Things to do
We've got plenty of ideas to make Big Schools' Birdwatch a success in your classroom, and to help your class develop their interest in wildlife and the world around them.
Search our age group-specific activities via the tabs below. Alternatively, check out our more things to do page.
We've also produced two videos to help you get the most from your Big Schools' Birdwatch. Birdwatching in schools looks at how two schools use their birdwatch as a way to discover more about the wildlife in their local area, while British birds is a more in-depth look at 15 British birds you're likely to see during your birdwatch.
You can also share your top tips for a brilliant birdwatch with other teachers by joining our online Community - latest updates are at the bottom of this page.
- Early Years
- Key Stage 1
- Key Stage 2
- Key Stage 3
Blue tit snapper
111Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a blue tit snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Collared dove snapper
109Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a collared dove snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Common gull snapper
108Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a common gull snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Cuckoo snapper
101Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a cuckoo snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Goldfinch snapper
101Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a goldfinch snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Greenfinch snapper
100Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a greenfinch snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
House sparrow snapper
99Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a house sparrow snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Pied wagtail snapper
110Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a pied wagtail snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Puffin snapper
107Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a puffin snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Robin snapper
98Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a robin snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Redwing snapper
111Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a redwing snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Song thrush snapper
108Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a song thrush snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Starling snapper
104Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a starling snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Yellowhammer snapper
48Kb, PDF
Use this activity sheet to make a yellowhammer snapper.
Date: 23 March 2007
Robin mask
390Kb, PDF
Cut out and colour in your very own robin mask.
Date: 14 October 2009
House sparrow mask
165Kb, PDF
Download and carefully colour in the house sparrow. Then carefully cut out your mask and beak. Great fun for in the classroom, and at home.
Date: 26 September 2008
Dot to dot...
72Kb, PDF
Join the dots and see what favourite garden bird you have uncovered. Colour in your bird, and take it home or make into a classroom display.
Date: 26 September 2008
Garden bird wordsearch
298Kb, PDF
All the birds in our wordsearch regularly visit gardens for food and water and to nest. Download our fun wordsearch and find as many of the ten hidden bird names as you can
Date: 26 September 2008
Crafty Quiz
329Kb, PDF
Download our crafty quiz onto an A4 sheet of thickish paper, cut it out, then start playing!
Date: 6 December 2007
Crafty Quiz (colour version)
375Kb, PDF
Download our crafty quiz onto an A4 sheet of thickish paper, cut it out, then start playing!
Date: 6 December 2007
About wrist flyers
874Kb, Word
A brief description about wrist flyers
Date: 9 January 2007
Wrist flyer poster
151Kb, Word
A poster to use when making wrist flyers
Date: 9 January 2007
Great tit
529Kb, Word
Great tit outline for wrist flyer
Date: 9 January 2007
House sparrow
429Kb, Word
House sparrow outline for wrist flyer
Date: 9 January 2007
Magpie
337Kb, Word
Magpie outline for wrist flyer
Date: 9 January 2007
Robin
336Kb, Word
Robin outline for wrist flyer
Date: 9 January 2007
Wren
335Kb, Word
Wren outline for wrist flyer
Date: 9 January 2007
Blue tit mobile
175Kb, PDF
Make a blue tit mobile activity
Date: 7 December 2006
I'm not a baby!
74Kb, Word
High up on a cliff face, Baby Guillemot only knows the ledge that he was born on as he waits for his parents to feed him tasty fish meals. Will he ever brave his wings and leave the safety of the ledge?
Date: 22 September 2010
Little orphan Blue Tit
79Kb, Word
The world can be a dangerous place for a little bird and poor little orphan Blue Tit has no family left at all. Can she find herself a family for winter, while avoiding Cat?
Date: 22 September 2010
The blue tit and the caterpillar
77Kb, Word
It is spring and the oak moth and blue tits are thinking of starting families. As all the eggs hatch, will Caterpillar become a moth, or will she end up as food for the growing blue tit family?
Date: 22 September 2010
Robbie and the Meal Monster
78Kb, Word
Winter was biting hard. As poor little Robbie the Robin shivered with cold and his empty tummy rumbled with hunger, he began to hear stories of a giant Meal Monster. Will Robbie and his friends find it?
Date: 22 September 2010
Little Schools' Birdwatch teachers' pack 2012
3.05Mb, PDF
All you need to take part in Little Big Schools' Birdwatch 2012, including: tips and further ideas for a fantastic birdwatch, counting sheet and results submission form.
Date: 31 August 2011