Pangolins
Learn about pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammal, their unique characteristics, and how you can help save them from extinction. Students will also meet Lin the pangolin and learn more about how we can understand our emotions and embrace what makes us unique.
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💡 Warm up
Before beginning, ask students to share anything they already know about pangolins. Teach your students the basics about pangolins by reading the web story aloud and asking what new information they learned.
Web Story: What is a pangolin?
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💻 Tech time
Recorded Livestream: Protecting the Pangolins
Get to know pangolins—the most trafficked mammal in the world—as WWF's wildlife trafficking expert, Giavanna Grein, shares some of the unique characteristics of pangolins and why they are often a target for wildlife poachers. Download additional materials linked in the video description for discussion and assessment questions.
Video: Top facts about pangolins
If you are short on time, watch the “Top facts about pangolins” video for quick information about pangolins.
▶️ Activities
Interactive Presentation: Lin the Pangolin
Lead students through an interactive presentation where they will meet Lin the pangolin and learn about what it means to be unique, lean on our friends for support, and understand the perspectives of others. Reflect on the social and emotional learning lesson about Lin and ask student volunteers to share a time when they felt like Lin.
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