Resource

Catalogue

These are the resources we think are essential for educators in environmental and sustainabilty education. Our catalogue has been built so that you can filter to find what's most relevant. We are always adding new items.

10 Easy Ways to Care for the Environment

A handy poster from Christchurch City Council with achievable ideas to inspire action for te taiao.

Poster
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All Levels
Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
false
Aotearoa-wide
November 23, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
action katiakitanga
Kiwi Kai

A virtual farm where students explore the relationships between a healthy environment, healthy kai, healthy people and communities.

Online Game
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Yrs 5 - 8
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
Whenua | Land, Soil
false
Aotearoa-wide
November 22, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
food gardens vegetables growing farming
What's That Living in my Stream?

Amber McEwan has a range of engaging and colourful books about freshwater invertebrates and fish, including whitebait and tuna.

Books
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Early Learning - Year 10
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
false
Aotearoa-wide
November 21, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
stream river freshwater creek insect fish tuna whitebait eel story
Land Air Water Aotearoa

Find updated environmental monitoring data for air quality, lakes, rivers, estuaries, groundwater and beaches across the country.

Website
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Yrs 7 - 13
Moana | Marine, Coast
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Waimāori | Freshwater, Wetlands
Whenua | Land, Soil
false
Aotearoa-wide
November 21, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
swim health monitor research science lake river estuary beach pollution
Climate Change Learning Programme

This Aotearoa resource is a science-based, integrated learning programme consisting of user and wellbeing guides and eight modules.

Integrated Programme
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Yrs 6 - 10
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
false
Aotearoa-wide
November 11, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
carbon transition adaptation mitigation inquiry guidelines wellbeing
50 Things to do in Nature

Get outside and connect with nature, with these great ideas created by children from across Aotearoa.

Poster
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Early Learning - Year 8
Hauora | Nature Connection
false
Aotearoa-wide
November 10, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
play connect fun senses activity poster printable
Our Climate, Our Biodiversity, Our Future

Explore this interactive storymap from Ministry for the Environment, using resources and support from the Science Learning Hub.

Interactive
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Yrs 7 - 13
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Moana | Marine, Coast
Waimāori | Freshwater, Wetlands
false
Aotearoa-wide
November 7, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
glacier, predators, mahinga kai, freshwater, ocean acidification, extreme weather, indigenous knowledge, action, marine
Wetlands: Wairarapa Glistening Water

Explore stories of repo through maps, kōrero, waiata, and short videos, with a teacher guide providing activities and curriculum links

Multi-media
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Yrs 1 - 13
Waimāori | Freshwater, Wetlands
true
Wairarapa
November 7, 2023
Wairarapa
repo freshwater tuna ecosystem mana whenua indigenous history geography purakau pūrākau
Sylvia and the Birds

Inspire learners with this illustrated biography of conservationist Sylvia Durrant, with practical activities and mātauranga Māori.

Book
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Yrs 4 - 10
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
false
Aotearoa-wide
November 6, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
kaitiakitanga bird conservation action
Haerenga Mō Waho | Outside Adventures

A pack of activity cards in te reo Māori and English to inspire exploration in nature with tamariki.

Activity Cards
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Early Learning - Year 1
Hauora | Nature Connection
true
Aotearoa-wide
November 3, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
Experiencing Birds in your Green space

This DOC resource helps ākonga observe, learn about and take action for birds in your school grounds or another local green space.

Inquiry Plan
|
Years 1 - 10
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
false
Aotearoa-wide
October 23, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
Cloak of Protection

Made in Aotearoa by Kākāriki Games, this fun and educational card game develops understanding of birds, their habitats and predators.

Game
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Year 3 - Adults
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
false
Aotearoa-wide
October 22, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
The Nature Activity Book

Educator Rachel Haydon has compiled 99 ideas for activities in the natural world of Aotearoa, in this fantastic resource for ākonga.

Book
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Years 4 - 8
Hauora | Nature Connection
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
Waimāori | Freshwater, Wetlands
false
Aotearoa-wide
October 19, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
Rauemi Reo Māori Nature Connectors

Kids Greening Taupō have produced a wide range of rauemi for use in kura kaupapa Māori and kohanga reo, with a focus on te taiao.

Activities & PDFs
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Early Learning - Year 8
Hauora | Nature Connection
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
true
Aotearoa-wide
October 18, 2023
Aotearoa-wide
A Change is Gonna Come

An engaging story about a wetland community told through the eyes of an eccentric character, Bernard Raupō Bittern III.

Book
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Years 1 - 8
Waimāori | Freshwater, Wetlands
Hauora | Nature Connection
false
Waitaha | Canterbury
October 12, 2023
Waitaha | Canterbury
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