This page provides links to an eclectic mix of thought-provoking and information-rich websites relevant to life-based learning.
Many of them are websites with teaching resources for immediate use in the classroom. Others were particularly helpful when putting together this website.
All of them demonstrate an interest in children being involved in life-based learning.
Please note that a link here is not an endorsement of the concept of life-based learning or of MAC.
Policy and guidance support for children learning about and experiencing mankind’s use of animals.
Background information from Encyclopaedia Britannica (UK)
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom/Plant-and-animal-life
An overview of initiatives on the WWF website
https://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives
Information from The Poultry Site about how much chicken we eat in the UK
https://thepoultrysite.com/news/2014/08/how-much-chicken-do-we-eat-in-the-uk
Animal life: Practical material to use in the classroom
Free lesson plans and resources from RSPCA Education (UK)
https://education.rspca.org.uk/education/teachers
Free resources from the Born Free organisation
https://www.bornfree.org.uk/teaching-resources
Lots of resources on animals from TeacherVision (USA)
https://www.teachervision.com/animals
Lots of resources from Twinkl (UK)
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/science-investigation/life-processes-and-living-things/animals/4
Questions, puzzles and more on this interactive website from the Oxford Museum of Natural History (UK)
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/animals/index.htm
Information on the lifespans of different animals from a learning website
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/maths-power-laws/0/steps/12167
