Let's learn about Biomes of the World!
Get ready to have your students demonstrate their knowledge about the different Biomes of the World using these fresh and funky Flip Flap books®!
DIGITAL OPTIONS NOW INCLUDED:
We have now added Google Slide activities to accompany each unit. You can click on the Google Slides link, make a copy, and now begin using it with your students. You can add the Google Slide links to Google Classroom, via email, Microsoft Teams, and Seesaw, etc. This will give you the ability to provide the unit activities digitally to your students.
Included in this unit is:
1 D-E-S-E-R-T Flip Flap Book® - The students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned about the desert. This book is to be used as an EXTENSION and/or expository writing resource to your lessons on the Desert.
They will:
- define what a desert is
- describe the climate in a hot and cold desert climate
- complete the average rainfall and the average temperatures in summer and winter
- draw and label 2 different types of landforms in the desert
- write two facts about the landforms in the desert
- draw and label three different animals that live in the desert
- write two facts about each animal
- label the continents on a world map, color the areas on the world map that show where the desert biomes are, create a map key and label a compass rose
1 F-O-R-E-S-T Flip Flap Book® - The students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned about the forest biome This book is to be used as an EXTENSION and/or expository writing resource to your lessons on the forest biome.
They will:
- define what a forest is and write the two types of forests
- complete the average rainfall and the average temperatures in summer and winter
- describe the climate in a temperate forest
- choose 2 interesting vocabulary words from the unit and define them
- draw and label three different animals that live in the forest
- write two facts about each animal
- draw and label three types of plant life that live in the forest
- write two facts about each plant/tree
- label the continents on a world map, color the areas on the world map that show where the forest biomes are, create a map key and label a compass rose
1 G-R-A-S-S-L-A-N-D Flip Flap Book® - The students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned about the Grassland Biome. This book is to be used as an EXTENSION and/or expository writing resource to your lessons on the grasslands.
They will:
- define what a grassland is
- complete the average rainfall and the average temperatures in summer and winter
- describe the climate in a tropical grassland and a temperate grassland
- choose 2 interesting vocabulary words from the unit and define them
- draw and label three different animals that live in the grassland
- write two facts about each animal
- draw and label two types of plant life that live in the grassland
- write two facts about each plant/tree
- Sketch the Scene
- students will illustrate the grassland biome
- label the continents on a world map, color the areas on the world map that show where the grassland biomes are, create a map key and label a compass rose
1 T-A-I-G-A Flip Flap Book® - The students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned about the Taiga Biome. This book is to be used as an EXTENSION and/or expository writing resource to your lessons on biomes.
They will:
- define what a Taiga is and write another word for "Taiga"
- complete the average rainfall and the average temperatures in summer and winter
- draw and label three different animals and/or trees that live in the Taiga biome
- write two facts about each animal and/or tree
- label the continents on a world map, color the areas on the world map that show where the Taiga biomes are, create a map key, and label a compass rose
1 T-U-N-D-R-A Flip Flap Book® -The students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned about Insects. This book is to be used as an EXTENSION and/or expository writing resource to your lessons on the Tundra Biome.
They will:
- define what the Tundra is and write the two types of Tundra
- complete the average rainfall and the average temperatures in summer and winter
- draw and label three different animals that live in the Tundra Biome
- write two facts about each animal
- Sketch a Scene
- the students will illustrate what a Tundra Biome looks like
- label the continents on a world map, color the areas on the world map that show where the Tundra biomes are, create a map key, and label a compass rose
1 R-A-I-N-F-O-R-E-S-T Flip Flap Book® -The students will have the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned about the Rainforest. This book is to be used as an EXTENSION and/or expository writing resource to your lessons on the Rainforest Biome.
They will:
- define what the rainforest is
- complete the average rainfall and the average temperatures in summer and winter
- complete a Rainforest ARE and HAVE graphic organizer
- label the layers of the rainforest
- research an anteater, complete a graphic organizer with facts and write three sentences about the anteater
- research a toucan, complete a graphic organizer with facts, and write three sentences about the toucan
- research a tree frog or poison dart frog, complete a graphic organizer with facts and write a 4 to 5 sentence paragraph about the frog
- research a three-toed sloth, complete a graphic organizer with facts, and write a 4 to 5 sentence paragraph about the sloth
- research a jaguar
- complete a graphic organizer with facts, and write a 4 to 5 sentence paragraph about the jaguar
Please Note: This unit requires 8 1/2 x 11 AND 8 1/2 x 14 (legal size) photocopy paper. In order to print this unit, you will need BOTH SIZES OF PAPER!
Try something NEW, DIFFERENT, and FRESH with your students. You can be sure they will have a blast showing their knowledge in a fun and interactive way!
