Welcome to the Riches of the Rainforest Teacher Page! The purpose of this page is to post the unit here for easy access.  Yeah!  You do not have to lug home your unit binder to plan!!  Also, this page is for all teachers who use this unit to share all ideas they have added to the unit.  Please email cristin.kennedy@cobbk12.org with anything you want to add to this page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Large files - Be patient! :-) TOPIC 1 - pdf file TOPIC 2 - pdf file TOPIC 3 - pdf file ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATED ASSESSMENTS: Additional Assessments for Rainforest (Enchanted Learning links) Revised Pre test    Revised Post test ANSWER KEY Copy of Rainforest Assessment     Page 1   Page 2    Page 3 12-17-09 ~Another Revised Assessment 12-17-09 ~Answer Key for Revised Assessment Please email cristin.kennedy@cobbk12.org with any questions, additional ideas to add to the unit, etc.

ADDITIONAL LESSONS, FAQs, ETC. will be listed here...... 08/19/09 - Updated unit cover 08/19/09 - GPS Page for unit 10/12/09 -Assessment Ideas Chain Reaction from Amber LaCroix Book recommendation -  Rainforests, grades 5-8   It is at School Box or www.worldteacherspress.com   (Thanks Linda Winkle) Additional Activities Created by Linda  & LeAnn from Powder Springs Elm - Independent Assignments students can work on while we are testing in December. Added 11/27/07 Directions Pages Forest Floor Activity Menu Understory Activity Menu Canopy Activity Menu Emergent Activity Menu Rainforest Reading Information and Play - www.readinga-z.com    The Amazing Amazon     Thanks Tanya Gayle @ Acworth! Also from Tanya Gayle - A is for Anaconda - Resource Activities Added 9/9/09 Notecards Know and Wonder Chart Poetry Writing Planner Examples of FOOD WEBS Activities you can incorporate during the Strata or Journal Topics to help students become more aware of Rainforest Destruction

                       Updated:  12/17/2009   Created by C. Kennedy