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Rainforest Theme?
Old 06-01-2007, 07:04 PM
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Does anyone have creative ideas for a rainforest theme?
Thank you!
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same here
Old 06-02-2007, 10:31 AM
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I would like some good ideas also. I was thinking about going with and orangutang theme ~ possible reading corner theme ~ Hang Around and Read with a big tree and monkeys hanging by thier tails and reading

Anything other creative ideas for my

jobs, behavior board, great work board

Thanks!!
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rainforest theme
Old 06-04-2007, 01:37 PM
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You use brown bulletin board paper and scrunch together to make vines that could hang from the ceiling. Oriental Trading has inflatable monkeys, etc. Palm tree made out of a carpet roll with a natural rope wrapped around, a burlap bag scrunched around the top, then add some artificial palm leaves sticking out of the roll. You could use blue or clear Saran Wrap and make a waterfall in one of the corners. If you use clear, you'll have to have blue bulletin board paper underneath. Then at the bottom crumple some brown paper and make rocks. You could even use aluminum foil crumpled in to a ball then sprayed painted brown. I'll try to keep thinking of more ideas. A fellow teacher used this theme last year. I'll try to talk to her and get her ideas.
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Old 06-04-2007, 01:41 PM
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Just thought of another idea. Depending on how big your room is, you could get one of those canopy tents (try to borrow one) and make it look like a hut.
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Old 06-13-2007, 08:44 PM
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I've done the rainforest for a couple of years..inspired by an actual vacation to the Amazon. I made a hut out of pvc pipe and grass skirts. I have each of my centers named like Monkey math, Kapok Corner, Reading Rainforest, Treemendous Words.My title on my behavior board is "No Monkey Business". The children love iat. I put a huge monkey on my door and wirte each students name on a banana. The title on my door in 3rd grade,,,What a great Bunch! I've attached pics.
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Old 06-24-2007, 09:26 AM
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I love your classroom. This is my first year teaching. I will be in fourth grade in a Catholic school. I was searching the web for ideas on a safari theme. Your classroom was so beautiful, It must have been a joy for your students to enter it. I would love to have mine look like it, especially your library corner, but am wondering if it would be too childish for 9 and 10 year olds?
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Old 06-24-2007, 08:05 PM
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9 & 10 year olds would still love the rainforest theme. Have fun decorating your first classroom!
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Old 06-25-2007, 03:45 PM
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They would love it! My kids are 8 & 9 some were 10 and they loved it.
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Old 06-28-2007, 10:41 AM
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I'm going to be doing a project with my 4th-6th graders where each class does research on the rainforest based on what is in their science curriculum. For example, the 4th graders are researching rainforest animals and getting basic information; the 5th graders are researching the structure of the rainforest; the 6th graders will be doing research on rainforest animals as well but they will be required to get more in-depth information such as taxonomy and anatomical structures. I'm hoping that this way when the classroom is transformed into a classroom it will engage all three classes.
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Reading Hut
Old 07-01-2007, 07:38 PM
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I am interested in creating a reading hut like you did with the PVC pipe and the grass skirts. Can you tell me what pieces you used to put it together and how you made sure it was sturdy? Thanks!
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Making palm trees
Old 07-12-2007, 02:22 PM
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Hi! I teach 5th grade, and I am doing a survivor theme based around a rainforest. I absolutely love your pictures and ideas. I have a couple of questions:

Did you use paper to for your leaves on the palm tree? I wanted to use fabric to make them last longer. If you used paper, do they last long? Was it easy to get the carpet rolls from stores?

Also, do you have any ideas for job names?
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Old 07-12-2007, 02:45 PM
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I love the reading hut! I am also interested in what size pvc pieces were used, and how you made it sturdy?

Thanks in advance!
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