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Enter the Rainforest

Guardians of the Rainforest

With its poisonous reptiles, unforgiving heat and humidity, hoards of insects, and overgrown brush, life in the rainforest is no walk in the park. Yet groups of people have been surviving and thriving in the rainforest for thousands of years. In many countries, they are even called the "guardians of the rainforest" for the role they play in protecting and conserving these special places. Today, you'll meet a few of them and learn more about their way of life.

DAY 4

what you’ll need

  • Your Camp Kinda toolkit
  • Popsicle sticks or craft sticks
  • Wood glue
  • Building blocks or Lego-type blocks (optional)
  • Fort-building materials like cardboard boxes (optional)
  • Small rocks and twigs for mini rainforest scenery (optional)

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FOR PARENTS

Ask About Today

Can you tell me about the different rainforest tribes you learned about today? How do they live in and protect the rainforest?

Dinner Discussion

If an explorer who knew little about us took an expedition to our house, what are some cultural artifacts, practices or traditions that they would find unique to our family?

Skip the Ads

Unfortunately, online videos often start with short advertisements. Remind your campers to click the "Skip" button as soon as they can to move ahead to the video.

explore

15-30 minutes

There are many groups of people living in the rainforest and they all have different ways of life. Meet a few of them in these short videos and photo collections. What are some similarities and differences between these groups? How and why are their livelihoods and homes being threatened? What strategies are they using to preserve their ways of life and the rainforest around them?

01

The Threat of Deforestation

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The Amazon rainforest is shrinking rapidly due to "deforestation." Learn more about deforestation and why it threatens the people of the Amazon as well as the plant life in this video from National Geographic.

Remember: Online videos often start with advertisements. (Annoying, we agree!) Click the "Skip" button as soon as you can to move ahead to the video.

02

Meet the Tembe Tribe

The people of the Tembe Amazon tribe may hunt with bows and fish for piranhas, but they also ride bikes and watch YouTube videos, just like you.

03

Journey with the Waiapi Tribe

The Waiapi tribe is another small and distinct tribe in Brazil that is trying to preserve their way of life and land. Look through these powerful photos and read more about them.

Content warning: This photo collection features images of native people going about their natural way of life and includes some nudity. Some families may want to skip it.

04

Visit the Achuar

To reach the Achuar people in Peru, you have to travel 4-8 days by plane, motorized boat, dug-out canoe, and foot. Luckily, you can stay right in your living room to learn more about them.

05

The "Uncontacted" Tribes

In some parts of the Amazon rainforest, there are tribes so remote and isolated that they have never encountered people from the modern world. Read more and watch some rare video of them here.

06

Growing Up in the Amazon

What's it like being a kid in the Amazon rainforest? Let's find out!

07

Watching Over the Amazon

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Amazon Watch, a nonprofit organization, works alongside indigenous groups and environmental organizations to protect the rainforest and native peoples in the Amazon Basin. Learn more about the organization's work and why it's so important in this beautiful video.

create

45-60 minutes

Imagine that you lived in the rainforest. What would your home look like? Better start designing—it'll be dark soon and there's always more rain coming.

01

Build (or Draw) Your Amazon Home

Follow this video to learn how to use craft or popsicle sticks to make your own tiny Amazon hut. You'll need a bunch of popsicle sticks, wood glue, a ruler, a pencil, and some sturdy scissors. After you're done, color your hut with markers or paint. Will yours be bright and colorful, or designed to blend in with the lush environment?

(Short on supplies? No problem. Grab some paper and crayons or colored pencils and start sketching your rainforest shelter. Consider drawing it from above, like a blueprint, so you can show its rooms and features!)

Share your work! We'd love to see it. Ask a parent to email a photo to us or share it on Instagram or Twitter by tagging @CampKinda.

move

15-30 minutes

01

Rainforest Meditation

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To feel close and connected to nature, it's helpful to be mindful and aware of ourselves and our surroundings. So for today's Move activity, we're going to try... being still. Get comfortable, then step into the rainforest in this guided meditation.

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