Ngā Manu - Birds of New Zealand - Links for Learning and Action by Enviropadlets

Ngati Kahugnunu ki Wairarapa

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:01:56 UTC

Curriculum document for Wairarapa teachers to support students

Te Ara - NZ Encyclopedia -Search for the birds you want to study.

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:01:56 UTC

Natural - historical - cultural information and images.

Meet the Locals - Search the birds you want to study.

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:01:56 UTC

DOC - 5 min videos on a huge range of topics.

Info on NZ Birds - Search for the birds you want to study.

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:01:56 UTC

From DOC website

Young Ocean Explorers

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:01:56 UTC

Kākāpo - live cam and info links

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:06:26 UTC

Kākāpō are a taonga species to Ngāi Tahu, the principal Māori iwi of southern New Zealand. These nocturnal, flightless parrots are critically endangered and among the world’s most unique birds.

Fun things to make - colouring / masks / 3D models of birds etc

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:08:41 UTC

Observing a Royal Albatross - DOC education resource.

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:10:18 UTC

Levels 1-4

Garden Bird Survey - Science Learning Hub

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:11:38 UTC

Opportunity for citizen science - lots of resources for schools.

Experiencing Birds in your Green Space

Enviropadlets — 2019-02-26 02:14:43 UTC

Ngā Manu Seasonal Monitoring Template

Enviropadlets — 2019-03-07 03:43:28 UTC

Use this - make a copy and develop your own. Get bird pictures from pg. 8 in Experiencing Birds in your Green Space - DOC resource.

Ngā Manu Brainstorm Template

Enviropadlets — 2019-03-07 04:04:30 UTC

Kakariki Games - I have class set and can teach it.

Enviropadlets — 2019-05-14 11:23:05 UTC

Cloak of Protection -a fun strategic game about New Zealand Birds and the predators who are creating problems for them. Y3-Adult. Full notes about all of the predators and the birds.

Ngā Manu - Birds - Rangitaane O Wairarapa resource

Enviropadlets — 2019-08-22 01:45:35 UTC

Rangitaane booklet - matching Māori names to beautiful photos of our native birds.

E koekoe te tui, e ketekete te kaka, e kutu te kereru.

Enviropadlets — 2019-08-22 01:53:35 UTC

The tui sing, the kaka chatters, the wood pigeon coos.
(A proverb about diversity.)

Iti Kahurangi - Rangitāne Curriculum

Enviropadlets — 2019-08-22 03:10:15 UTC

Atuatanga - Rangitaane Education Resources

Enviropadlets — 2019-08-22 03:11:43 UTC

Stories of places - people - animals. Beautiful booklets about the natural world and concepts.

New Zealand Birds - a ready to read book and sound track.

Enviropadlets — 2020-10-18 21:42:26 UTC

It has names and the related calls. Downloadable teaching notes and actual book.

Ready to Read Colour Wheel

Non-fiction, Shared texts

Pīwakawaka Kererū Kārearea Kea Tūī Ruru Kiwi Takahē

Garden Bird Survey - Activities - videos - resources.

Enviropadlets — 2020-10-18 21:53:34 UTC

Use these templates and resources at any time of the year. Opportunity for citizen science during June / July.

Whio Forever Education Resource

Enviropadlets — 2023-07-17 02:43:58 UTC

Relief modelling birds in dough - unit for teachers

Enviropadlets — 2026-04-20 02:32:45 UTC

Talks about sketching leading to a mural - so might have some useful stuff.

Bird of the Year - Junior Journal 59 Level 2 2019 Level 3 NF

Enviropadlets — 2026-04-20 02:37:13 UTC

In this interview, Megan Hubscher of Forest & Bird talks to Iona McNaughton about the Bird of the Year competition – why it started and how it helps keep New Zealand native birds safe. Students can read about some of the past winners of the competition in an accompanying article, “And the Winner Is ...”

Bring back the bird song - Connected 2017 Level 2 - Taking Action

Enviropadlets — 2026-04-20 02:39:38 UTC

For years, introduced predators have been killing birds along the Kepler Track in Fiordland. Students in the Kids Restore the Kepler project are working with the Department of Conservation and the Fiordland Conservation Trust to reduce the number of predators living in the area. Their mission: to bring birdsong back to the Kepler.

Keep your cat inside - Connected 2013 level 4 - Are You Sure?

Enviropadlets — 2026-04-20 02:41:18 UTC

We had a cat once that killed rats, mice, a stoat, skinks, wētā, and some birds. I know, because I saw them dying, and I saw them dead. Perhaps pet cats should be kept inside.

Manu / Birds - from Kids Greening Taupo

Enviropadlets — 2026-04-20 02:44:23 UTC

Includes - scavenger hunt sheets for birds - nice pictures!

Birds - Activities and info from Kids Greening Taupo

Enviropadlets — 2026-04-20 02:46:23 UTC

Building Science Concepts - Birds

Enviropadlets — 2026-04-20 02:52:52 UTC

This resource is a partial replication of Building Science Concepts Book 3 Birds: Structure, Function, and Adaptation. The background information on this page, combined with the information in the interactive, covers the science notes provided in the original BSC book. The overarching science concepts (big ideas) and how they may be scaffolded in sequence are illustrated in the interactive below.

Exploring our native animals through dance

Enviropadlets — 2026-04-20 02:58:47 UTC

Provides students the opportunity to use dance to explore and communicate their knowledge, ideas and feelings about threatened or extinct native birds and animals in Aotearoa New Zealand.