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Who Takes Care of the Maya Forest Corridor?

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This Who Takes Care of the Maya Forest Corridor? lesson plan also includes:

Who keeps animals safe? Who keeps us safe? Discover the helpers that make learning and growing possible through a medley of activities that focus on habitats—ours and those in the rainforest. Scholars are asked to identify one helper who has made an impact in their life and draw a picture of this person. After listening to a variety of stories, learners compare and contrast their community with that of the rainforest, create a diorama of the two environments, and craft a story to go along with their diorama.

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Concepts

habitats, community helpers, public safety, safety, rules, safety rules, laws, animals, rainforest animals, compare and contrast, dioramas, story writing

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

Invite a community helper to come speak to the class about how they keep the community safe
As a class, brainstorm rules that make your class or school a safer place
Visit the school library, or search on mobile learning devices, to locate additional information about rainforest animals, especially the four highlighted in the lesson

Classroom Considerations

The lesson, created by Rainforest Alliance, is the last of four in a series focused on habitats
Many of the items found in the Included Materials section are used with other lessons in the series

Pros

The lesson follows a clear organizational plan
Discussion topics highlight the hard word that goes into creating an safe environment safe
A picture example of multiple dioramas is provided

Cons

None

Common Core

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