We’re creating an easy shoebox rainforest diorama to go with our Amazon Rainforest Unit Study. Also, look at my pages Rain Forest – Animals of the Amazon, and Rainforest Activities for Kids.
Making a rainforest diorama isn’t just a fun art project; it’s also a cool way to learn about ecosystems, animals, and plants that depend on each other to survive.
You can use this with all ages of your children, but your younger kids will especially love creating a habitat for the animals and plants of the rainforest.
Besides, kids learn best by doing. Your child will remember facts when he builds and designs on his own.
In addition, each child can decide which animals and plants to add to his diorama.
Add trees, vines, and layers of plants. Then draw or print pictures of rainforest animals. For example, choose parrots, snakes, monkeys, frogs, jaguars, or butterflies.
RAINFOREST BOOKS FOR KIDS
In addition, look at these books to use as a unit study spine or for fun reading.
I prefer living books when I can find them.
16 Rain Forest Animals For Kids Books & Resources
Add these rain forest animal books, games, and toys to round out your study of the animals of the rain forest.
This book explores the rainforest layer by layer and the creatures that make their home in each part of the rainforest.
Which rainforest animal is a frog that uses its eyes to help it swallow its food? Which rainforest animal is a bird with a big, colorful bill? Let's learn more about rainforest animals such as sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and more! Read With You's Who Am I? series encourages children to be more curious about the world around them as they learn fun facts about animals from across the globe.
Part of the critically acclaimed Over and Under series that includes Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt and Over and Under the Snow!Under the canopy of the rainforest hundreds of animals make their homes, but up in the leaves hides another world. Turn the pages of this beautiful and educational book to discover in words and mesmerizing illustration:
Animals like the slender parrot snake and the blue morpho butterfly.
The canopies where toucans and pale-billed woodpeckers chatter and call.
Capuchin monkeys who swing from vines and slow-moving sloths who wait out daily thunderstorms.
The rainforest is home to millions of plant and animal species. Some animals live high up in the trees, some crawl across the forest floor, and some tunnel underground, but they all depend on one another and the rain to survive. With colorful illustrations and fascinating diagrams from author-illustrator Kate Duke, In the Rainforest is a lively look at the most vibrant ecosystem on our planet.
This book introduces readers to the largest snake in the world: the anaconda. Readers learn about the life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of anacondas
Expanding the popular collection of animal books in the Learn to Draw Series, Learn to Draw Rainforest & Jungle Animals will teach kids how easy it is to draw a variety of exciting and exotic creatures from around the world. Each project starts with a basic shape and progresses with simple-to-follow steps to a finished realistic final colored artwork. While they’re learning, kids will also discover fun facts about each featured animal.
Imaginations will soar from the forest floor, up through the canopy and back down again, following the circle of life in this clever adaptation of the song “The Green Grass Grew All Around.” The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of the animals (jaguars, emerald tree boas, leafcutter ants, sloths, poison dart frogs, toucans, and bats) and plants (kapok trees, liana vines, and bromeliads) living in the lush Amazon rainforest. Delve even deeper into the jungle using sidebars and the three-page “For Creative Minds” educational section.
While it covers more than just the rainforest this is a fabulous resource to have on your shelves. You will find plenty of great pictures and information on many animals that live there- crocodiles, harpy eagles, monkeys, tapir , sloths,Jaguarundi, and the food web.
Tells a story of a man who came to cut down a kapok tree and encounters many of the beautiful and exotic native creatures who make their home in the Amazon Rainforest.
FUN FACTS: How about Reptiles versus Amphibians?! That's just one of the topic cards in this kids card game. Find out more fun facts from Eggs to the Komodo Dragon!
This bright and exciting Hello, World! board book teaches toddlers all about the amazing world of a rainforest—with easy-to-understand facts about the incredible animals who make their home there.
Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the "population" of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life—animal and plant alike.
Compete to grow the most bountiful rainforest! Carefully select what grows in your forest, and give rise to a thriving ecosystem.
Vampire bats and killer ants? That's what Jack and Annie are about to run into when the Magic Tree House whisks them away to the Amazon River. It's not long before they get hopelessly lost. Will they be able to find their way back to the tree house? Or are Jack and Annie stuck forever in the rain forest?
NatureI n a tropical rain forest in Central America, a red-eyed tree frog spends the night looking for food while avoiding potential predators. Award-winning photographer Nic Bishop's larger-than-life, gorgeous images document the hunt, which ends happily with the frog settling down in the leaves to spend his daylight hours sleeping! Joy Cowley's simple, readable text makes the frog's story fun, interesting, and accessible to young readers.
Explores the richness of the Amazon rainforest, how humans have damaged it, and efforts being taken to protect it. Clear text, vibrant photos, and helpful infographics make this book an accessible and engaging read.
Then, look at these rainforest activities for kids.
MORE RAINFOREST ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
- Easy Jungle Crafts | Free Henri Rousseau Inspired Craft Kids Love
- Amazon Toucan Study Guide for Kids Who Love Animals
- 10 Fun Facts About Kapok Trees You’ll Love
- The Wonders of Nature: Free Color by Number Sloth Rainforest Habitat Page
- How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall
- 8 Fun Facts About Harpy Eagles | How to Make a Paper Bag Puppet
- Alphabet Letter R is for Rainbow Craft for Preschool | Fun Rain Mobile
- How To Make A Pipe Cleaner Monkey | Howler Monkey Fun Facts
- Do Geckos Live in the Rainforest and 10 Facts About Reptiles
- How to Make DIY Hummingbird Nectar And Favorite Amazon Rainforest Hummingbirds Facts
- Learn About Fruits Around the World Fun With Food Activities
- 10 Amazon Rainforest Lizards Facts and How to Make A Fun Iguana
- How to Make an Easy Rainforest Triorama With Kids
Finally, look at how to make a diorama of a rainforest.
HOW TO MAKE A SHOEBOX RAINFOREST DIORAMA
First, look at this easy list of supplies.
Supplies:
- Cardboard box
- Green tissue paper
- Green construction paper
- Toilet paper rolls
- Blue tissue paper
- Green yarn
- Scissors
- Glue or tape
- Toy rainforest animals. I love the animals found in the TOOBS series.
Prepare the backdrop: Line the inside of a cardboard box with green tissue paper to create the lush rainforest background.
Make the trees: Cut strips of green construction paper. Glue the strips to the inside edge of a toilet paper roll to form tall rainforest trees with leafy tops.
Add vines: Drape green yarn from the top of the box to make hanging jungle vines. You can tape the ends of the yarn to the box to secure them.
Create water: Cut a strip of blue tissue paper and glue it to the box to represent a flowing river or pond.
Add grass: Glue extra green construction paper strips around the bottom to look like thick rainforest grass.
Place the animals: Add toy rainforest animals throughout the diorama, like on the grass, near the water, or peeking from behind trees.
Make a flying bird:
Tape a small toy bird to one of the yarn vines so it looks like it’s flying through the rainforest canopy.
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