Learning Map

Rainforests

Layers, creatures and why rainforests matter — 25 skills across 6 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Science25 skillsages 5–11

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Everyday Foods from Rainforestsages 5–7 Indigenous Rainforest Peoplesages 5–7AC ✓ Inside a Rainforestages 5–7 Rainforest Animalsages 5–7 Rainforest Insectsages 5–7 Rainforest Layersages 5–7 Rainforest Plantsages 5–7 What Is a Rainforest?ages 5–7 Where Rainforests Areages 5–7

Around age 7

Classifying Rainforest Organismsages 7–9 Indigenous Ecological Knowledgeages 7–9AC ✓ Rainforest Animal Survival Tricksages 7–9AC ✓ Rainforest Food Websages 7–9AC ✓ Rainforest Plant Adaptationsages 7–9 Rainforest Water Cycleages 7–9AC ✓ The Amazon Rainforestages 7–9 Tropical Rainforest Climateages 7–9

Around age 9

Deforestation Causes & Scaleages 9–11 Nutrient Cycling in Thin Soilages 9–11 Rainforest Biodiversityages 9–11 Rainforest Conservationages 9–11 Rainforest Futures & Trade-Offsages 9–11 Rainforest Products in Daily Lifeages 9–11 Rainforests & Global Climateages 9–11 Temperate Rainforestsages 9–11

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