by
Shelly Mackall & Hollen Carpenter
Based On Eric Carle's Book,
"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," Said the Sloth
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A lackadaisical sloth hangs
placidly in the canopy of his rainforest home. His easy going life
is spent creeping along and hanging sluggishly from his branch, tranquilly
eating leaves, and sleeping a good portion of the day. In our story,
we meet an array of rainforest animals who accuse him of being slow, quiet,
boring, and lazy. The sloth answers that he is not lazy, but is satisfied
by doing things slowly.
The author, Eric Carle, introduces us to the many
treasured animals that coexist, or live together, in the rainforest.
Each animal contributes to the survival of the rainforest in its own special
way, even the peaceful sloth. However, the rainforest animals are in danger
of losing their home because humans are cutting down the trees due to logging
and to provide grazing land for their cattle.
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Step One |
Choose one of the following animals: sloth, macaw,
anaconda, poison dart frog, and howler monkey.
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Step
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Research your animal. Find special characteristics about that animal that make it unique and important to the rainforest according to that animal’s perspective. |
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Design a costume or a symbol that will represent your species. |
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Compose a multi-flow map to show the positive causes and effects of your unique habits on the rainforest |
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Design a poster representing your species. Your
poster must include:
a
picture of your animal in its rainforest habitat that illustrates one of
your animals unique habitsa title
with your animal’s name
two
sentences stating the importance of your existence in the rainforest. |
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Compose a multi-flow map to show the negative effects on the rainforest without your species. |
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Get ready for the Rainforest Council meeting.Using
your knowledge of the positive effects of your species on the rainforest
and the negative effects on the rainforest without your existence, create
an argument against Rainforest Raiders.You
must convince them not to destroy your habitat.
Helpful Hint:Put
one arguing fact on a note card.Use your
note cards during the council meeting. |
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Rainforest Council MeetingYou and your partner
will present your case in front of council members and the members of Rainforest Raiders.Good
luck!
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Congratulations!! You have
helped save the rainforest from deforestation! Just think, without
your courage the animals would have lost their homes, and in turn the rainforest
would have lost many precious animals. Thanks for a job well done!
Celebrate your success by spending some time on these “wild” sites! Click
a critter to play a game!
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