1. Layers of the Rainforest
Monday, 20 May 2019
Layers of the Rainforest
L/O
To investigate the layers of the tropical rainforest
Starter
Stick the rainforest diagram in your book.
Try reading through the poem in pairs.
Highlight any words you do not know. We will read it together shortly.

2. Try to explain why the rainforest is like it is.
L/O – To investigate the layers of the tropical rainforest
White – Identify layers of the rainforest and list key features of each layer
Bronze - Identify layers of the rainforest and describe the key features of each layer
Silver - describe the layers of the rainforest and the plants and animals associated with each
Gold – explain why the layers are so different and how species have adapted to live there.
Task 1 – Add the names of each layer to your diagram.
Then… add labels to say what the layer is like using the poem.
video
Level Up
Try to explain why the rainforest is like it is.
Emergent, canopy, under canopy, shrub layer, forest floor

3. Write the level you think you are at in the margin. Self Assess
L/O – To investigate the layers of the tropical rainforest
White – Identify layers of the rainforest and list key features of each layer
Bronze - Identify layers of the rainforest and describe the key features of each layer
Silver - describe the layers of the rainforest and the plants and animals associated with each
Gold – explain why the layers are so different and how species have adapted to live there.
Progress Check
Write the level you think you are at in the margin.
Self Assess
Emergents
Naming each layer correctly = L3
Canopy
Adding labels to say what the layer is like = L4
Under canopy
Shrub layer
Giving reasons for why the layer is like that = L5
Forest floor
Emergent, canopy, under canopy, shrub layer, forest floor

4. Try to explain why the rainforest is like it is.
L/O – To investigate the layers of the tropical rainforest
White – Identify layers of the rainforest and list key features of each layer
Bronze - Identify layers of the rainforest and describe the key features of each layer
Silver - describe the layers of the rainforest and the plants and animals associated with each
Gold – explain why the layers are so different and how species have adapted to live there.
Task 1 – Add the names of each layer to your diagram.
Then… add labels to say what the layer is like using the poem.
Level Up
Try to explain why the rainforest is like it is.
Emergent, canopy, under canopy, shrub layer, forest floor

5. Share your work with the people near you.
L/O – To investigate the layers of the tropical rainforest
White – Identify layers of the rainforest and list key features of each layer
Bronze - Identify layers of the rainforest and describe the key features of each layer
Silver - describe the layers of the rainforest and the plants and animals associated with each
Gold – explain why the layers are so different and how species have adapted to live there.
Task 2
Time to Magpie.
Share your work with the people near you.
Add anything to your work you think would improve it.
Emergent, canopy, under canopy, shrub layer, forest floor

6. L/O – To investigate the layers of the tropical rainforest
White – Identify layers of the rainforest and list key features of each layer
Bronze - Identify layers of the rainforest and describe the key features of each layer
Silver - describe the layers of the rainforest and the plants and animals associated with each
Gold – explain why the layers are so different and how species have adapted to live there.
Literacy Task
You will now complete a piece of extended writing about the layers of the rainforest. In your group of 4-5 you will each write about a layer of the rainforest.
Example
The highest layer of the rainforest is the emergent layer. This layer is….
After the emergent layer comes the canopy…
White– Name the layer, list what it is like
Bronze – focus on description of the layer (what would you see, hear and feel around you?)
Emergent, canopy, under canopy, shrub layer, forest floor

7. Choose a task from the plenary board
L/O – To investigate the layers of the tropical rainforest
White – Identify layers of the rainforest and list key features of each layer
Bronze - Identify layers of the rainforest and describe the key features of each layer
Silver - describe the layers of the rainforest and the plants and animals associated with each
Gold – explain why the layers are so different and how species have adapted to live there.
Plenary
Choose a task from the plenary board
Emergent, canopy, under canopy, shrub layer, forest floor

8. L/O – To investigate the layers of the tropical rainforest
White – Identify layers of the rainforest and list key features of each layer
Bronze - Identify layers of the rainforest and describe the key features of each layer
Silver - describe the layers of the rainforest and the plants and animals associated with each
Gold – explain why the layers are so different and how species have adapted to live there.
Roll a Plenary 1 2 3 4 5 6
Write a text message explaining your learning.
Pick 5 key words from the topic/lesson and explain how they link together.
Draw a diagram to show what you have learnt today.
Tweet what you have learnt using 140 characters.
Draw a small dartboard in your book. Draw a dart where you think you are.
Today I learnt…
Complete the sentence.
3,2,1
Write down 3 key words, 2 things you learnt and 1 question
5-5-1: write 5 sentences based on learning, then 5 words then 1 word to summarise the lesson.
Write 5 quiz questions for somebody to answer.
Create a menu of what you have learnt today (starter, main, dessert).
Just a minute – talk about what you have learnt for 1 minute in pairs.
Give me 5
Write down 5 key words from the lesson and their meanings
On the post it write a sentence of what you have learnt and a question for class.
Check and correct
Swap work, check their SPaG and correct any errors.
Summarise your learning in 3-5 bullet points.
Peer assess somebody’s work using success criteria/L.Os.
Be the Teacher
quiz the class
Write down 3 things that you have learnt today.
Pick 5 key words from the lesson and write a question for each one.
Use hexagons to link your learning from today.
Write three exam questions based on your learning today.
Plenary Pyramid
Top 1 thing to improve
Middle 2 things learnt
Bottom 3 key words
Draw your brain and fill it with what you have learnt.
Create a set of anagrams with clues based on key words and descriptions
Peer Assessment
Swap you work, read it. Give a WWW and EBI comment.
Write a Facebook status update of your learning.
Instagram
Draw a diagram on the sheet to show what you learnt.
3 stars and a wish
3 things you understood, 1 thing you need to improve.
Exit Ticket
Complete an exit ticket about the lesson
Write a newspaper headline to summarise today’s lesson.
Use the jigsaw connections to link and summarise your learning.
Verbal Tennis
Play verbal tennis as a class or in pairs
3-4-5 tell 3 people 4 things things that you have learnt today in 5 minutes.
Real World
Relate your learning to the world outside the classroom.
Create a paper plane and summarise learning on each part of the plane.
Create a mind map to review your learning.
Emergent, canopy, under canopy, shrub layer, forest floor