Information on Teaching Resources from Twycross Zoo

Twycross Zoo Education Department produces a variety of high quality material to support teachers through animal and conservation based subjects. Our resources cater for every age group from preschool to 16+ classes ranging from simple colouring packs and trails to more complex information (see individual pack details for more information).

What Subjects Do They Cover?

Each pack contains different information (see over for full details). However, most packs have sections on a variety of animal life and conservation sections. The CD-Rom Packs fit in very well with biology, geography and citizenship/PSHE curricula. Information is aimed at teachers of children from primary age through to A-Level age as the information guides you from the simple to the complex. The Colouring Packs and Zoo Trails are aimed straight at the pupil and are an easy reproducible resource for teachers to give straight to their pupils.

Habitats CD-Rom:
This pack includes 8 separate teachers’ packs. It consists of an introduction to habitats and then individual packs devoted to Grasslands, Deserts, Forests, Wetlands, Polar Regions, Mountains and Oceans and Coasts. Each pack contains information on the world distribution of that habitat, animals from that habitat, food chains, human impacts, threats, conservation and worksheets.

The World Around Us CD-Rom:
This pack includes 5 separate teachers packs which aim to cover all sorts of information on the natural world. They include how nature uses colours and patterns (A Splash Of Colour), how we classify the animal world (Classification), the world of primates (Close Cousins), information on the web of life, what humans are doing and conservation (Living With Life), and a look at the world of the creepy crawlies (Minibeasts).

Animal A TO Z’S CD-Rom:
This pack includes over 30 animal A to Z’s and an animal photo gallery. Each is an individual factsheet in its own right including information such as subspecies, habitats they live in, age span, diet, social structure, reproduction, young and their life in zoos. Animals covered include lions, giraffe, tigers, camels, elephants, reptiles, birds, apes, amphibians, marsupials, reptiles, invertebrates, fish, monkeys, and many more. Also contained is a reproducible Animal Photo Gallery.

Interactive CD:
The Twycross Zoo CD–Rom is an excellent way for children to find out about zoo animals. The CD-Rom contains information on various species at the zoo. The type of information contained within the fact sheets varies from geographical distribution, habitats, diet, population and various other facts.

Colouring Packs:
Our colouring pack consists of a number of animal out lines for children to colour in.

Zoo Trails:
We have three trails available to buy for different age groups (5-7, 7-9 and 9-11). These guide you around the zoo asking different questions to answer on each animal.

Zoos and Conservation:
This pack is aimed at Higher Level teaching. It guides you through the world of conservation including problems the world is facing, captive breeding programmes, the role of zoos and case studies.

How Much Do They Cost?

Prices vary between packs.

If you buy ‘Habitats CD-Rom’, ‘The World Around Us CD-Rom’ and ‘Animal A-Z’s CD-Rom you will only pay £15.00 (£22.50 if bought without discount).

Interactive CD-Rom = £7.50
Colouring Packs and Zoo Trails = 80p
Zoos and Conservation Booklet = £4.00