What we do

Key Stage 2 resources

Key Stage 2 resources

Below are links to fun and educational resources suitable for school Key Stage 2, or children aged 7-11. These resources are designed to support teachers and educators to help children explore nature and the landscape and learn about the North Pennines. Curriculum areas include local area studies, plants, animals, habitats and adaptation, rocks and soils, rivers and other areas mainly within science and geography. This page is continually evolving so please come back as we add more resources.

Cross-curricular education packs and teacher guides


Image of cover of Wonderful Water education resource

A set of education resources developed for Talkin Tarn, including activities that can be used anywhere on themes of science, literacy, geography, history, maths and art.

A set of resources to explore geology and geography using locations around the North Pennines, designed for primary teachers.

A set of resources for primary teachers including plants, animals, lifecycles, habitats and more.

Rocks, fossils and landscape


Making fizzy rocks

A collection of hands-on activities to do at home

How the landscape has formed, made by young people for young people

Learn about the landscape through drawing

A brief guide to some of the main rock types found in the North Pennines.

Animals, plants and habitats


Links to other organisations’ mammal identification resources

Links to other organisations’ bird identification resources

Links to other organisations’ invertebrate identification resources

Photo of pink orchid flower spike

Links to other organisations’ plant and fungi identification resources

A guide to eight common bumblebees

Painting of a Curlew

A description of key birds to spot in the North Pennines.

Make masks and learn about animals found in the North Pennines

Postcards of birds to print and other resources

A game to explore the lifecycles of adders

Picture of a wordsearch

A printable adder-themed word search.

Thanks to National Lottery players