SPCA's Resources for Schools have been designed for primary and intermediate school teachers looking for innovative resources that provide real life, meaningful contexts for teaching and learning with the New Zealand Curriculum.
If you’d like to connect with like-minded kaiako and educators, get inspiration, gain support from others, and share what your tamariki have created and learnt, why not join our private Facebook group SPCA NZ Education Community.
This issue focuses on how tamariki can be animal superheroes in everyday ways, with hands-on activities, creative challenges and fun animal facts to support learning at home or school.
Tamariki can enjoy designing an animal hero badge, filling in an animal care chart, making a simple enrichment toy and entering our Animal Superhero Drawing Competition for the chance to win pawesome prizes.
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This engaging programme helps students develop confidence around dogs by learning how to recognise and interpret common canine signals. Through observation and discussion, students build understanding of how dogs communicate their feelings and how people can respond calmly, safely, and respectfully.
Most dogs show clear signs of stress well before a bite occurs. By identifying these cues, students can help prevent unsafe situations. These seven flexible lessons, suitable for whole class teaching or learning stations, and can be easily adapted to fit your Term 1 programme and students’ needs.
Join Christy (left), one of our amazing SPCA Educators, for SPCA’s Live Education Webinars – Term 1, 2026.
Designed for primary and intermediate students, these four 30-minute Zoom webinars offer an interactive and engaging way for young learners to discover the role SPCA plays in their community, learn what animals need to be happy and healthy, and explore how they can help animals in need.
Registrations for Term 1 2026 are now open! Spaces are limited to ensure a high-quality, interactive experience, so we encourage you to secure your spot early.
Starting Wednesday 25th February and Thursday 26th February 2026!
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