Educational Resources
Northumberland National Park provides a has a variety of educational resources such as downloads, games and video items available as educational aids.
River Habitat Pack
The River Habitat Pack contain activities and resources based around the Tweed River catchment area. It is principally aimed at Key Stage 2 (England) and Primary 4-7 (Scotland). However, many of the activities can be adapted to make them accessible to a wider range of pupils. The concepts covered include habitats, making and using identification keys, water quality, life cycles, adaptation, food chains and conservation.
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Explore the rich biodiversity of Northumberland's protected wildlife.
Take a journey from past to present along our time line and discover Northumberland's distinctive cultural inheritance.
Discover the rich archaeological landscape of the Breamish Valley - people have lived here for thousands of years! The Breamish Valley interactive provides games and stories to stir up your imagination!
The Walltown Education Pack:
This pack will give you all the information and activities you need to create a cross-curricular day at the Walltown site within Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site. The resource is available to download in your classroom free of charge:
The Walltown Education Pack in PDF format (7,427kb)
The Lost Palace:
This is a Key Stage 2 literacy resource, will enable children to study the Anglo-Saxons and elements of Local History and R.E. through a shared text tailored for the Literacy Hour. This resource is available to download into your classroom free of charge:
Click here to download The Lost Palace Pupil's Book (665kb)
Click here to download The Lost Palace Teacher's Notes (191kb)
Click here to download the Acetate Notes (Rich Text Format) (49kb)
These resources are published by Northumberland National Park Authority.
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The resources are copyright free for educational use - this means that you can print off your own copies and photocopy & enlarge them for use in teaching or learning. They cannot be used for any other purpose without obtaining prior consent.
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