Rainforests

To prepare and present an assembly for the whole

school about rainforests.

Rainforest Topic PlanPart 1: location and Climate. Non chronological report.

Part 2: Rainforest People. Diaries and Music.

Part 3. Rainforest Animals and Vegetation. Poems and Art.

Part 4. Sustainability and Deforestation. Creating a presentation.

Part 1: Location and Climate

Create a word-bank and glossary.

Learn about rainforests using websites, books and apps.

Locate the rainforests using maps and globes, online and offline.

Find out about about the climate in a rainforest.

Learn about the features of non-chronological reports.

Write your own non- chronological report about rainforests.

Collect a list of topic words.

Make notes to help to answer the following questions:

Task 1: Use the resources to...

1. What is a rainforest?

2. Where are the rainforests located?

3. What is the climate of a rainforest?

4.What other features does a rainforest have?

Compound and complex sentences

A compound sentence is joined by a connective. It has two main clauses.

A complex sentence contains a subordinate clause.

Complex Sentences

The rainforest, a hot and humid location, is a home for many forms of wildlife.

The rainforest canopy, made by a thick covering of trees, prevents the sun from shining through.

Although the rainforest is hot, it is not quite as hot as a desert.

Task 1 continued:

Extension: Write the title 'Rainforest Glossary' in your book. Choose some words from the wordbank and write a definition of each. Use a dictionary to help.

Write the title 'Rainforest Questions' in your book. Write each question out as a heading followed by the answer, using full sentences and paragraphs.

Task 2:Use maps, apps and globes to locate some rainforests.

Mark these locations on a map.

Stick the map in your book.

Task 3:Read the non-chronological report.

What does the report tell you?

Can you identify all of the features of a non-chronological report?

Task 4: Write a non chronological report about the features of Rainforests, include information about

location, climate and other features.

Level 3

Include simple facts using your own words. Use some subheadings.

Use full sentences using capital letters, full stops, question and exclamation

marks.

Include some of the features of non-

chronological reports.

Level 4

Organise your facts into sections and use

some paragraphs.

Use simple and compound sentences.

Use a range of level four punctuation.

Include most of the features of a non-

chronological report.

Level 5

Develop each of your facts to form well

developed paragraphs.

Use a range of sentence styles, including

compound and complex sentences.

Use a range of level five punctuation.

Include all of the features of a non-

chronological report.