Threatened species education resources

Primary school

These resources have been developed to help primary students and teachers learn about the threatened species of New South Wales.

They provide information about the work being done to ensure that future generations can still witness our incredible and unique plants and animals:

• Mount Kaputar: A living volcano (PDF 64MB) – a colouring book for Stage 1 to any age
• Let’s find out about NSW threatened animals – Stages 1–6
• Saving the southern bell frog – Stages 2 and 3
• The Southern Bell Frog Story – a colouring book for Stage 1 to any age
• Riverina Grassland Ramblings – a colouring book for Stage 1 to any age
• Bittern or Bust – an interactive game about the endangered Australasian bittern.

Secondary school

These resources support teachers and senior students in learning about conservation and biodiversity, including the protection and management of threatened species and ecosystems:

• Manning River helmeted turtle on the edge: Teacher resource – teacher resource for Stage 6 Science
• Manning River helmeted turtle on the edge: Student workbook – student workbook to accompany teacher resource
• Regent honeyeater on the edge: Teacher resource – teacher resource for Stage 6 Science
• Regent honeyeater on the edge: Student workbook – student workbook to accompany teacher resource
• The mountain pygmy-possum: On the edge – an interactive teacher resource for Stage 6 Geography.

More information

• Explore the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service’s resources for teachers, developed to align with the NSW syllabus.
• Go to the threatened biodiversity profiles database and search for a threatened species, population or community.