{"id":39120,"date":"2019-11-15T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/?p=39120"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T18:55:00","slug":"amazon-rain-forest-theme-gross-motor-with-afternoon-in-the-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/amazon-rain-forest-theme-gross-motor-with-afternoon-in-the-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Rain Forest Theme Gross Motor With Afternoon in the Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love that each of the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/magic-tree-house-activities\/\">Magic Tree House Books<\/a> has so many great themes to learn about. Today&#8217;s book is about the Amazon Rain Forest. It has so many great animals to learn about.<\/p>\n<p>We love this series because it teaches us about so many different themes. Today&#8217;s book is full of rain forest animals and we wanted to have fun with some gross motor movements for some of the animals.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"\/images\/blog\/11-2019\/rain-forest-gross-motor.jpg\" alt=\"Free Amazon Rain Forest Theme Gross Motor With Afternoon in the Amazon - with 6 fun animal movements. The animals all come from the book and go great with the Magic Tree House book - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0679863729\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0679863729&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=9ebb330cb29f7718b3a569e4d8561ba7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, No. 6)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0679863729\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> has so many great animals in it. We loved reading about them and decided that we would do some gross motor for the animals.<\/p>\n<p>I made the cards ahead of time and we read the book and when we got the cards we did the gross motor.<\/p>\n<h2>What you need for the Amazon Rain Forest Themed Gross Motor:<\/h2>\n<p>These are just a few of the items we used in this post.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0679863729\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0679863729&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=9ebb330cb29f7718b3a569e4d8561ba7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, No. 6)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0679863729\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07D4YF3K4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B07D4YF3K4&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=8d06e20034bd2b5487f7e245fcba15bd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">white cardstock<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B07D4YF3K4\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00CLV8ZIU\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00CLV8ZIU&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=0e54a247f8642965c6e0f883d19f522f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">laminator<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00CLV8ZIU\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007VBXB48\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B007VBXB48&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=c416054fda99ab754c6dc2e07379d1d9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">laminating pouches<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B007VBXB48\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003U6VRXA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B003U6VRXA&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=ff8e705af95ff3a5f63faf2d8dc0fe70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 inch ring<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B003U6VRXA\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000FGG9IG\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000FGG9IG&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=5017100092fa510bd07f883761a1038a\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">foam dice<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000FGG9IG\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Amazon Rain Forest Movement Cards &#038; Rolling Sheet<\/h2>\n<p>There are two printables in this set. You can use which works best for you. There is a set of cards and s single page rolling sheet.<\/p>\n<p>The cards have the 6 rain forest animals on them and the 6 movements each animal does. I printed our cards on cardstock and put them on a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003U6VRXA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B003U6VRXA&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=3dinos-20&#038;linkId=ff8e705af95ff3a5f63faf2d8dc0fe70\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 inch ring<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=3dinos-20&#038;l=am2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B003U6VRXA\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"\/images\/blog\/11-2019\/rain-forest-gross-motor1.jpg\" alt=\"Free Amazon Rain Forest Theme Gross Motor With Afternoon in the Amazon - with 6 fun animal movements. The animals all come from the book and go great with the Magic Tree House book - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The rolling sheet has all the movements and their matching roll of the die. You can roll the die and do the movements.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"\/images\/blog\/11-2019\/rain-forest-gross-motor2.jpg\" alt=\"Free Amazon Rain Forest Theme Gross Motor With Afternoon in the Amazon - with 6 fun animal movements. The animals all come from the book and go great with the Magic Tree House book - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>How to do the Amazon Rain Forest Movements<\/h2>\n<p>There are six fun movements. We picked the favorite animals from the book to put in these movements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monkey:<\/strong> You can swing like a monkey. Kids can have fun pretending to swing through trees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ant:<\/strong> You can march through the rain forest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bird:<\/strong> You can flap your arms and fly like a bird.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Piranha:<\/strong> You chomp your arms like a piranha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frog:<\/strong> You can jump like a tree frog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jaguar:<\/strong> You can creep through the jungle like a jaguar.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"\/images\/blog\/11-2019\/rain-forest-gross-motor3.jpg\" alt=\"Free Amazon Rain Forest Theme Gross Motor With Afternoon in the Amazon - with 6 fun animal movements. The animals all come from the book and go great with the Magic Tree House book - 3Dinosaurs.com\" \/><\/div>\n<p>You could also do a fun <a href=\"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/virtual-field-trip-to-rainforest-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rainforest Virtual Field Trip for Kids<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What you will find in the Amazon Rain Forest Themed Gross Motor<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>6 fun movements from the Amazon Rain Forest Animals<\/li>\n<li>Gross motor cards<\/li>\n<li>Roll and do the movement gross motor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/printables\/grossmotor\/amazonrainforestgrossmotor-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Free Amazon Rain Forest Theme Gross Motor With Afternoon in the Amazon - with 6 fun animal movements. The animals all come from the book and go great with the Magic Tree House book - 3Dinosaurs.com #magictreehouse #grossmotor #freeprintable \" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p><div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/printable\/amazon-rain-forest-gross-motor-cards\">Click here to go get your copy of the Free Amazon Rain Forest Themed Gross Motor Cards.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out these other gross motor activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/animal-walking-themed-gross-motor-dice\/\">Animal Walking Themed Gross Motor Dice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/ocean-themed-gross-motor-dice\/\">Ocean Themed Gross Motor Dice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/brown-bear-brown-bear-gross-motor-ideas\/\">Brown Bear, Brown Bear Gross Motor Ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be sure to check out all the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/magic-tree-house-activities\/\">Magic Tree House Activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"\/wordpress\/index.php\/magic-tree-house-activities\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dinosaurs.com\/images\/blog\/9-2019\/magictreehouseactivities.jpg\" alt=\"Learning Fun With the Magic Tree House Books &#038; Activities\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Cassie &#8211; 3Dinosaurs.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love that each of the Magic Tree House Books has so many great themes to learn about. Today&#8217;s book is about the Amazon Rain Forest. It has so many great animals to learn about. We love this series because it teaches us about so many different themes. 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