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 rainforest, the kapok tree. Do you know this tree?

Let´s get started!

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STORY

THE KAPOK TREE STORY

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STORY

A TRIP TO THE RAINFOREST

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SONG

ANIMALS SOUNDS

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VIDEO

VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES

Let´s remember what we studied in science!

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SONG

WHAT ANIMAL DO YOU SEE?

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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?

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?

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VIDEO

THE RAINFOREST LAYERS

ANIMAL HABITATS

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

VIDEO 8

WHY ARE RAINFORESTS IMPORTANT?

VIDEO 9

STORY

THE JUNGLE BOOK

VIDEO 10
PHONICS

/m/ sound

/a/ /ai/ sound

/h/ sound

VIDEO 12: ABC REVIEW

Do you remember the ABC? Let´s see!

VIDEO 13

RAINFOREST DIORAMA PROJECT

This is an example of a rainforest diorama. Now it is your turn!
Make your diorama with jungle animals and plants and include the 4 layers of the rainforest: emergent, canopy, understory and forest floor.