Biomes of the World Packet

This is a Biomes of the World Packet.

Students will learn about:

1)    Deserts

2)    Wetlands

3)    Mountains

4)    Tundra

5)    Grasslands

6)    Temperate Forests

This packet includes a variety of activities for familiarizing your students with 6 of the world’s main biomes. It is geared toward second through fifth grade students. Each section has instructions and ideas for use of the activities.

Some of the resources and activities include:

-       Biomes of the World bookmarks (printed 3 per page)

-       Blank drawing template in which students will choose one of the biomes you have discussed as a class (desert, grassland, tundra, temperate forests, mountains, or grasslands) and create an informational drawing on which they will label what they believe are the important parts of that biome (plants, animals, ground cover, etc.).

-       Natural Resources brainstorm worksheet in which students will brainstorm possible resources that we may use from each of the six biomes. Students can look at their information pages for clues.

-       Biomes of the World Mapping Worksheet. Students will look at the color key on the bottom of the page. Using the correct color for each biome, students will draw a square on the continents each can be found.

-       Students being able to explore the adaptations and accommodations that exist within each biome. Each biome will have its own graphic organizer for students to jot down their answers.

-       Diary Writing + Riddle Recording. Students will get creative and use their imaginations to write these diary entries. Directions are as follows: Imagine you have just settled in one of these biomes. Think about how you will have to adapt to the climate and terrain of this land. Write a diary entry, with any date you choose as the heading, describing the biome in which you are living. Include details about the climate, animals, terrain, plants, and other surroundings you know are part of this biome. Explain how you will have to adapt and what kinds of accommodations you might have to make in order to survive in your new environment. Upon completing the diary entries, students will get to record themselves reading their entry out loud. The rest of the class will listen and guess which ecosystem their classmate is describing.

A 28 page printable PDF