Animals of the Rain Forest

The rainforest is my favorite biome because it’s where COFFEE comes from. Oh, yeah, and the animals are pretty cool too. Animals of the rain forest (also written rainforest) are gorgeous and worth studying with your kids – with a cup of coffee.

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It is said that rainforests are called the lungs of the planet. If you can guess, it’s because they have a huge role in absorbing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, and producing oxygen. As if rainforest couldn’t get any more useful, they also are known to stabilize climate while housing amazing plant life and animals and rainforests make most spectacular rainfalls you will ever see.

When you think of the rainforest, what do you think about it? There is no other biome with such color. I think of color when thinking of the rainforest, I think of monkeys calling to each other, the rain pitter-patter, the rainfalls gushing down and the beauty of plants that defy reality.

When kids think about the rainforest, they may think of the movie Rio, which I am grateful for. I love that with an animated film, we could teach our kids about the biomes and animals from it. We can build on our child’s interests and run with it.

There is a rainforest where I live; it is extremely small, but it is such a beautiful site to see. I can’t even imagine the beauty of the Amazon. The next best thing is to teach our kids all about it and maybe even do some virtual tours to learn more about the rainforest and its inhabitants.

The rainforest biome is so unique and interesting. For instance, you would find animals living in actual plants, and plants that don’t even need soil to grow. How cool is that?

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Here are some more interesting tidbits about the rainforest that caught our eye:

• You wouldn’t believe that about half of ALL animal and plant species live in the rainforest, yet rainforests only take up 6% of the Earth’s land surface.

• There is such an animal called a strawberry poison dart frog, and it likes to fight other strawberry poison dart frogs.

• There are indigenous people in New Guinea called the Korowai people who live in treehouses 45 meters/147 feet high!

• Most animals in the rainforest either fly or glide.

• I live close to Australia, and this one is crazy. 80% of the flowers in the Australian rainforests cannot be found in any other place on Earth.

The rainforest was by far the most interested my kids got when it came to our studies on biomes. What they really enjoyed was learning about animals. My kids love animals and their exotic looks and unique ways keep them in awe of God’s work of art.

Animals of the rainforest will be a hit in your homeschool and here are some resources to help go alongside your lessons.

Animals of the Rainforest Activity Printables – Read, Color and Draw – Make a Book | KidSparkz

Rainforest Jungle Animals Montessori 3 Part Cards | Pinay Homeschooler Shop

Animals from the Rainforest – Research Project and Flip Books | Kelli C

Rainforest Animals Bingo Plus Supporting Printables | KidSparkz

25+ Rainforest Animal Crafts for Kids | Mom Endeavors

Rainforest Animals Crafts Bundle | Crafty Bee Creations

Animal from the Rain forest Word Search | Monster Word Search

30 Rainforest Animals Games Download. Games and Activities in PDF files | Teach At Daycare

RAINFOREST ANIMALS Math and Literacy Centers for Preschool and Pre-K | KidSparkz

Sentence Picture Match Reading Center for Animals of the Rainforest | Paula’s Primary Classroom

All About the Rainforest with Layers of the Rainforest & Rainforest Animals | Heart 2 Heart Teaching

Totally free animals of the rainforest resources:

{FREE} Plants & Animals in the Tropical Rainforest Biome Cards | Preschool Powol Packets

Printable Rainforest Animals FREE File Folder Game | Itsy Bitsy Fun

Rainforest Animals: FREE Printable Coloring Prompts for Kids | A Little Pinch of Perfect

FREE Rainforest Animals Do A Dot Printables | Easy Peasy Learners

Learn the Rainforest Animals FREE | Education.com

Rainforest Animal Research Report FREEBIES! | Teach Bits and Bobs

If you don’t want to just stop at the animals in the rainforest, I don’t blame you. The rainforest as a biome and ecosystem within itself is quite fascinating. Should you want to study the rainforest in your homeschool, these resources can also help.

RAINFOREST UNIT RESOURCES

FREE Rainforest Emergent Readers {4 levels} | In All You Do

Rainforest Word Cards FREE | PreKinder

The Best Rainforest Printable Activities for Kids| Natural Beach Living

Rainforest Words | Renee Dooly

The Amazon Rainforest for Kids with Free Printable Mini-Book | Multicultural Kid Blogs

Rainforest Matching Games for Preschoolers | Life Over C’s

Rainforest Thematic Unit | Teaching Simply

Rainforest Songs| KindyKats

Rainforest Resources ~ Printables, activities, recipes & MORE

Rainforest Logic Puzzles | Paula’s Primary Classroom

Rainforest Writing Activities {free printables} | In All You Do

Rainforests: Biomes and Ecosystems (Science Readers)A Walk in the Rain Forest (Biomes of North America)Rainforests (Habitats and Biomes)Rainforests (Biomes)3-D Explorer: Rain ForestRainforest Animals 500 Piece, Family PuzzleExplore My World Rain ForestsMindWare Extreme Dot to Dot Coloring: RainforestRainforest Search & Find Puzzle

 

Some people may think of spiders or creepy crawlies when it comes to rainforests. That is completely legitimate, but the rainforest is also undeniably one of the most amazing sites you will ever see. God is amazing and perfect in His creation.