The Rainforest unit of work 10-12 lessons

This is a unit of work that I used with a year 3 class (you could differentiate up or down of course, I would say appropriate for years 2-5 with some tweaking).

The download includes one Powerpoint presentation clearly organised for all the lessons then worksheets for most of them (some do not require one). We use WALT (we are learning to) and Success Criteria: these are also included.

The Powerpoint contains a variety of edited resources collected from various places but is all finely tuned/edited as appropriate to go with the following objectives for a whole term (10-12 lessons: some can be combined to make it shorter).

(1) Start KWL grid with K and W.
WALT: explain what rainforests are.
WALT: explain where rainforests are located.
WALT: understand what the layers of the rainforest are.
WALT: research the creatures that live in the different.
WALT: understand how plants survive in the rainforest.
WALT: compare lives in the rainforest with lives in our city.
WALT: identify how the rainforest is used. (x2)
WALT: investigate and compare the physical features of two different environments.
WALT: explain how rainforest is being exploited and destroyed.
WALT: explain ways to protect the rainforest.
(12) Assessment lesson (complete a KWL grid)