Exploring the Rainforest with Kids
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TRAVEL & LEARN with Kids’n’Go
Rainforest
Published by Kids’n’Go Editions © 2013www.kidsngo.org
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Rainforest is a truly multisensory experience. Your children will meet unspoilt nature there and learn why it is important to protect it.
• Science• Ecology
• Geography• Biology
• Multisensory Experience
• Cultural Exchange
• Physical Development
• Reasoning
• Health & Safetywww.kidsngo.org
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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ScienceExamples:
• developing children’s investigative skills
• rainforest as habitat
• specific weather conditions in rainforests
• comparing and contrasting species
• endemic species and plants
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Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica
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Multisensory ExperienceExamples:
• spotting birds, lizards, snakes, butterflies, insects
• experiencing colours, shapes, sizes, textures, temperature, smells of nature
• collecting sticks, stones, leaves, branches
• sounds of rainforest:waterfalls, wind, birds, animals, branches
• recognising visual signs and marks on the way
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Costa Rican crab
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Ecology
Examples:
• endangered species of the rainforest and ways to protect them
• deforestation and its impact on environment
• respecting nature whilst in the forest www.kidsngo.org
Miravalles, Costa Rica
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Health & Safety
Examples:
• eliminate hazards of:
- poisonous plants- insects & snake bites- animal encounters - slips, trips & falls- deep waters- slippery slopes, caves
• sun & wind protection
• first aid box, mobile phones and emergency contacts
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Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica
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More educational tips and links to your
National Curricula in
MAD BATH IN THE
RAINFORESTCosta Rica
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