Resources

A range of resources created by teachers to help pupils make the most of the Big Schools’ Birdwatch learning opportunities.

Submit your results from 4 January

Getting started

Along with our existing early years, primary and secondary resources, this year we’ve created brand new maths resources.

These new materials support pupils from lower primary to secondary and draw on national Big Schools’ Birdwatch data from previous years. You can download and explore all our Big Schools’ Birdwatch resources below.

How to take part

Download our handy instruction sheet for additional guidance, and/or to pass to colleagues.

General ‘How To’ guide:

Introduction to Big Schools’ Birdwatch

Use our new PowerPoint to introduce Big Schools' Birdwatch to your class.

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Template press release

A template to help you produce a press release to share your activities with local media.

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Survey sheet downloads

Help your class to identify and keep track of what they've seen during Big Schools' Birdwatch with our simple survey sheets.

12 bird species and a blank space to record your results:

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Maths resources

Resources to support representing and interpreting data using Big Schools' Birdwatch data from previous years

Primary resources:

A presentation for teachers using Big Schools' Birdwatch results and the data cycle.

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Secondary resources:

A presentation for teachers using Big Schools' Birdwatch results and the data cycle.

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Additional bird guides

Use these ID guides to help your pupils identify the common birds that are black, as well as the gulls they are most likely to see. Each guide contains key features and a size guide of the different birds.