Rainforest Books, Rhymes, and Songs

The Rainforest and its layers are home to a variety of animals and plants. Discuss and experience together with your children the different layers of a rainforest. The forest floor, the understory, the canopy and the emergent tree top layer. Enjoy our selection of rainforest books, rhymes, and songs we've gathered for your preschool and kindergarten classroom.

Rainforest and Monkey Felt Story and Rhyme (Printables and activity available inside our KidsSoup Resource Library)

Six Little Monkeys Climbing up the Tree (Pri
Adapted by Jolanda Garcia, KidsSoup Inc.

Six little monkeys playing by the tree.
One climbs up and says, "Woo-whee!"

Five little monkeys playing by the tree.
One climbs up and says, "Fiddly fee!"

Four little monkeys playing by the tree.
One climbs up and says, "Golly gee!"

Three little monkeys playing by the tree.
One climbs up and says, "Doodly dee!"

Two little monkeys playing by the tree.
One climbs up and says, "I see a bee!"

One little monkey playing by the tree.
She climbs up and says, "Look at me!"

Six little monkeys playing on top of the tree.
Six little monkeys, as happy as can be.

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Rainforest Books

The Rainforest Grew All Around	The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest	The Umbrella	Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
If I Ran the Rain Forest: All About Tropical Rain Forests	Rain Forests (Magic Tree House)	Rain Forest Colors (National Geographic Kids)	Rain, Rain, Rain Forest
"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth	Rain Forest Coloring Book

I Went to the Rainforest One Day
(Tune: "London Bridge")

I went to the rainforest one-day, the rainforest one day, the rainforest one-day 
I saw a monkey on the way and this is what he said, "oh-oh-oh-oh"
I went to therainforest one-day, rainforest one day, rainforest one-day 
I saw a jaguar on the way and this is what he said, "roar"
went to the rainforest one-day, rainforestone day, rainforest one-day 
I saw a snake on the way and this is what he said, "hiss"

The Little Macaws (Point to one finger at a time.)

Five little Macaws under the rainforest canop
The first Macaw started to sing
The second macaw joined right in.
The third macaw made a crackly song.
The fourth macaw helped him along.
The fifth macaw cried, " -cree".
The concert is over under the Kapok tree
*Author Unknown

Five Little Monkeys Swingin' in a Tree 
(original author unknown)

Five little monkeys swingin' in a tree (Swing hands from side to side)
Teasin' Mister Crocodile, "You can't catch me! you can't catch me." (Put thumbs on temples and wave fingers in the air)
Along comes Mister Crocodile, as quiet as can be? (Place palms together and move in a forward swimming motion)
SNAP! (Clap hands together loudly)

Repeat with four, three, two, one and then say,
Away swims Mister Crocodile as full as he can be. (Shake head from side to side)

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