Storytime Theme: Rainforest
It’s time to travel to the rainforest and explore with this storytime lesson plan all about the animals and plants found in the rainforest! This is a great lesson plan to incorporate nonfiction titles into storytime, especially with books that have photographs to show kids what animals really look like! But, don’t worry, this isn’t a boring storytime, this less on plan is filled with fun! There are a lot of fun songs and rhymes about rainforest animals and some adorable crafts for this lesson plan as well! And if you’re looking for even more great ideas, check out my lesson plan with a jungle theme!
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Storytime Theme: Rainforest
Books
- Little Kids First Big Book of the Rain Forest by Moira Rose Donohue
- Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal
- Rainforest by Julia Groves
- The Rainforest Book by Charlotte Milner
- The Rainforest Grew All Around by Susan K. Mitchell, illustrated by Connie McLennan
- Swing, Sloth! Explore the Rainforest by Susan B. Neuman
- The Umbrella by Jan Brett
- Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck, illustrated by Valeria Petrone
- We’re Roaming in the Rainforest : An Amazon Adventure by Laurie Krebs, illustrated by Anne Wilson
Songs & Rhymes
- Five Sleepy Sloths – Verona Story Time
- Ten Hungry Monkeys – Pasadena Library
- I Went to the Jungle One Day – Storytime Katie
Crafts & Activities
- Macaw Paper Plate Craft – Little Passports
- Butterfly Painting – The Craft Train
- Sloth Handprint Craft – Simple Everyday Mom
