Education:
Introduce Red Squirrel conservation to your classes with the Red Squirrel Education Pack!
The Red Squirrel Education Pack has been created to raise awareness of the plight of the native Red Squirrel and of the conservation efforts to help them regenerate. Suitable for KS2 classes, the Red Squirrel Education Pack is a cross-curricular resource designed to last for a half-term period, and includes exciting and stimulating activities in Science, Mathematics, Geography, Home Economics, English, Music, Art, Public Speaking and Drama.
Students will enjoy the varied exercises which gradually add to their understanding of the issues involved, and ultimately enable them to answer the question “Do Red Squirrels need our help?” The pack is also suitable for Guides and Scout groups, Forest Schools, home schooling, or junior Wildlife Trust groups, etc.
A video is used to set the scene, and the following individual topics can be selected depending on the age and ability of the children, and the time available.
The work is made easy for the teachers/leaders as the slides are supplemented by audio material and detailed ‘Teachers’ Notes’ which provide both a comprehensive method, and the answers to the activities, as well as suggesting engaging extension tasks.
The Red Squirrel Education Pack was written by Olivia Kennaway who grew up at Escot Park in Devon where there is a Red Squirrel Enclosure for conservation purposes. Olivia created the Red Squirrel Education Pack initially for her final major project in her Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Degree; the striking photography of Red Squirrels in the pack is all her own work.
To find out more and to request an education pack please contact admin@redsquirrelsouthwest.org.uk.
