Tigers and forests
Use this toolkit to explore, analyze, and discuss the importance of forests and tigers, and what we can do to protect them. These resources are geared towards students in grades 3-5 and can be used in any learning environment.
Background Resources for Educators
This resource guide and interactive classroom presentation are designed to give you all the information you need to teach your students about tigers and their habitats - fun tiger facts, why they matter, what threats they face, what WWF is doing to help tigers and forests, and what kids can do.
Learning activities
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Lessons & activities
The Missing Piece
This inquiry-based engineering challenge will teach students about the interconnectivity of ecosystems by modeling the impact on forests when their top predator is missing.
Grade3-5SubjectsScience & STEMThemeWildlife & biodiversity -
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Do the “Write” Thing for Tigers!
Students will compose a persuasive letter explaining why it’s important to protect tigers based on what they’ve learned about the big cats and the threats they face.
Grade3-5SubjectsEnglish language artsThemeWildlife & biodiversity -
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Trees and Tigers
Using a discovery and data collection exercise, students uncover the immense number of products humans use that come from the forest.
Grade3-5SubjectsScience & STEMSocial studiesThemeWildlife & biodiversity -
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I’m Proud of My Stripes
Students can celebrate their artistic and creative individuality by designing their own unique tiger mask while learning about tiger’s physical characteristics.
GradePreK-23-5SubjectsArts & craftsThemeWildlife & biodiversity -
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Deforestation Musical Chairs
This tiger-themed twist on a classic game will allow students to understand how poorly managed or illegal deforestation affects tigers around the world.
Grade3-5SubjectsScience & STEMPhysical educationThemeWildlife & biodiversity -
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A Look Through a Tiger’s Eyes
After learning about daily habits and survival strategies of tigers, students will use creative writing skills to compose a journal entry from the point of view of a tiger.
Grade3-5SubjectsEnglish language artsThemeWildlife & biodiversity -
Printables & Worksheets
Uporny’s Story
This colorfully illustrated comic, readers follow the journey of Uporny—a rescued and released tiger—as he faces the challenges of life in the wild.
Grade3-5SubjectsEnglish language artsThemeWildlife & biodiversity
A Tiger's Tale: A Biodiversity Trivia Game
We collaborated with WeAreTeachers to create a lesson plan and trivia game about wild tigers and their vital role in protecting biodiversity. Learners can use the tiger toolkit classroom presentation (located above) to research all about tigers and then test their new knowledge with the PowerPoint slide trivia game and coordinating worksheets. Trivia game art by Tim Haggerty for WeAreTeachers.
Printables
Video and quizzes
Tiger and Forest Video Playlist
We've compiled the following playlist of tiger and forest-related videos to compliment the activities within the Tiger Toolkit. For more educational videos and Q&A sessions with our experts, subscribe to WWF's Wild Classroom YouTube channel.
Test Your Knowledge
Check out Wild Classroom's All About Tigers quiz and Forests collection on Kahoot! Academy.
Also, test your tiger IQ to earn a special ranger badge!
