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rainforest decor
By cc

I am a librarian at a k - 4th grade school. I have had the library decorated as a rainforest all year. I went to an army surplus store and found green mosquito netting very cheap. I have it hung from the ceiling throughout
the library. It is thin enough to let light thru. I bought stuffed monkeys, frogs, snakes, etc. and have hung them around the room with silk vines. The kids love it. Also made a tree from construction paper to resemble a palm tree, along with live plants thru the room. There is a lot of rainforest items at teacher supply stores. I have a book in the library that shows how to draw

rainforest animals step by step. Last year I brought a live bull frog to school and let the kids watch how far it could jump in the gym. It was very cool. Also had pollywogs to watch tranform to frogs. There are lots of frog items around.
I have been thinking about making sock monkeys with the 4th graders. You can find the pattern on the internet. I made one when I was a 4th grader, and can still remember how to make him. That was many years ago!
Hope this helps.