If you have 5 minutes or 45 minutes, here’s how to prepare!

Start by having a look at these resources to update your knowledge on rainforests (suitable for all ages):

• Rainforest Mind Map - see where rainforests can fit in to your existing activities
• Factsheet for children (7-12 yrs)
• Factsheet for teachers
• Short videos on rainforests

Got another 15 minutes?

1. The Prince’s Rainforests Project overview on the rainforest issues
2. Bruce Parry's Amazon blog on the BBC website with short videos of his recent trip to the Amazon
3. WWF web pages on forests

Got another 15 minutes?

Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) and search through the 20 minute MP4 (film) talks on rainforests.  Headliners are:

• Corneille Ewango Is A Hero Of The Congo Forest
• Willie Smits Restores A Rainforest
• Nalini Nadkani On Conserving The Canopy

What next?

Pick your lessons individually or choose a set from our Rainforest Series.  The lesson plans we have created are compatible with the UK national curriculum; however, they can be used whichever country you’re in!  In partnership with the Rainforest Alliance, we also provide resources and links that address the US national standards for learning.

Our lesson ideas can be used whatever country you’re in, but if you are in the UK and want to see which subject areas the lessons cover and how they link to the UK national curriculum, please see the relevant curriculum matrix.