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This Growing a Rainforest in Our Classroom lesson plan also includes:
Give your classroom decor a boost with a rainforest themed mural highlighting what class members learned through their five senses—taste, touch, see, smell, and hear. Scholars create a rainforest filled with trees and animals using their artistic abilities, bodies, and craft supplies.
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Instructional Ideas
- Send a letter home with families asking for material donations to complete the mural
- Invite parents and guardians to visit the class for a mural unveiling
- For pupils who are interested, create mini-murals with material scraps on small pieces of construction paper
Classroom Considerations
- Requires a variety of craft supplies
- This lesson is the last of six from the Rainforest Alliance early childhood activities
Pros
- Comes with a picture example of a completed mural
- Lesson directions are clear and written in detail
Cons
- The link to help build tree frogs no longer works