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Colombia -- Kindergarten
Units
Download all kindergarten units [PDF ~497K]
Additional ResourcesDon't forget to check out our Great Resources page for easy access to the many supplemental materials tailored to complement these units. • Slideshow – Click below for a slideshow and script about the Cachalú reserve that includes background information about the animals, people and landscape of this region. The slideshow can be downloaded for viewing in the classroom, or printed out and read as a story, or viewed online with the students. Download as PDF [~5.5M] View On-Screen Download script as PDF [~17K] • Chayo’s Andean Home –A Rainforest Alliance original story that teaches children about the animals that Chayo sees on the farms and what her family is doing to help protect the forest. English: View on Screen Download [PDF ~2.3M] • Species Profiles – Profiles include: photos, habitat, foraging behavior, group relationships, threats, etc.
• Coloring Pages –
- Spectacled bear Download [PDF ~217 K] • Rainforest Products – Click here for a summary of products that we use in our everyday lives that originate in rainforests. Both teachers and students will find information on the products found in their homes and supermarkets that either originated in tropical forests or are currently produced there. • Conservation Coffee Summary – This summary includes the environmental, social and cultural impact that coffee has had on the Americas, the connection between coffee farms and wildlife and a glossary of relevant terms. Download [PDF ~92K] • Rick and the Gang Find Out Why Some Coffee is Bad for Birds – This article from Ranger Rick Magazine describes the impact some coffee harvesting techniques have on bird habitat. Download [PDF ~5.7M] • Profiles in Sustainability – Click here for case studies on companies who work closely with the Rainforest Alliance to ensure that their practices protect wildlife, workers and communities. • Sample Parent Letter – Download a sample parent letter to be used as part of Unit. Download [PDF ~18K] • Certificate of Accomplishment – Print out colorful rainforest certificates for your students to commemorate their completion of these units.
• Great Resources – Check out this page for easy access to additional supplemental materials that complement these dynamic units.
StandardsLesson 1: My forest or the rainforest? Life Sciences Standard 6 Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment. Level I (Grade K-2) Knows that living things are found almost everywhere in the world and that distinct environments support the life of different types of plants and animals. Life Sciences Standard 7 Understands biological evolution and the diversity of life. Level 1 (Grade K-2) Knows that there are similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants and animals.
Lesson 2: How far away is a tropical rainforest? Thinking and Reasoning: -Effectively uses mental process that is based on identifying similarities and differences. Topic 1: Uses a variety of strategies in the problem solving process. (K-2) -Uses whole number models (pattern blocks, tiles or other manipulative materials) to represent problems. Topic 4: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concept of measurement. (K-2) -Understands the concept of time and how it is measured. -Knows process for telling time, counting coins and measuring length, weight and temperature, using basic standard and nonstandard units. Topic 6: Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistic data analysis. (K-2) -Understands that observations about objects or events can be organized and displayed in simple graphs. Lesson 3: Biodiversity Life Sciences Standard 6 Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment. Level I (K-2) Knows that living things are found almost everywhere in the world and that distinct environments support the life of different types of plants and animals. Thinking and Reasoning Standard 3 Effectively uses mental processes that are based on identifying similarities and differences. Level I (K-2) Classifies objects by size, color, or other significant characteristics. Describes and compares things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, motion, sound, and behavior. Lesson 4: The Long Road to Coffee Topic: Life cycles Standard 5. Understands the structure and function of cells and organisms Level Pre-K, Benchmark 2: Knows that living things go through a process of growth and change. Knowledge/skill statements 1. Knows that living things go through a process of growth 2. Knows that living things go through a process of change -Understands how human actions modify the physical environment. -Effectively uses mental processes that are based on identifying similarities and differences.
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