After
students have a clear understanding of what a habitat is, you can introduce the
term biome (a
large area of land with special features) and compare the diversity of life in a
rain forest biome and a desert biome. Here are some great books to share with
kids:
The
Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry
Here
is the Southwestern Desert by Madeleine Dunphy
Desert
Voices by Byrd Baylor
Here
is the Tropical Rainforest by Madeline Dunphy
The Desert is Theirs by
Byrd Baylor
Rain, Rain, Rain Forest by
Brenda Z. Guiberson
Activity 1
After
reviewing the cumulative format of Here
Is the Southwestern Desert, invite students
to create their own cumulative text that features at least three rain forest
plants or animals. Here’s an example:
Here is the tropical rainforest.
Here is the kapok tree
that grows tall:
Here is the tropical rainforest.
Here is the toucan
who sits in the kapok tree
that grows tall:
Here is the tropical rainforest.
Here is the jaguar
who hunts the toucan
who sits in the kapok tree
that grows tall:
Here is the tropical rainforest.
Encourage
students to illustrate their cumulative texts.
Activity 2
Show your class how
to make a pyramid by folding a piece of 12 × 12 drawing paper. (Excellent
directions can be found online.) After each child has created two pyramids,
invite students to turn each pyramid on its side to make a diorama frame. Then
provide art materials, so that students can create at least one plant and two
animals to add to a desert biome diorama and a rain forest biome diorama.
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