Rainforest lesson plans, teacher resources, help for school reports and school projects This page is in progress and will be updated periodically. Submissions are welcome. Handouts and lesson plans Rain forest handout for school kids, including reading comprehension quiz (version with pictures | version with more pictures) PDF version (35 K) | PDF version with images (743 K) Rhett Butler Educational materials on Madagascar Rhett Butler Wilderness Classroom's Expedition 2006: the Amazon Rainforest Wilderness Classroom Rainforest scavenger hunt for kids Doris Baron Lesson plan: What is deforestation? Lisa M. Algee Lesson plan: What is logging? Lisa M. Algee Lesson plan: Journaling ideas (PDF) [4th grade & up] One Smart Cookie Productions Lesson plan: Classifying rainforest animals by their properties (PDF) [4th grade & up] One Smart Cookie Productions kids.mongabay.com in other languages: arabic brazilian portuguese chinese español farsi français indonesian italian korean malay russian swahili Photo tours Rainforests Amazon Rainforest Gabon Uganda Borneo Rainforest mammals Rainforest birds Rainforest amphibians Rainforest reptiles Rainforest fish Rainforest insects Games and activities Tree frog puzzle Rainforest reptiles memory game Other mongabay sites Rainforests Madagascar World Travel Photos Aquarium Fish News articles on various topics Africa Climate Change Green Business Madagascar Rainforests more topics Advice from scientists and experts Conservation career advice What you can do at home to save rainforests How to save rainforests Interviews with Scientists [Interviews appear on the mongabay.con news site] Botanist Peter Raven, biodiversity expert: Dr. Raven talks about biodiversity loss and extinction. Michelle Sauther, lemur expert: Dr. Davenport talks about protecting lemurs in Madagascar. Writer George Black: Writer George Black talks about his career as a writer. African conservationist Tim Davenport: Dr. Davenport talks about conserving wildlife in Tanzania, Africa's most biodiverse country. Mexican researcher Dr. Alejandro Estrada: Dr. Estrada talks about rainforest conservation in Mexico. Amazon researcher Dr. Philip Fearnside: Dr. Fearnside, an Amazon rainforest researcher in Brazil talks about the future of the Amazon. Writer Jeff Greenwald: Writer Jeff Greenwald talks about responsible tourism. Tropical Biologist William F. Laurance: Dr. Laurance, an Amazon rainforest scholar talks about threats to rainforests. Canopy expert Meg Lowman: Dr. Lowman says that canopy research is key to understanding rainforests. Tropical Biologist David L. Pearson: Dr. Pearson discusses global biodiversity, education, and what it takes to become a conservation scientist. Tropical Biologist Mark J. Plotkin: Dr. Plotkin, an ethnobotanist discusses indigenous people and the threats they face. Sri Lankan conservationist Dr. Ranil Senanayake: Dr. Ranil Senanayake talks about forest conservation in Sri Lanka. Lemur expert Charlie Welch: Charlie Welch says that lemur conservation in Madagascar requires helping the poor. more interviews Other useful sites The Wild Classroom the best biodiversity postcast I've seen Wilderness Classroom Amazon adventures for kids RainforestMaths Australian rainforest themed mathematics activities for school children in the K-6 years Raintree Help with Rainforest School Reports Rainforest Heroes Rainforest Action Network Rainforest Alliance The Mongabay Kids site (kids.mongabay.com) aims to help children learn about rainforests and the environment. This site is still under development and I am working to add additional content as time permits. If you have comments or are interested in submitting educational content for the site, please feel free to contact me. The site is available in many different languages, including Portuguese, Chinese, French, Spanish, Japanese, and German. home | teacher resources | adventures of mongy the frog | other languages | about the site | main rainforest site | help | search | contact Copyright Rhett Butler 2005-2008