Wild Aotearoa / Native Creature Fact Cards
Native Creature Fact Cards
Children research an animal native to Aotearoa and make a trading-card style fact card with a drawing and key facts.
How to run it
- Provide books and printouts about native animals of Aotearoa.
- Children choose an animal and draw it on one side of a card.
- On the back, add facts such as habitat, diet and threats.
- Swap and share cards with friends.
You will need
- card
- pencils
- coloured pencils
- reference books
Make it easier or harderYounger children can draw and copy two facts; older children can add ratings and stats.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 2, Outcome 4Researching and summarising facts builds literacy and environmental awareness.
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