As he sleeps, the creatures that live in the kapok tree whisper in his ear, asking him not to destroy their home. This is a very successful format for integrating field work data into the study. View all articles on this page previous article next article. Gottlieb uses casesstories from fieldworkthat are set apart in the text and illustrate points she is discussing. This lesson is designed to continue working with primary students to find the main idea as a reading comprehension strategy. Senhor, my hive is in this kapok tree, and i fly from tree to tree and flower to flower collecting pollen. Cherrys book, the snails spell, was awarded the 1983 new york academy of sciences childrens book science award, and her book the great kapok tree was named an outstanding science trade book by the childrens book council and the national science teachers association. Make a list of them and circle the ones mentioned or shown in the story. Everything you need for a picture book study on the great kapok tree by lynne cherry. Lulled by the heat, he sits down and soon falls asleep. It is frightening when you nap and animals come and talk to you. The lesson uses the book, the great kapok tree, by lynne cherry, and has students complete a graphic organizer to find the main idea of each page, and then tell the main idea of the story. When he lies down to rest, the creatures that inhabit the tree and the surrounding forest come to whisper in his ear, each in its own fashion begging him to spare their home. Full text of the australian womens weekly 10031934 see other formats.
Clearwater, florida the kapok tree inn operated as a restaurant from 1957 to 1991, and while that is a time long gone, its legendary gaudy gardens live on. This stunningly illustrated book reminds us that it is essential to preserve the wild places and their ecosystems. Jan 28, 2012 the great kapok tree by lynne cherry finishes unit three in our reading street book. The great kapok tree is a gorgeous living book that beautifully tells the story of a tropical rainforest while emphasizing the importance of conservation in ways that even the youngest learners will appreciate. In the great kapok tree, a young person enters the amazon forest to cut.
The great kapok tree is an american childrens picture book about rainforest conservation. Before we look at the book, lets talk about rain forests. The story of the earth, more specifically the rain forest and all of the living creatures who live there. The great kapok tree by lynn cherry is a great book for a rainforest unit. A man walks into a lush rainforest and starts chopping down a huge kapok tree. The kapok is a gigantic tree of the tropical forest canopy and emergent layer.
The forest dwellers approach him, each pleading in his ear a reason to keep the tree standing. Write one sentence for each of the five animals from the book in relation to their reasons for protecting the rain forest. The great kapok tree once upon a time there was a man who was going to cut dow. Mar 15, 1990 the great kapok tree by lynne cherry is in this tradition being a book with gorgeous illustrations of rainforest animals and plants with a message about protecting the amazon.
The great kapok tree childrens book by lynne cherry. Check out the fun activities to go along with it too. Where is the amazon rain forest and what is it like. Mar 31, 2015 the great kapok tree illustrations on notebook.
In the lush steamy rainforest a man comes to cut down the great kapok tree. Literacy the great kapok tree and the rainforest teaching. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Jul 15, 20 this feature is not available right now.
May 25, 2014 the great kapok tree is the ultimate rain forest book. Kapok, ceiba pentandra, seedhair fibre obtained from the fruit of the kapok tree or the kapok tree itself. Choose from 160 different sets of tree great kapok comprehension flashcards on quizlet. Write and be able to define five new vocabulary words. Click the image for an online version of the story. Copy as an entire packet, or copy pages individually. Today were are going to read the great kapok tree, by lynne cherry.
The great kapok tree, a tale of the amazon rain forest love. Sep, 2012 a giant in the rainforests, the kapok tree can reach up to 200 feet in height, sometimes growing as much as feet per year. A guide for using the great kapok tree in the classroom. In the amazon rainforest, a man is chopping down a great kapok tree. The mayans believed that the kapok tree was sacred.
Free the great kapok tree worksheets and literature unit for. During his sleep, several species of animals that lived in the tree come down, including frogs, snakes, sloths, birds, anteaters, and monkeys. Read aloud to a partner about their own thoughts of the topic. In the dense, green amazon rain forest, a man has come to chop down a great kapok tree. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. This is a wonderful book thats been around a long time. Mar 06, 2000 the great kapok tree is a gorgeous living book that beautifully tells the story of a tropical rainforest while emphasizing the importance of conservation in ways that even the youngest learners will appreciate.
Some varieties of the ceiba tree are characterized by spines or conical thorns, giving the tree a menacing appearance. One day, a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. In this way i pollinate the trees and flowers throughout the rain forest. The great kapok tree environmental news for kids mongabay. The great kapok tree rainforst presentation from michellelooney623 on 12 pages this presentation helps students build background knowledge on the rainforest prior to reading the story the great kapok tree. The great kapok tree illustrations teaching resources. In the amazon rain forest, a man has come to chop down a great kapok tree. Due to its extreme height, the kapok, or ceiba tree, towers over the other rainforest vegetation. A troupe of monkeys scampered down from the canopy of the kapok tree.
This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. This is the third lesson of a set of lessons designed to teach about the main idea of a story. This the great kapok tree lesson adds a literature component to your unit and doubles as a social studies lesson about conserving our resources. The great kapok tree spelling and vocabulary words twenty. An instructional guide for literature novel study guide for elementary school literature with close reading and writing activities great works classroom resource. It teaches of the various animals that live there and the importance of one tree to their very existence. A young man is in the rain forest and needs to work by chopping. Learn tree great kapok comprehension with free interactive flashcards. Full text of the daily colonist 1949 0501 see other formats. The book is dedicated to chico mendes, a brazilian environmental activist who was murdered in 1988. It was written and illustrated by lynne cherry and was originally published by harcourt brace jovanovich in 1990.
The author and artist lynne cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book the great kapok tree. Exhausted from his labor, he puts down his axe and rests. This book speaks to everyone and will spark discussion with learners ranging from k6. This one embraces magical realism bringing an outsider face to face with the creatures who rely on the kapok tree for their livelihood.
Feb 10, 2012 title slide of great kapok tree slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. See more ideas about building, lara hotel and home wind turbine. The great kapok tree is a story of such importance, that sharing it with your children may help to change the future of their world. The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home. Suddenly, the man wakes up, and for the first time notices the beauty all around him. Free the great kapok tree study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Common throughout the tropics, the kapok is native to the new world and to africa and was transported to asia.
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