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Meet Bouncy Blackbird as he flies around his garden and discovers the different types of food his bird friends like. Great for introducing similarities and differences and birds to young children. Perfect if you're doing Big Schools' Birdwatch

A fun story for young children about a duck who is learning about the similarities and differences between him and other birds. Great for provoking conversations about how we are all different as well as helping to identify common birds.

Animal migration has fascinated humans for millennia. In this lesson your class can track the amazing journeys some birds make as they cross continents, countries and oceans on their migration journeys. This resource is a bilingual, Welsh resource. It is suitable as a one-off class activity, or it can be extended into a larger debating, creative or homework project. The materials are aimed at primary aged children, and can be easily adapted and differentiated for your needs so it can be used across the key stages. This lesson forms links with the Geography national curriculum for KS1 & KS2 All of the activity cards are bilingual By tracking the migration journeys of various birds your children will be able to learn and name the countries, continents and oceans that are crossed and the vast distances these animals cover. As well as understanding more about how and why animals undertake these incredible journeys.

Every January and February hundreds of school children take part in Big Schools' Birdwatch. This is a power point and notes to help you introduce the session. It is designed to give you some ideas about which birds you might see and what you should be looking out for. This power point and notes have been translated into Welsh

A lovely story about Cheeky Sparrow who flies round his garden meeting bird friends who look and sound differently to him. A great way to introduce young children to the similarities and differences in common birds and those that you are likely to see in school grounds. Perfect for bird spotting or if you're taking part in Big Schools' Birdwatch. Presented as a power point for whole class teaching but can also be printed.

Non-fiction fact files on a wide different birds of prey ranging from owls to eagles! A very flexible resource which lends itself brilliantly for a range of uses such as, non-fiction guided reading or for a non-fiction topic in English. With reference to measurement on each, there are some maths links in there too!

A short engaging video (3:45min) introducing the bird superhighway! Focusing on the East Atlantic Highway with includes the UK and birds such as Arctic tern, Swift and Manx Shearwater. Why not use it to introduce our migration lesson /teaching-resource/migration-lesson-12216314

A story about a young Ladybird who is not sure of where her home is and how she finds it. [English & Welsh language versions]

Let’s Talk Nature. A series of three A4 activity sheets each showing different scenes that provoke thought for conversation, language and vocabulary development. Use these to develop early language and confidence as well as observation skills. Perfect for Early Years and KS1. Use wonderful words to describe what you see in a woodland scene. Use positional language to say where the wildlife you can see is in a garden scene. Use super sentences to talk about the wildlife in the urban school scene. Are any of the animals the same or different to the wildlife found where you live?

Let’s Talk Nature. A Welsh bilingual series of three A4 activity sheets each showing different scenes that provoke thought for conversation, language and vocabulary development. Use these to develop early language and confidence as well as observation skills. Perfect for Early Years and KS1. Use wonderful words to describe what you see in a woodland scene. Use positional language to say where the wildlife you can see is in a garden scene. Use super sentences to talk about the wildlife in the urban school scene. Are any of the animals the same or different to the wildlife found where you live?

Every January and February hundreds of school children take part in Big Schools’ Birdwatch. This is a power point and notes to help you introduce the session. It is designed to give you some ideas about which birds you might see and what you should be looking out for.