1. Using the rainforest L/O Saturday, 06 July 2019 Starter
To understand how humans use the TRF
Starter
On the sheet circle the items you think come from the rainforest.
All the items can come from the rainforest
FYI: Katy Perry’s dress is latex, naturally found in trees

2. L/O – To understand how humans use the TRF
White – Name several uses of the Amazon rainforest
Bronze – Describe one or more uses of the Amazon rainforest
Silver – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans, consider sustainability
Gold – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans and the natural world, link to sustainability
Tell the learners that all of these items contain materials or resources that came from a tropical rainforest.
FYI: Katy Perry’s dress is latex, naturally found in trees
Discuss what would happen if we destroyed all of the rainforests.

3. Use the information to complete the boxes on your sheet.
L/O – To understand how humans use the TRF
White – Name several uses of the Amazon rainforest
Bronze – Describe one or more uses of the Amazon rainforest
Silver – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans, consider sustainability
Gold – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans and the natural world, link to sustainability
Task – Around the room you’ll find information about the uses of the rainforest.
Use the information to complete the boxes on your sheet.
Pause for a thought
Which of the uses do you think are needed and should be happening?
Which ones do you think should not be happening?
Ranching, mining, energy, logging, transport, deforestation

4. (Native American proverb)
L/O – To understand how humans use the TRF
White – Name several uses of the Amazon rainforest
Bronze – Describe one or more uses of the Amazon rainforest
Silver – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans, consider sustainability
Gold – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans and the natural world, link to sustainability
‘ We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children’
(Native American proverb)
Ideas on a Post It!
What do you think this means?
Do you agree with its message?
Ranching, mining, energy, logging, transport, deforestation

5. L/O – To understand how humans use the TRF
White – Name several uses of the Amazon rainforest
Bronze – Describe one or more uses of the Amazon rainforest
Silver – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans, consider sustainability
Gold – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans and the natural world, link to sustainability
Choose a task
To level up to Level 5, you must explain why the rainforest is so important.
Write a poem/rap about the uses of the amazon rainforest
Create a leaflet on two uses of the Amazon rainforest.
Write a TV news report on how the rainforest is being damaged by humans.
Create a 5-8 question quiz about the uses of the rainforest.
Make a paper flap and write the answers underneath.
Write a recipe on how to destroy the rainforest.
Write another recipe on how to save the rainforest.
Ranching, mining, energy, logging, transport, deforestation

6. Choose a task from the plenary board
L/O – To understand how humans use the TRF
White – Name several uses of the Amazon rainforest
Bronze – Describe one or more uses of the Amazon rainforest
Silver – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans, consider sustainability
Gold – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans and the natural world, link to sustainability
Plenary
Choose a task from the plenary board
Ranching, mining, energy, logging, transport, deforestation

7. Roll a Plenary L/O – To understand how humans use the TRF
White – Name several uses of the Amazon rainforest
Bronze – Describe one or more uses of the Amazon rainforest
Silver – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans, consider sustainability
Gold – explain the value of the Amazon rainforest to humans and the natural world, link to sustainability
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.
Ranching, mining, energy, logging, transport, deforestation