Kindergarten and Grade One
Students will explore facts about this special habitat as they help build a rainforest, and discover “animals in every layer.”
Standards Addressed by this Topic:
Life Sciences
Benchmark A (K- 2)
Discover that there are living things, non-living things and pretend things, and
describe the basic needs of living things.
Grade One Indicators
1. Explore that organisms, including people, have basic needs which include air, water, food, living space and shelter.
4. Investigate that animals eat plants and/or other animals for food and may also use plants or other animals for shelter and nesting.
Benchmark B (K- 2)
Explain how organisms function and interact with their physical environment.
Kindergarten Indicator
5. Investigate observable features of plants and animals that help them live in different kinds of places.
Grade One Indicator
2. Explain that food comes from sources other than grocery stores.
Science and Technology
Benchmark A (K- 2)
Explain why people, when building or making something, need to determine what it will be made of, how it will affect other people and the environment.
Grade One Indicator
3. Identify some materials that can be saved for community recycling projects.
Scientific Ways of Knowing
Benchmark B (K-2)
Recognize the importance of respect for all living things.
Kindergarten Indicator
3. Interact with living things and the environment in ways that promote respect.