Credit Paul Harris/2020VISION
Teacher Resources
Let us help you to offer your class a wildly different way of learning.
We want your class to have the best experience of the natural environment as possible. As part of your confirmed booking package we will provide all the resources you need to facilitate your day's learning. Below are some links to learning resources that the Trust has developed in partnership with Living Uplands.
Black Grouse
Discover one of the rarest birds in the UK which is living here in the North East: the Black Grouse! Watch footage of how this amazing birds communicates, learn about the upland habitat, and create some wild and wonderful stories.
This free Living Uplands educational resource provides both topic plans and learning materials in five modules.
Key Stage:Â 1 - 2
Curlew (c) Gwynneth Heeley
Curlew
The Curlew is a red list endangered bird. This free Living Uplands educational resource provides both topic plans and learning materials in five modules, starting with Let the investigations begin along with Habitat, Adaptation, Life Cycle and Food Chains.Â
Key Stage:Â 1 - 2
Source to Sea
These SOURCE TO SEA Living Uplands education resources provide an understanding and knowledge of how the River Wear is connected to the North Sea, and how our everyday use of plastic items can have an effect on both these habitats.Â
Short-eared owl (c) Amy Lewis
Short-eared owl
Learn about the short-eared owl, a species which is an amber listed bird of conservation concern. This free Living Uplands educational resource provides both topic plans and learning materials in five modules.
Key Stage:Â 1 - 2
Children from Rowley View Nursery School participating in the Moorcroft Environmental Centre Forest School, Moorcroft Wood, Moxley, Walsall, West Midlands, July 2011 - Paul Harris/2020VISION
Wildlife Watch
Learning resources aimed at 7-11 year olds, designed to support children to: Understand the connections between nature, climate change and people; investigate how nature helps our fight against climate change; and, discover what small and local actions can be taken to give nature a boost in this bigger fight.
If you would like to discuss any of our resources or if you are interested in Durham Wildlife Trust delivering teacher training at your school or on our nature reserves please get in touch.