Rainforest Stories

Make your own terrarium out of a plastic bottle. 

Aztecs and Mayans first created xocolatl, a hot chocolate drink often mixed with vanilla or chili peppers. Cocoa beans were so highly valued, they were used as money until the 1800s. Ecuador was once the primary producer of cocoa, but today about 80 percent is grown in the West African nations of Côte d’Ivoire and […]

Make a paper bromeliad! What you will need: A 10-ounce plastic or paper cup Green and red construction paper Scissors Glue Colored markers or crayons Water What to do: Cut out Pattern A, leaving Pattern B inside it. Trace around Pattern A on red paper. Then cut out Pattern B (the green pattern). Trace around […]

Download and print out this colorful two-page poster, which is available for you to use in explaining the layers of the rainforest, its products and the environmental threats facing many rainforests around the world.

What would your life be like if your backyard was a rainforest? Read this story to learn about one of the students that call these amazing forests home.

What would your life be like if your backyard was a rainforest? Read this story to learn about one of the students that call these amazing forests home.