The
Rainforest
Safari Exploring the
plants and animals
living in rainforests
Rainforest:
A Lush and V
ibrant World
Lesson
Outline
Layers of Rainforest
Rainforest
Diversity
Welcome to the Rainforest!
Find all th
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animals in
the
image.
Today, you'll be Did You Know?
able to:
Describe a rainforest.
Name the plants found
in a rainforest.
Name the animals that live The Amazon rainforest
is the largest rainforest
in a rainforest.
in the world.
Rainforest:
A Lush and Vibrant World
It has dense and It receives a lot of It is home to
lush vegetation. rain throughout diverse plants and
the year. animals.
Layers of the Rainforest
Emergent
hosts the tallest trees
and flying animals Canopy
has dense branches
and leaves
Understory
is home to smaller
trees and plants with Forest Floor
large leaves
is where you can find
decomposing fallen
leaves and matter
Which animal should be in which habitat?
Pla
Rainforest Diversity nts
Tall trees like giant Ferns and medicinal
Colorful orchids
sequoias and oak trees plants
Rainforest Diversity
als
im
An
Colorful birds like Insects like bugs,
macaws and toucans butterflies, and spiders
als
Anim
Rainforest Diversity
Mammals like monkeys Reptiles like snakes,
and deer frogs, and lizards
Summary
Rainforest Plants Animals
It is a dense Rainforest is home to Rainforest has many
and lush forest various plants, such incredible animals,
that receives a as sequoias, oak, such as macaws,
lot of rain. ferns, orchids, and toucans, monkeys,
medicinal plants. snakes, chameleons,
and insects.
Rainforests are also
called the "lungs of the
Earth" because they
provide us with oxygen.
Can you think of
other benefits
of rainforests?
