Animals In The Rainforest Ks2
Ks2 science food chains and habitats learning resources for adults children parents and teachers.
Animals in the rainforest ks2. The pack will teach children all about the people animals and plants that live in the rainforest and threats which they are facing. One of the most interesting rainforest facts for kids is that there are more insects than animals in the rainforest. Rainforest animals include mammals such as sloths tapirs jaguars tigers howler monkeys spider monkeys and orangutans.
Some animals like the Giant Armadillo and the Giant River Otter can only be found in the AmazonUnfortunately many of the species that cohabit the huge South American rainforest are under constant threat particularly in the Brazilian Amazon of wildfires deforestation and poaching. Animals of the rain forests are provided with a variety of habitats in the different layers of the forest trees. You can find this all in our rainforest KS2 resources.
To help with differentiation a sheet of suggested animals and their pictures has been provided. This set of lesson plans looks at rainforests with particular focus on the Amazon. Children share likes dislikes and questions about the images.
To help answer some of the questions we receive we produced a school booklet and teachers guide designed with the KS2 National Curriculum in mind. Rainforests are home to thousands of animal species which are supported and sheltered by the rich plant life of the rainforest. From the layers of the forest and its animal inhabitants to the unique climate found in the tropics.
Amphibians such as poison dart frogs and the red-eyed tree frog. Some live at the top of the tallest trees while others live in the lower zones. While the rainforest can be a difficult environment for creatures to survive in due to the increasing loss of their natural habitat and competition for food and sunlight insects live in every part of the rainforest.
Collect some examples of each type and have a rainforest food tasting session. Spider monkeys live high in the canopy of the rainforest. And birds such as toucans macaws and the harpy eagle.