Take your class on an unforgettable journey through the world's rainforests with this fully planned and resourced five-lesson 'Rainforest Habitats' Science scheme of work, designed specifically for lower KS2 learners. In this engaging scheme, children will explore the fascinating plants and animals that call the rainforest home. They'll learn to identify different parts of a plant, classify rainforest species using branching databases, and discover the complex food chains that keep these rich ecosystems thriving.

Each lesson in this KS2 Rainforest Habitats scheme of work is packed with exciting activities and clear explanations — all ready to download and use in the classroom straight away. Whether you're a busy teacher looking to save time or want to deliver high-quality, curriculum-linked Science lessons without the hassle of planning, Rainforest Habitats has you covered!

You may also like our Rainforest Topic Bundle – four ready-to-teach schemes of work across a range of subjects to create a rainforest-themed cross-curricular topic. 

Rainforest Plant Parts

This lesson starts by looking at the basic parts of a plant (leaves, stem, roots and flower) and their functions, before identifying these different parts on a variety of different rainforest plants from kapok trees to giant water lilies.

This lesson comes fully-prepared and ready to teach, with a detailed lesson plan, a clear slideshow for the teaching input and a range of printable resources for adaptive learning.

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Identifying Rainforest Plants

This Identifying Rainforest Plants KS2 Science lesson starts by showing your class some of the different plants that are found in the rainforest, and asking them to identify their parts and describe their features. They can then identify a variety of rainforest plants through differentiated activities, including matching riddles to pictures and using branching databases.

Providing everything you need to teach this lesson, this Identifying Rainforest Plants KS2 planning pack has a clear, detailed lesson plan, a slideshow presentation for the teaching input, and a range of helpful printable resources to help your class learn about rainforest plants.

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Identifying Rainforest Animals

In this Identifying Rainforest Animals KS2 Science lesson, your class will take a trip to the Amazon as they find out about a range of rainforest animals. After recapping where the Amazon rainforest is on a map, this lesson then goes on to look at some of the animals found in the Amazon and challenges your class identify what type of animal each is and describe each one. It then demonstrates how to use a branching database to identify unfamiliar animals.

Ready to download and deliver to your class, this Identifying Rainforest Animals KS2 planning pack has everything you need to engage your class in learning about the animals of the Amazon.

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Classifying Amazon Animals

Now that your class can identify some animals of the Amazon rainforest, they will be challenged to organise these animals into groups in this Classifying Amazon Animals lesson for KS2. Your class will explore the differences between mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish and insects, before thinking of other ways they could classify animals according to various criteria.

With a lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas, and a host of helpful printable resources, this lesson contains everything you need to get your Year 3 or Year 4 children classifying rainforest animals with ease.

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Rainforest Food Chains

This Rainforest Food Chain KS2 Science lesson teaches your class what a food chain is and defines the terms carnivore, herbivore, omnivore and producer, before showing them some examples of rainforest food chains to describe. It then challenges your children to create their own food chains to show feeding relationships in the rainforest.

Containing everything you need to deliver this lesson, this Rainforest Food Chain KS2 planning pack has a detailed lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas, and a range of printable resources to support your Year 3 or Year 4 class as they create their own rainforest food chains.

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