Educational Resources

Introducing WWF's Wild Classroom

Connecting educators and parents with the tools and resources they need to help kids explore and understand the world around them. Together we can inspire the next generation to build a future where people and nature thrive!

Weekly activity plans to do at home

With many schools closed and kids at home, get a day-by-day activity plan to help keep kids learning, thinking, and having fun. Intended for higher elementary to middle school grade levels.

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Student holding Wild Classroom activity

Lesson Library

Choose from a variety of toolkits featuring information guides and activities about some of WWF’s priority species and conservation goals. These subject-integrated lessons are perfect for school, home, or any learning environment and will leave kids with an understanding of how their actions help shape the future of nature.

  • Primary

    Tiger Toolkit

    The tiger toolkit provides a resource guide and six activities around this iconic species, the threats they face, and what we can do to protect tigers for generations to come.

    What’s in the Toolkit

  • Primary

    Sea Turtle Toolkit

    Learn about ocean conservation while diving deeper into the challenging lives of sea turtles.

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  • Primary

    Elephant Toolkit

    Teach young learners about elephants, the threats they face, and what we can do to protect them and other wildlife.

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  • Secondary

    Biodiversity Toolkit

    The activities within the biodiversity toolkit provide students with an understanding of the importance of nature and how all living things are connected.

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View all Wild Classroom toolkits

New Minecraft curriculum: Extinction! A Biodiversity Crisis

A new interactive curriculum for Minecraft: Education Edition subscribers, developed in partnership with WWF, is now available. The curriculum includes three standards-aligned lesson plans and a special Minecraft world to educate students on species extinction, ecological niches, and conservation solutions.

Conservation in the Classroom

Bring conservation and science to life by giving children the opportunity to hear and interact with someone in the field. Through free 45-minute virtual events livestreamed on our website, children can hear WWF experts share stories of their experience working to protect species and habitats around the world.

Other Educational Tools

Use these apps, games, videos, and more to reinforce with students the importance of conservation and how they can help make a difference.

Classroom Spotlight

For the past two years, Natural Habitat Adventures has awarded two dedicated educators the opportunity of a lifetime to experience the monarch butterfly migration in their winter roosting sites of Central Mexico.


Beth Smith (Bloomington, IN) and Dennis Foreman (Chillicothe, OH)
Winners of the Natural Habitat Adventures' 2020 Monarch Butterfly Scholarship Grant for Educators

Read how this year's winners go above and beyond in their schools and communities to spread the importance of conserving monarchs »

Beth Smith and Dennis Foreman

*Various image attributions: © WWF-Brazil/Adriano Gambarini| Trina Pate | Ola Jennersten/WWF-Sweden | Cat Holloway/WWF