Class Books ~ Individual Books

Math Fun

Art ~ Crafts

Plant Parts Poster
We began this big science theme talking about plants - their parts, what they need to grow, and what uses that have for animals and people.
(We will review this in our Spring Theme when we work with seeds and plants in the classroom.)

More Fun

Links

General Links for Plant Information:

The Great Plant Escape

Habitats and Food Chains

Enchanted Learning
A great site for information and a wealth of printables on all kinds of topics - a great science resource!

Rainforest Animals A-E
Rainforest Animals F-M
Rainforest Animals N-Z

Visit the Rainforest

Rainforest links

All About Rainforests for Kids and Teachers

Strata of the Rainforest