Suddenly, the man awoke to a living audience, all of whom depended on the great Kapok tree. Sunlight streamed through the canopy and strange and beautiful plants seemed to dangle in the air from the great Kapok tree. The man smelled the fragrant perfume of their flowers, but he heard no sound, for the animals were strangely quiet. Knowlton, Timothy W., and Gabrielle Vail. "H ybrid Cosmologies in Mesoamerica: A Reevaluation of the Yax Cheel Cab, a Maya World Tree." Ethnohistory 57.4 (2010): 709-39. Print.

This is a recount from the perspective of the man in the story. It recalls the events leading up to the man’s arrival at the Kapok tree and also provides an insight into the mindset of the man. Your children will reflect on the man’s reasons for chopping down the trees as well as gaining an insight on the man’s mindset. This is a brilliant recount that encourages your Lower KS2 children to consider the circumstances of people before making judgements, whilst reflecting on ways to improve the words used in the text to become more independent writers and editors. Sierra Leone's symbolic Cotton Tree falls during storm in Freetown". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25 . Retrieved 2023-05-25. Kapok tree-also known as a ceiba tree, a large tropical tree with large pods of silky floss used for making mattresses and life preserversa b Hellmuth, Nicholas (March 2011). " Ceiba pentandra" (PDF). Revue Magazine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-06-17 . Retrieved 2013-04-28. Dr. Al C. Carder, FOREST GIANTS OF THE WORLD (Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1995) p. 145 (Photo plate 123 with caption). Ceiba pentandra bark decoction has been used as a diuretic, as an aphrodisiac, and to treat headache, as well as type II diabetes. It is used as an additive in some versions of the psychedelic drink Ayahuasca. [ citation needed] Seed oil [ edit ] At this point it may be useful to reflect on how much progress you've made helping your students identify main ideas. Be sure to teach the process of identifying main ideas and supporting details in everything you read with your students. Some students will understand these concepts sooner than others. Introduce a range of different graphic organizers to help students think about the texts they read, how these texts are organized, what they mean, or what the author intends us to think and feel.

Rivers, M.C.; Mark, J. (2017). " Ceiba pentandra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61782438A61782442. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61782438A61782442.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021. Linda Gamlin and Anuschka de Rohan, MYSTERIES OF THE RAINFOREST (Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader's Digest Assoc., 1998) p. 79. This resource helps your KS2 class look at more of the vocabulary used in the recount or the book. Your class will study the words used, research the definitions and write the word in another context. As with all of our teaching resources, there is differentiation to cater for all abilities in your class.

An animal that eats the leaves of the Kapok tree is the loudest animal on land- the Howler Monkey. And the Howler monkey is eaten by large birds of prey such as the Harpy Eagle. The Harpy Eagle is the top of this food chain and has no natural predators. The commercial tree is most heavily cultivated in the rainforests of Asia, notably in Java (hence one of its common names), the Philippines, Malaysia, and Hainan Island in China, as well as in South America. Forests are home to 80 percent of Earth's terrestrial biodiversity! We're preserving habitats for endangered species, conserving wildlife corridors, and saving breeding grounds. Please join our alliance to keep forests standing: Buttress roots – large roots have ridges which create a large surface area that help to support large trees.