THE KAPOK TREE PROJECT

Hello kids! This is our new English project. We are going to learn about a very special tree that grows in the Amazon Rainforest, the kapok tree. Do you know this tree?

Let´s get started!

 VIDEO 1

STORY

THE KAPOK TREE STORY

VIDEO 1.2

ANIMALS IN THE RAINFOREST

VIDEO 2 

STORY

A TRIP TO THE RAINFOREST

VIDEO 3

SONG

ANIMALS SOUNDS

VIDEO 4

VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES

Let´s remember what we studied in science!

VIDEO 5

SONG

WHAT ANIMAL DO YOU SEE?

VIDEO 6

GRAMMAR

REVIEW: THERE IS/ THERE ARE

IS THERE/ARE THERE...?

ASK YOUR PARTNER: 

 Are there parrots in the kapok tree?
Are there any snakes in the story of the Kapok Tree?
Is there an elephant in the story?
Are there any monkeys in the story?

Is there a toucan on the tree?

 VIDEO 7

ANIMAL ACTIONS

WHAT CAN ANIMALS DO?

PRACTICE: 

- Do you jump?

- Do elephants run?

- Does a gorilla swim?
- Does a kangaroo fly?
- Do snakes walk?
- Do pelikans jump?
- Does a koala sleep?

VIDEO 8

THE RAINFOREST LAYERS

ANIMAL HABITATS

Animals live in different habitats. Which habitats do you know where  animals can live?

VIDEO 9

WHY ARE RAINFORESTS IMPORTANT?

VIDEO 10

STORY

THE JUNGLE BOOK

VIDEO 11: ABC REVIEW

Do you remember the ABC? Let´s see!

VIDEO 13

RAINFOREST DIORAMA PROJECT

This is an example of a rainforest diorama. You will make your own diorama at home when your teacher gives you the instructions.
Then, make your diorama with jungle animals and plants and include the 4 layers of the rainforest: emergent, canopy, understory and forest floor.

Check the instructions and more examples in your CLASSROOM!