The New Zealand Seashore Guide is designed as a companion for seashore excursions, and is available from your local bookseller.
The accompanying Teacher Guide (click link provided above to download) is full of activities aimed at younger children, and shows how teachers can use the NZ Seashore field guide book to bring the seashore to life in the classroom.
You could use the activities before your trip, to introduce students to some of the creatures they might find, and then follow-up with some of the art and drama activities after your visit.
Activities include:
- Scavenger hunt (using photos)
- Seashore "Who am I?"
- Diorama
- Seashore drama (role play animals)
- Beach detective
