The Story Relay 2019 is here! This is a great opportunity to get your students writing creative stories and co-writing with other students all around the world. Night Zookeeper Josh has written the beginning of an original Night Zookeeper story, but we need your help to finish it. Each week, students will be tasked to complete a lesson and write the next part of the story. One entry will then be chosen and the story will continue, please note that we […]
We are very excited to announce that our free website and teacher/parent guide for the new animated Night Zookeeper TV series is now live! Teachers and parents can give their children the chance to see their creations come to life in an animated series simply by completing creative challenges on the website. How to get involved: 1. Visit show.nightzookeeper.com 2. Click the register button on the homepage. 3. Choose the correct account profile. 4. Click to register with your existing […]
We’re extremely lucky to work with some of the most amazing teachers in the world, as the Night Zookeeper community continues to grow every day! Thanks to the generous sponsorship from Colt Technology, we have been able to work with a new network of schools who perhaps would have been unable to introduce their students to the wonderful world of the Night Zoo. It can be very frustrating as a teacher with a lack of resources available, however, this week […]
We’re extremely lucky to work with some of the most amazing teachers in the world, as the Night Zookeeper community continues to grow every day! It’s part and parcel of teaching to share ideas and discuss what has worked well and what hasn’t – therefore we thought why not share the stories of some of our incredible Night Zookeeper teachers. This week, our Night Zookeeper Teacher in the spotlight is Matt Peebles. Matt is a fourth-grade teacher based in Illinois […]
Editing and making improvements in writing is a key focus within Literacy teaching at the moment. It is one of the most important stages of the writing process, however, it is also the trickiest to do well. Children can find it very difficult to revise and edit their writing. This is often for a number of reasons: One could be that they have worked hard on their piece of writing: a story or report for example, and are very proud […]
We’re extremely lucky to work with some of the most amazing teachers in the world, as the Night Zookeeper community continues to grow every day! It’s always great to hear about what they’re loving and what they’re finding challenging, as well as how they’re using Night Zookeeper in their unique situations. We thought that it was a little selfish to keep these stories all to ourselves, so we want to start sharing them with you on a weekly basis. This […]
We are always looking to find out how Night Zookeeper is used in classrooms and how it is impacting on children’s learning. One of our incredible Night Zookeeper teachers has written about her experience with using the Night Zookeeper book: ‘The Giraffes of Whispering Wood’ in their class and the impact that it has. You can read Sheri’s testimonial below and take a look at her lesson collection here. “As an elementary school teacher, I fell in love with the magical […]
National Poetry Day is celebrated on Thursday 4th October 2018. It is a chance for people to share and read poems and become inspired to write their own. Poetry is an amazing medium for expressing creativity: you can play around with words, rhythm and structure to create something fantastic! To celebrate, we want to create ‘The Great Big Animal Poem’ including work from our poets all over the world. We have started off the poem with our own rhyming couplet: […]
How many times have you visited another school and felt completely inspired and excited to try new things out in your own classroom? Would you believe us if we said that you could have that feeling of rejuvenation without even leaving your desk? This is the power of blogging. Creating a blog is a chance to widen your teaching space and push your reach beyond the classroom door. It is a great way of sharing students’ work and develop skills […]
Calling all aspiring writers – the latest Star Writing Challenge is up today! We would like your students to write a 1000 word story about their own adventure in the Night Zoo. Once they step through the magical gates, where will they go and who will they meet? The authors of every 1000 word story will receive a pack of exclusive Night Zookeeper cards! We want to encourage children of all ages to write, so every child who reaches 500 […]
Assessing students’ writing isn’t always the most enjoyable of tasks for teachers; hours spent scouring writing searching for adjectives and commas used in the right places. That’s where ‘Reports’ comes in; one of the new features on Night Zookeeper that we are really excited about. This tool is readily available from your Classroom Dashboard and provides you with data on what your students are including in their writing. Our report system analyses all the writing your students produce on nightzookeeper.com, […]
Today is Read a Book Day. We believe that every day should be Read a Book Day but any excuse to grab a book and read is good enough for us! Whether it’s an old favourite that is as comforting as a soft blanket or a new one ready for you to explore and fall in love with, make some time for it today. Don’t keep it to yourself though, make sure that you share the experience of reading. Read […]
Do your students love Night Zookeeper? Are you looking for new opportunities to stretch their creativity? Would your students love to be part of a hit SKY animated TV show? If so, then we’ve got an amazing opportunity for you this year! We’re in the process of creating a new animated Night Zookeeper series alongside Sky Kids and we want your students to be a part of it! The video below shows you an example of how students can have their […]
The summer holidays are a time for recharging batteries, having fun and making memories; it is also a time for drawing a line under the previous year and forgetting all of the wonderful learning that happened. Here at Night Zookeeper, we want to help your students settle into their new school year with confidence and the opportunity to revisit some of the fantastic skills that they acquired previously. We are launching ‘Sam’s September of Skills’ This is an in-depth resource […]
