Students will be able to show where the tropical rain forests are by finding them on a world map. The book Verdi by Janell Cannon 2. Copies of the canopy picture and poems. Large Classroom World Map or globe. Make a list on the board they may include fruits, medicines, paper, and animals.
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Read the story to the class and discuss the pictures. Have them match the poems and the animals. Have them color the picture. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of animals and plants found in the rain forest by successfully completing the canopy picture match. As well as through observation and participation.