South America Biome Cards-Elementary
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South America contains biomes of dramatic diversity: boasting the richness of the Amazon's tropical forests and the Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world, the spectacular heights of the Andes, and the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, South America promises children a fascinating study.
Designed for elementary classrooms, the Continent Biome Cards–Elementary cover all the biomes found on the continent and offer a structure for independent research. These three-part cards include an illustrated picture card, a label, and a description card for experienced readers. Each set of Continent Biome Cards–Elementary includes a continent card and biome cards, with a plant card, animal cards, and people cards for each biome on the continent. The plant and animal cards emphasize the interesting environmental adaptations of the organisms, and the animal cards comprise one invertebrate and one of each class of vertebrates.
The people cards introduce indigenous, rural, and urban populations to give a realistic view of the diversity of cultures found on a continent, with six cards for each group of people that explore their fundamental needs, including food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and culture. Indigenous peoples include the Yanonami of the tropical forest and the Quechua of the mountains. People of the temperate forests live in cities along the southwest coast, and rural peoples of the wetlands and grasslands (called the pampas) offer a realistic impression of the population.
A teacher’s guide that outlines lesson presentations and offers ideas for extensions and further research comes with the cards. A blackline biome map and masters for the cards can be downloaded from the A-Z PDF Library on our website. All sets are cut and ready to laminate. (6 to 12 years)
- 85 Three-part cards (a picture card, a description card, and a label), comprising six biomes: desert, grassland, mountain, temperate forest, tropical forest, and wetland
- Paper Biomes of the Continent Labels
- Teacher’s Guide to Presentation