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Amazon Toucan Study Guide for Kids Who Love Animals

January 15, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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I have an Amazon toucan study guide. Also, look at my pages Rain Forest – Animals of the Amazon, Rain Forest – Amazon, and Rainforest Activities for Kids for more ideas.

My study guides are the best bite size chunks of information for various topics.

You’ll want to use books alongside the guide to learn about birds and the Amazon toucans.

Amazon Toucan Study Guide for Kids Who Love Animals at Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus

But one of the best things about my toucan study guide is that important information is highlighted.

Not all kids like the dense amount of information on topics found in books.

So use the study guides alone or as part of a deeper dive into the world of toucans.

BOOKS ABOUT TOUCANS FOR KIDS

First, look at some of these books about toucans.

8 Books about Toucans

Add some of these books about these fascinating birds to your home library.

Explore My World Rain Forests

Drip, drop. Rain falls softly on the forest canopy. You peer into the mist. What wild creatures emerge? In this charming picture book, curious kids will learn all about the majesty of the rain forest, from jungle predators to colorful treetop birds to plants that thrive in this lush landscape.

Toucans

This book introduces readers to the large-billed bird of the rain forest: the toucan. Readers learn about the life cycle, behavior, physical characteristics, and habitat of toucans. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning.

All the Birds in the World

What makes a bird a bird? All birds have feathers, wings, and beaks. But birds come in many varieties of colors, shapes, and sizes, with different habits and homes. Take a beautifully illustrated journey -- with an adorable kiwi bird as your guide -- through the vast and colorful world of birds, with its tapestry of textures, sounds, and sights. Even the kiwi chick -- who struggles to see at first how he fits in -- finds that he too belongs to this fascinating family of feathered friends.

Toucans (Elementary Explorers)

An interesting and informative look into the life and behavior of toucans for young readers.This book covers the physical characteristics, habitat, family life, behavior, and conservation of toucans.

Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species

  • Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 species
  • How to identify not only what bird a feather came from but also what kind of feather it is
  • Range maps and wing type given for each bird
    This guide teaches birders to use the characteristics of wing types and feather morphology to identify feathers--not only by species but also by their place on the bird's body.
  • Toucans: A Comprehensive Guide to Toucans and Their Impact Throughout History

    Have you ever paid attention to the Toucan? I hadn't until I was on vacation in Costa Rica and became captivated by this beautiful bird one morning as it was perched in a tree just a few feet away from me while drinking coffee. This experience would lead me to a much deeper curiosity that would later evolve into an obsession with learning everything I could about its history and impact on surrounding cultures. Upon returning home, I spent hours researching all the information I could find about this bird from its history to taxonomy to science. It is merged into one place to make it easy to see the beauty of the Toucan through the eyes of the early naturalists to now. The information will both educate and surprise you. The pictures will amaze you to the beauty that exists in our rainforests just a short plane ride to Central and South America.

    Toucan Chicks

    In Toucan Chicks, emergent readers learn how baby toucans grow up in the rain forest and use their large, colorful beaks to eat.

    Mystery of the Troubled Toucan:

    Nine-year-old Sofia Diaz’s world is coming apart. So is the rickety old boat that carries her far up the Rio Negro river in Brazil. Crocodiles swim in the dark waters. Spiders scurry up the twisted tree trunks. And a crazy toucan screeches a warning. It chases Sofia and Júlia, her new friend, deep into the steamy rainforest. There they stumble upon a shocking discovery.

    Next look at these topical study guides.

    MORE STUDY GUIDES FOR KIDS

    • Horse Study Guide For Kids Who Love Animals
    • Narwhal Study Guide
    • Penguin Study Guide
    • Flamingo Study Guide

    And then look at these hands-on activities to include for studying about toucans.

    • How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall
    • Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest – Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts
    • Check out my 3 free Rainforest Lapbooks.
    Amazon Toucan Study Guide for Kids Who Love Animals

    Then, look at what’s inside the toucan study guide.

    ABOUT THE AMAZON TOUCAN STUDY GUIDE

    This printable is a 31 page pdf. Look at some of the topics

    • What are toucans
    • Toucan species
    • Anatomy of a toucan
    • Toucan life cycle
    • Habitat and environment
    • Diet and feeding habits
    • Communication and behavior
    • Role in the Rainforest ecosystem
    • Conservation and threats
    • Toucan food activity
    • Anatomy of a toucan activity
    • Life cycle activity
    • Name the toucan activity
    • Quiz time activity
    • Fill in the blanks activity
    • True or false activity
    Amazon Toucan Study Guide for Kids Who Love Animals

    HOW TO GET THE TOUCAN PRINTABLE INFORMATION PACKET

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    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    June 4, 2024 | Leave a Comment
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    Today we are creating a toucan habitat diorama. Also, look at my page Rain Forest – Amazon, Rain Forest – Animals of the Amazon and Rainforest Activities for Kids or more ideas, crafts and activities.

    Our diorama resembles the rainforest canopies of Central and South America where the toucan make their home.

    High above the ground, where the covering is lush and thick, Toucans build their nests.

    They build them in hollowed out tree cavities sleeping in groups of 5 or 6.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    They very rarely fly down to the forest floor.

    Also, they are prey for forest eagles, hawks, owls, boas, and jaguars.

    We are creating a tropical rainforest paradise that is perfect for a bright toucan to hide out in.

    It is complete with a unique waterfall just like you might find in the Lacandon Jungle, Mexico or Kaieteur Falls in the Amazon.

    This is a pretty safe hot glue craft even for younger kids as they only have to squeeze the glue gun to create their piece and do not touch the glue until it’s completely cooled.

    They may just need a little bit of help attaching the waterfall.

    What better way to learn about this fascinating and beautiful bird than to study its habitat with a unique rainforest diorama.

    5 Fun Facts About Toucans

    1. Toucans use their massive beaks to attract mates, intimidate predators, to reach food that would otherwise be out of reach, and to control their body temperature by regulating blood flow through it.
    2. Vocabulary alert- They are ‘monomorphic’ which means that there is no color difference in males and females, both are equally colorful.
    3. Toucans range in size from the toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) that can be up to 24” down to the tawny-tufted toucanet (Selenidera nattereri) at just 12.5”.
    4. Toucans hang out in groups of 3 to 12, but also as large as groups of 20.
    5. They are very important to the biome of the rainforest. They eat a variety of native fruits and spread the seeds via their droppings, which helps keep the plants growing and maintains the forest’s diversity.
    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    Next, add a few more ideas to bring your toucan habitat diorama to life.

    Toucan Habitat Resources

    • Toucans! My Incredible World Picture Book
    • If you want another toucan activity that is especially great for younger kids make these. Wildlife in the Amazon Rainforest – Create Fun Macaw and Toucan Crafts
    • Watch All About Toucans to see the big beaked beauties in action.
    • You can include toucans or any rainforest creature in this unique and easy Rainforest Triorama with kids project
    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    Finally, look at how to make this fun toucan shoebox diorama.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    You will need:

    • Glue gun/sticks
    • Box/shoebox
    • Greenery
    • Plastic toucan figure
    • Green and blue craft paint
    • Rocks and sticks
    • Paintbrushes
    • Silicone mat

    These messy mats are a must for any project, and they work well to contain paint, glue, playdough, or any other mess.

    Perfect for glue gun “sculptures”, they allow you to peel it away so easily.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    First, decide which way you want to design your box.

    We opted to put our box vertically so that we could maximize our waterfall and canopy height.

    Paint the inside with thick blobby layers of different greens to create a thick full background, leaving some space for the blue of the waterfall.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    Let the paint dry (or use a blow dryer to move it along a little faster).

    Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    Then paint your blue waterfall from the top down and on the bottom inside of the box to create a little pool.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    Allow the paint to dry completely, while you are waiting you can create the waterfall

    Lay out your silicone mat and drizzle hot glue in continuous motions up and down as tall and as wide as you like.

    Be sure to overlap each of the layers so that each strand of glue is touching in multiple areas.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    Allow glue to cool and harden, add more to the base of the waterfall for where it splashes up as it hits the pool.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    Once your glue is hardened you can dab a bit of blue on the glue or leave it clear.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    When the paint is dry inside your habitat you can begin to assemble it.

    Place some hot glue along the top and bottom of your waterfall and layer over where you painted it in the box.

    Drip additional hot glue to attach it into place and fill it out as you like.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    Next, glue in some rocks around the pool and secure some sticks from the yard to use as tree trunks.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

    Then, attach greenery to the “trees” as well as on the ground to create a thick dense rainforest

    Finally, add in your toucan and other animals if you would like to represent various parts of the rainforest.

    How To Make A Shoebox Toucan Habitat Diorama With Waterfall

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