Teachers: Find below your free Red kites in Rockingham learning pack. It covers many areas of Key Stages 2 and 3 of the National Curriculum and is a whole load of fun. Click on each title to view the PDF file.
Rockingham Forest fact file
Discover where Rockingham Forest is, what the area is used for, the wildlife you can see there and traditional buildings in the East Midlands. Pages 5–8.
Birds of prey fact file
Facts on birds of prey and other woodland birds that you might see in Rockingham Forest. Find out how big they are, what they look like, what they eat, where they nest and how well they’re doing. Pages 9–14.
Red kite glossary
All of the big and unusual words used in this pack explained. Page 15.
Red kite English and History
Activity 1 – put the history of the red kite in time order and look at time lines; activity 2 – understand the needs of a red kite; activity 3 – poetry ideas. Pages 16–22.
Red kite Maths
Activity 4 – plot graphs of the number of red kites; activity 5 – compare wingspans. Pages 23–26.
Red kite Science
Activity 6a – find out how red kites are adapted to their environment; activity 6b – analyse and present what red kites eat; activity 7 – food webs. Pages 27–34.
Red kite web activity
Activity 8 – live from June, visit the RSPB/FC webcam showing pictures of the kites nesting. Find out how these pictures get to your classroom, analyse what you see and write a press release. Pages 35–36.
Red kite Geography
Activity 9 – use maps and co-ordinates to see where red kites nest; activity 10 – plot on a map where young red kites have been seen; activity 11 – look at maps to see where red kites roost and how far they fly for food. Pages 37–44.
Red kite Dance
Activity 12 – create a dance that expresses the flight of a red kite. Page 45.
Red kite Craft
Activity 13 – make a flapping red kite; activity 14 – make a finger puppet; activity 15 – make a red kite mobile. Pages 46–52.
National Curriculum links
Get a helping hand with your planning – find out how all this fits in with the National Curriculum. Pages 53–54.
