Rainforest - Preschool & Kindergarten

Rainforest

Rainforest Bird

Layer of the Rainforest
Tune: If you’re happy and you know it

There are four layers in the rainforest.
4 Layers!
There are four layers in the rainforest.
4 Layers!
Forest floor (crouch down), understory (stand up and bend over slightly),
canopy (stand and put your arms over your head like an umbrella), emergent (stand on toes and reach up high).
There are four layers in the rainforest.

Rainforest Layers

Rainforest Layers Parfait Snack

Explore the concept of layers with a Rainforest Layers Parfait snack.

Use clear plastic cups. Set out food items in four bowls with spoons. Have children help layer 4 foods in their cup. Suggested items: yogurt, cherrios, dried coconut or blueberries, bananas. Ask which of the two fruits grows on a tree.

Rainforest Layers 3 animals on each layer.

Art

Create A Tree

Have the children make their own great kapok tree. Cut at least 3 long sheets of butcher paper. Cut them as long as 6 feet. Draw a tall tree on each paper. Lay them on the floor and have the children color them. Hang the trees up on the rainforest wall. Encourage the children to add details such as vines hanging down off the trees.

Vines

Use brown craft paper to create vines. Fold the craft paper into thirds or fourths and cut into strips about 1 1/2 inch thick. Twist the craft paper as if you were wringing out a wet towel. Staple 2 or more twisted strips to make long vines.

Print the sloth outline. Have the children color and cut out their sloths. Hang their sloths from the vines on the rainforest wall.

Sloth Outline

Rainforest Collage

Print the "Rainforest Animal Cards BW". Have children color and cut out their rainforest animal cards. Give each child a sheet of green construction. Children glue their rainforest animal cards on the construction paper. Children can glue dark green torn strips of construction paper and paper leaves to their papers.