Save the Rhino Day – May 1st Save the Rhino Day, celebrated globally on May 1, highlights ways to help this fantastic ecosystem engineer. There has been a sharp increase in poaching activity and illegal trade of rhino horns. Today many subspecies of rhinos have been declared extinct and the entire rhino population is listedContinueContinue reading “May in the Nature Classroom”
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Creative Activities to Explore Native Australia & New Zealand Wildlife
Below are links to resources I have created inspired by New Zealand and Australia’s unique and wonderful wildlife. Learn about Australia’s unique and endemic wildlife, from iconic koalas to spiny, ant-eating echidnas and the duck-billed egglaying platypus. The focus is on learning about the life cycle and using the remarkable animals as inspiration for creativeContinueContinue reading “Creative Activities to Explore Native Australia & New Zealand Wildlife”
Animals Making Tools – The Fascinating Case of the Coconut Octopus
A walking octopus with a coconut shell on its head looks very stylish! The name Coconut Octopus sparks lots of ideas. Images of a giant octopus living on a tropical island swimming around among floating coconut shells might flash through your mind. Although this is not true, the truth is still mind-boggling and fascinating. WhileContinueContinue reading “Animals Making Tools – The Fascinating Case of the Coconut Octopus”
Giraffologist!
Say the word “Giraffologist” slowly and imagine what it would be like to spend your days studying these gentle giants with long necks and big hearts. The book Anne And Her Tower Of Giraffes: The Adventurous Life of the First Giraffologist by Karlin Gray, illustrated by Aparna Varma explores the life of the world’s firstContinueContinue reading “Giraffologist!”
Biomimicry for Young Children 