Key Stage 1 Teachers and Pupils Education Pack
Sewerby Zoo
Key Stage 1
Education Pack
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Contents
Prior to the Visit
Overview of QCA links
Animal care ~ looking after pets
Looking at different types of bird feet
Looking at different beak shapes
Predicting what animals eat – a table to complete
During Your Visit
Mammal trail and bird trail – for adult /teacher use.
Following Your Visit
Where in the world do the animals originate?
(A set of continent maps with the species)
A table illustrating animals, their habitats and their food
Block graphs on animal habitats and animal foods for you to complete.
Endangered species at Sewerby Zoo
Useful websites for further information
A set of colour animal photographs for sorting and naming
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Teacher/Adult Support
Overview
This work is linked to Unit 1A ourselves (NC SC1b, 1c 2a, 2b, 2f, 2g)
The children will;
1. Investigate by using their senses to observe and describe living things.
2. Be comparing adult animals and their young, looking at changes that may occur.
3. Be observing and comparing how animals move in different ways.
4. Discover that all animals need food and drink to stay alive.
5. Identify the different types of foods eaten by the animals and birds.
Links to Unit 2C Variation (NC SC 2a, 4a, b)
6. Learn to recognise and name features of the animals.
7. Group the animals according to observable similarities and differences.
Links to Unit 2A Health and Growth (NCSC2e)
8. Learn that animals need to be treated with care and respect.
9. Identify ways in which animals (including humans) are like each other.
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Sewerby Park Zoo
Pre-work
1. Animal Care
At Sewerby Park zoo all the animals need to be fed correctly, have free access to water,
shelter, and be able to exercise to keep themselves healthy.
Some pre-work on how more common family pets are cared for should help the children to be
more aware of the needs of the zoo animals.
An excellent web site for this is www.allaboutpets.org.uk
2. Predicting What Animals Eat
Write down what you think the animals and birds eat before your visit. Then see if you were
correct.
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Animal
Food
Macaw
Humboldt penguin
Capuchin monkey
Kune kune pig
Llama
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Shape of the
birds beak
Type of the
beak
Cracker
What does the bird eat?
Shredder
Birds of prey like hawks and owls have sharp, curved bills for
tearing meat.
Chisel
Woodpeckers have bills that are long and chisel-like for
boring into wood to eat insects.
Probe
Hummingbird bills are long and slender for probing flowers
for nectar.
Strainer
Some ducks have long, flat bills that strain small plants and
animals from the water.
Spear
Birds like herons and kingfishers have spear-like bills
adapted for fishing.
Tweezer
Insect eaters like warblers have thin, pointed bills.
Swiss Army
Knife
Crows have a multi-purpose bill that allows them to eat fruit,
seeds, insects, fish, and other animals.
Seed eaters like sparrows and finches have short, thick
conical bills for cracking seed.
Look for the different types of beaks as you walk around the bird trail.
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The shape of a bird’s feet show us where they might live (their habitat) and how
they might gather their food.
Shape
Type
Grasping
Adaptation
Raptors like Osprey use their large curved claws to
snatch fish from the water.
Scratching
Pheasants and other birds that scratch the soil for
food have nail-like toes.
Swimming
Ducks and other webbed lined swimming birds use
their feet like paddles
Perching
Robins have a long back toe, which lets them grab a
perch tightly.
Running
Many fast-running birds have three toes rather
than four.
Climbing
A woodpecker's hind toes enable it to climb without
falling backward.
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Before entering the zoo please remind the children:
• not to drop litter, it can be harmful to the animals;
• to treat the animals with sensitivity, be quiet and gentle around them;
• not to feed them, extra foods can upset a carefully balanced diet.
Mammal Trail
Rabbits and Guinea Pigs
Look at different parts of the animals and first discuss similarities e.g. fur, position of eyes,
then differences e.g. Why do they have fur? Why do rabbits have longer ears? How do they
move? What foods do they have? What else do they need? (shelter, bedding, water).
Capuchin Monkey
How are they different from the rabbits? Look at body parts. Where do they live in the wild?
(Forests of South America) How do they move? Why do they need a long tail? Their hands help
them to collect food, what do they eat?
Kune Kune Pigs
Look at the trotters (feet), how are they different from ours? The pig’s snout and large teeth
are needed to find food in the wild. How do they use them and what do you think they eat? (Grass
and vegetables)
Pygmy Goats
Look at their feet, what other animals do you know with hooves? Why do they have horns?
(Defence) How are their ears different from ours? Why do you think this is? They eat grass,
fruit and vegetables.
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Llama
What is their skin covered with? Why do they have thick woolly coats? (They live in the
mountains of Peru and Bolivia where it can be very cold.) Why do they have such long necks? (To
reach their food – grasses, herbs and shrubs). What do you notice about their feet?
Shetland pony
Why does the pony have a long tail? How is it different from the llama’s tail? Do you think this
pony is young or old? How can you tell?
Sika deer
Talk about parts of the body, where are the ears and why might this be? Can you tell which the
adults are and which are the young?
Bennet’s Wallaby
How are they different from the deer? Look especially at the legs and watch how they move.
They are ‘marsupials’ this means that the female carries her young in a pouch for as many as 280
days. Can you see a wallaby carrying her young or can you find a wallaby with a pouch?
Tortoises
If you are lucky to be at Sewerby during the summer months you will see the Hermann’s Tortoise
and Spur-thighed tortoise.
During the winter months they will be hibernating. What does this mean and why do you think
they do this?
Tortoises hatch from eggs. Does this mean they are birds? Can you say why?
They belong to a group of animals called reptiles.
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The Bird Trail
Where do birds come from? Name and talk about the different body parts. Look especially at
the different kinds of feet and beaks. What are birds covered in? Are the feathers covering the
body the same as those in the wings? Why do you think this is?
Finches and Weavers
Look at the small seed eating beaks. How are they moving about? How do they grip the branches?
Are there any nests and what are they made from?
Larger Pheasant Species
How are they different from the finches? Look at the patterns and colours of their feathers.
Which is the male bird and how can you tell? (More brightly coloured plumage). How do you think
their feet help them to find food?
Ducks and Water Birds
Look at the shape of their beaks, why do they need to be flat? (To eat plants and insects in the
water) Why wouldn’t a pointed beak like that of a finch be useful to a duck? Look at the webbed
feet, why do they need webs between their toes?
Why do you think they make a noise? How do they move?
Humboldt Penguins
How are they different from the ducks? How do they move about? Do you think they will be able
to fly, why not?
What food do they eat and how do they catch it? Where do you think they live?
Macaws
They live in the jungle and eat fruits, nuts and seeds. Why do you think they have large strong
beaks? Why do you think they are so brightly coloured?
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Where in the World do the Sewerby Zoo Animals Come From?
Russia
Europe
North
America
China
Africa
India
South
America
Australia
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Name of animal
Type of habitat
Food
Budgerigar,
Red-rumped parakeet,
Cut-throat finch,
Napoleon weaver,
Senegal dove,
Cockatiel,
grass seed, greens, fruit
Sika deer
green plants, twigs,
shoots
grass
grass, vegetables
grass, vegetables, fruit
Shetland pony
Kune Kune pig
Pygmy goats,
Spur-thighed tortoise
Guinea pig
scrub, grassland
grass, fruit, seeds,
shoots, vegetables
grass, leaves
seeds, insects
grains, grass seeds
Bennets wallaby
Zebra finch
Red-billed weaver,
Red bishop,
Spice bird,
Black-headed nun,
Fulvous whistling
duck,
swamps
seeds
White-crested kalij
Black-headed weaver,
Woodland or forest
Diamond dove,
Barraband parakeet,
Canary,
berries, roots
seeds
seeds
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Hermann’s tortoise
grass, herbs, vegetables,
fruit
fruit, nuts, seeds
Blue and gold macaw,
Capuchin monkey,
Grey peacock
pheasant, Swinhoes
pheasant,
Temmincks tragopan
buds, leaves, seeds,
flowers, shoots, berries
Marbled teal,
Northern pintail,
Chilean pintail,
marsh
Chestnut-breasted teal
Mandarin duck,
Ringed teal
Humboldt penguin
rocky shores
Bahama pintail
mangrove swamp
Baikal teal, Cinnamon
teal, European
fresh water, lakes
widgeon,
vegetation
European pochard
seeds, insects,
vegetation
plants, insects
rice, seeds
Tufted duck
Java sparrow
rice and bamboo
fields
Llama, Guanaco
Lady Amherst
pheasant
seeds, acorns, rice,
insects
fish, anchovies, squid
vegetation
grass, herbs, shrubs
buds, herbs, shoots,
insects
mountains, high
grasslands
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Golden pheasant
Reeves pheasant
buds, berries, insects,
grass, grain, seeds
Information from the tables or the children’s observations can be illustrated in block graphs.
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Where do the Sewerby Zoo animals come from?
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Rice and bamboo
fields
Mangrove swamp
Rocky shores
Fresh water lakes
Mountains & high
grassland
Marsh
Woodland or forest
Scrub or
grassland
Swamp
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What do the Sewerby Zoo animals eat?
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Vegetation
Herbs
Berries
Fruit
Insects
Vegetables
Fish
Grass
Seeds
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Endangered Species at
Sewerby Zoo
Humboldt Penguins
They build their nests in guano (bird droppings), which is collected by man for use in fertilisers.
They are in danger from fishing boats and their nets. They are also susceptible to oil or chemical
spills.
Marbled Teal
This bird lives in wetlands. Its habitat is being lost due to land drainage for agriculture.
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Baikal Teal
Loss of wetland habitat due to farming, also through hunting, and poisoning from pesticides.
Barraband Parakeet
Endangered due to deforestation and hunting.
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Reeves Pheasant
It has been subject to hunting for its decorative tail feathers and as food along with its eggs.
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Useful Websites
www.allaboutpets.org.uk
An excellent website for pet care.
www.worldwildlife.org
A child friendly website giving information on animals under threat.
www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals
Information about animals and conservation.
www.birds.com
More information about birds in particular.
www.rspb.org.uk.birds
Information about British birds.
www.eastriding.gov.uk/sewerby/search/animals
Sewerby Parks own website which has a fact file on all the animals and birds in the zoo.
There is a useful children’s section with activities.
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