Education Resources | Auckland Zoo

Welcome to Auckland Zoo's Learning at Home Resource Hub!

We’ve created easy to use lesson plans and learning resources to support teachers in your online classrooms and parents as you support your childrens’ learning at home.

We have separated them into suggested ages, but you know your young people the best, so pick and choose what is the most useful and enjoyable to you and them. All Learning at Home resources have been created with the curriculum and key competencies in mind by our awesome educators.

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Video Comprehension

Learn about working together to conserve New Zealand’s animals with these video comprehension quizzes!

See below for the quizzes

Video Comprehension Resources

Palm Oil Comprehension Quiz

Learn about Palm Oil and how you can help animals in the wild by making sustainable choices when shopping!

Tara iti Comprehension Quiz

Learn about working together to conserve New Zealand’s tara iti (fairy tern) with this video comprehension quiz!

Tuna Comprehension Quiz

Learn all about tuna kūwharuwharu (longfin eels) with this video comprehension quiz!

Counting Kōkako Comprehension Quiz

Learn about conservation in action and counting kōkako with this video comprehension quiz!

Takahē Comprehension Quiz

Learn all about takahē with this video comprehension quiz!

Meerkat Comprehension Quiz

Learn all about our meerkat mob with this video comprehension quiz!

Vet Hospital Comprehension Quiz

Learn all about Auckland Zoo's Vet Hospital with this video comprehension quiz!

Sea Turtle Comprehension Quiz

A tremendous effort to save a tiny honu (sea turtle!)

Wētāpunga Comprehension Quiz

Tipi Nuku Ep3 New Zealand’s giant wētā

Injured Kiwi Comprehension Quiz

Learn all about what happens when a injured kiwi arrives at Auckland Zoo’s Vet Hospital!

Giraffe Calf Comprehension Quiz

Learn all about giraffe calf Jabali with this video comprehension quiz!

Lionesses Comprehension Quiz

Learn all about the three female lions with this video comprehension quiz!

Little Penguins Comprehension Quiz

Learn all about the kororā (little penguins) with this video comprehension quiz!

Te reo Video Comprehension Resources

Te Reo Sea Turtle Comprehension Quiz

E whakapau kaha ana ki te whakaora i tētahi honu iti

Te Reo Wētāpunga Comprehension Quiz

Tipi Nuku Ep3 Wētāpunga o Aotearoa

Te Reo Injured Kiwi Comprehension Quiz

Kua tae mai tētahi kiwi e whara ana ki te hōhipera rata kararehe i Te Whare Kararehe o Tāmaki Makaurau

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Writing Prompts and Story Starters

Use these ideas to get your creative writing started...

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Awesome Aotearoa // Hidden Taonga

Learn about New Zealand’s ‘hidden taonga’ and why they are so important!

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Hidden Taonga Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12-17 years old.

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Bird adaptations

Learn about our feathered friends and the adaptations that make them special.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Bird Adaptations Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12-17 years old.

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Environment and habitat

Find out where animals live and the environments and habitats they love.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Environment and Habitat Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12-17 years old.

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Classification

Learn how animals are classified and what makes them special.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Classification Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12-17 years old.

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Wild Work Sumatra

Explore Sumatra and learn about how Auckland Zoo helps.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Wild Work Sumatra Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12 - 17 years old.

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Bugs/Animal Behaviour

Learn about the insection kingdom, and animal behaviours.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Animal Behaviour Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12-17 years old.

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Awesome Aotearoa

Explore what makes Aotearoa so special.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Awesome Aotearoa Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12 - 17 years old.

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Food at the zoo

Learn what goes in to our animal diets.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Food at the Zoo Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12-17 years old.

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Staying Healthy

Get active and stay healthy, just like our animals do here at the Zoo.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Staying Healthy Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12 - 17 years old.

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Adaptations

Learn what makes animals unique, and what helps them survive in the wild.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Adaptations Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12 - 17 years old.

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NZ species

Learn all about our native treasures.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

NZ Species Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12-17 years old.

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Elephants!

Learn how an elephant's body helps it survive in the wild, and how to help elephants in the wild.

See below for resource packs including lesson plans - select your year level.

Elephants Resource Packs

Early Childhood

For ages 0-4 years old.

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Primary

For ages 5-11 years old.

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Secondary

For ages 12 - 17 years old.

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Science Experiments

We've got some fantastic and fun science experiments to complete.

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