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Animals and Plants

This site by San Diego Zoo is a mine of information about animals and plants, written especially for young people. It is a fabulous resource for research about paricular animals and is well worth a visit.

8-18 year olds
Pupils

What types of food do animals eat?

An easy video explanation of the differences between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores.

7-11 year olds
Pupils

Animal Photos

Super wildlife and domestic animals photos which can help you to identify creatures.

5-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Animal Home Builder

A delightful series of activities where children need to follow instructions to help to build animal homes for a cat, dog, bird and rabbit.

3-5 year olds
Pupils

Best Maths Animated Gifs

Downloadable animated gifs which demonstrate mathematical concepts such as Pythagorus Theorem, how to find the area of a cylinder and more. Useful teaching aid for use on an interactive whiteboard.

11-14 year olds
Teachers

Animals on the Farm Movie

A delightful animated movie with narration about animals that live on the farm and the noises they make.

3-5 year olds
Pupils

All about Animals

An interesting site about ethical issues around keeping animals.

7-14 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Brushing up on Animals

Discover techniques for drawing animals and painting an artwork. An inspirational workshop!

9-11 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Animal Facts

A bright, informative site about the environment and nature especially written for young people. There are lots of animal and environment fact sheets.

7-16 year olds
Pupils

Baby Animals

Find out why spring is an ideal time for animals to have their young. There is information about calves, lambs, birds and about animals coming out of hibernation. Written at two levels of difficulty.

6-11 year olds
Pupils
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