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Rainforest Animals

Name and recognise iconic rainforest animals — jaguars, toucans, sloths, poison dart frogs, howler monkeys, macaws, and butterflies — and know which layer of the rainforest each lives in

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What a learner can do afterwards

  • Name at least five iconic rainforest animals such as jaguars, toucans, sloths, poison dart frogs, and howler monkeys
  • Match at least three animals to the rainforest layer where they live (e.g. monkeys in the canopy, jaguars on the forest floor)
  • Describe one distinctive feature of each named animal

The lesson

The rainforest is full of amazing animals. Each animal picks its favorite layer to live in.

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Toucans, macaws, sloths, and howler monkeys all live in the canopy.
Try it together

Zara walks on the forest floor. She spots a jaguar hiding in the shadows. A howler monkey roars from the canopy above.

Good to know

Bright colors can be a warning in the rainforest. A poison dart frog's bright skin says stay away.

Animals look different and live in different rainforest layers.

Watch it

Where it sits

Where this leads

Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.

Then practise

8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.

Rainforest Animals · Science, ages 5 to 7 · LightMySky