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Year 2
Habitats: Rainforests

Create your own rainforest habitat based off the Amazon. Find out how chameleons camouflage themselves by creating your own chameleon artwork. Hands-On Education are passionate about providing positive educational experiences for children through interactive and engaging hands-on activities. Whilst meeting the standards in the National Curriculum in England, our activities encourage children to play, explore, observe, build, create and much more. We promote child-led learning, inspiring confidence and independence as children develop their own ideas and understanding.

Within this topic you will find:

  • 4 activity plans, all of which clearly explain how to prepare and carry out each activity.
  • 3 activity sheets to support your child in recording their investigations.
  • 2 videos, providing examples of Rainforest Habitats and a Map of the Amazon Rainforest to inspire your child’s own creativity.

This topic meets aspects within the National Curriculum in England in the following subjects: Art, Design & Technology, Geography and Science.

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    Relation to Curriculum in England: = Art = Design & Technology = Geography = Science
    Download Links: = Activity Plan = Activity Sheet(s) = Play Video = Download Video
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Activity One - Rainforest Habitats Collage

Activity 1
Rainforest Habitats Collage

  • Sc2/2.1b identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other
  • Sc2/2.1c identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitat
  • Ar1/1.2 to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
Activity Two - Amazon Rainforest Map

Activity 2
Amazon Rainforest Map

  • Ge1/1.1a name and locate the world’s 7 continents and 5 oceans
  • Ge1/1.3a identify the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Ge1/1.4a use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage
Activity Three - Chameleon Camouflage

Activity 3
Chameleon Camouflage

  • DT1/1.4b explore and use mechanisms, in their products
  • Ar1/1.3 to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour
Activity Four - Create A Rainforest

Activity 4
Create A Rainforest

  • Suitable container
  • Small rocks
  • Soil
  • Suitable plants, for example: ferns
  • Water spray
  • Animal figurine (optional)
  • Sc2/1.4 identifying and classifying
  • Sc2/1.5 using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
  • Sc2/2.1c identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats
Documentaries

Sir David Attenborough: Planet Earth

Sir David Attenborough: The Life Collection

Theses series both have beautiful imagery and wonderful explanations about a range of animals in their different habitats.

Symbols Key

    Relation to Curriculum in England: = Art = Design & Technology = Geography = Science
    Download Links: = Activity Plan = Activity Sheet(s) = Play Video = Download Video
Activity One - Rainforest Habitats Collage
Activity 1
Rainforest Habitats Collage
Practical Resources:
Relation to Curriculum in England:
  • Sc2/2.1b identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other
  • Sc2/2.1c identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitat
  • Ar1/1.2 to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
Downloads:
Activity Two - Amazon Rainforest Map
Activity 2
Amazon Rainforest Map
Practical Resources:
Relation to Curriculum in England:
  • Ge1/1.1a name and locate the world’s 7 continents and 5 oceans
  • Ge1/1.3a identify the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
  • Ge1/1.4a use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage
Downloads:
Activity Three - Chameleon Camouflage
Activity 3
Chameleon Camouflage
Practical Resources:
Relation to Curriculum in England:
  • DT1/1.4b explore and use mechanisms, in their products
  • Ar1/1.3 to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour
Downloads:
Activity Four - Create A Rainforest
Activity 4
Create A Rainforest
Practical Resources:
  • Suitable container
  • Small rocks
  • Soil
  • Suitable plants, for example: ferns
  • Water spray
  • Animal figurine (optional)
Relation to Curriculum in England:
  • Sc2/1.4 identifying and classifying
  • Sc2/1.5 using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
  • Sc2/2.1c identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats
Downloads:
Documentaries

Sir David Attenborough: Planet Earth

Sir David Attenborough: The Life Collection

Theses series both have beautiful imagery and wonderful explanations about a range of animals in their different habitats.

Suggested Resources

Suggested Books
Suggested Books
The Rainforest Grew All Around
by Susan K Mitchell

Beautifully illustrated story about the growing rainforest and animals living there.

Suggested Books
Suggested Books
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
by Lynne Cherry

A story about the animals living in the amazon rainforest trying to stop their tree being cut down.

Suggested Books
Suggested Books
The Amazing Animal Atlas
by Nick Crumpton

Use this atlas to locate the polar regions and the animals live there.
Suggested Books
Suggested Books
An Anthology of Intriguing Animals
by Ben Hoare

Find interesting facts about animals living in polar habitats.

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