Useful Links and Additional Resources

 

• Ministry of Education publication, Building Science Concepts, Book 3: Birds: Structure, Function, and Adaptation (Levels 1-4)

Birds: Structure, Function, and Adaptation / Titles and concept overviews / Building Science Concepts / What do my students need to learn?

 

• Science Learning Hub

Welcome! — Science Learning Hub

 

• Department of Conservation, Native Birds

New Zealand birds: Native animal conservation

 

• Literacy Online, instructional series - Search Native Birds to find relevant reading material

Instructional Series / English - ESOL - Literacy Online website - Instructional Series

 

• Forest & Bird

Forest and Bird: Forest & Bird is Aotearoa/New Zealand's leading independent conservation organisation.

 

• Predator Free New Zealand

Native bird facts

 

• Kids Greening Taupo

Manu/Birds of Aotearoa — Kids Greening Taupo | Learning Through Nature

 

• NZ Maths, bird themed maths

https://nzmaths.co.nz/search?keys=birds

 

• Kiwis for Kiwis, Kiwi Bird Education Resource

Education Resource for Curriculum Levels 1- 4

 

• Te Ara - search for desired bird/content

Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Te Ara- Ngā Manu/Birdssheet- Ngā manu – birds

 

• Arts Online,Looking Ahead of Our Native Animals Unit (Music and Dance focus)

https://artsonline.tki.org.nz/Teaching-and-Learning/Primary-teaching-resources/Units-and-sequences/Looking-Ahead-for-Our-Native-Animals/Looking-Ahead-for-Our-Native-Animals

 

• Tiritiri Matangi

Educational Resource booklet: He mahi m¯o ng¯a tauira Student activities

Site: Home - Tiritiri Matangi Project

 

• NZ bird facts from the SPCA

Advice & welfare: The wonders behind New Zealand's native birds • SPCA New Zealand

 

• NZ Birds Online

Home page | New Zealand Birds Online