Educational Resources

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Connecting educators and caregivers with the tools and resources they need to help kids explore and understand the natural world around them.

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Grades 3-5

Sea turtles & oceans

Use this toolkit to explore, analyze, and discuss the importance of oceans and sea turtles, and what we can do to protect them.

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Grades K-2 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12

Food waste warriors

Discover our comprehensive K-12 lesson plans, activities, and classroom materials to teach students the environmental impact of school lunch.

Grades 6-12

Green club guide

This guide helps educators lead middle- and high-school clubs with tools and inspiration to make a lasting impact on our environment.

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.

New Early Childhood Resource: Monarch Storybook and STEAM Guide

This beautifully illustrated, downloadable monarch butterfly storybook uses simple language and vibrant visuals to bring one of nature’s most incredible migrations to life. Perfect for read-alouds, the book sparks curiosity while introducing new vocabulary and age-appropriate science concepts. Extend the learning with the accompanying downloadable STEAM guide, featuring hands-on activities that inspire creativity, critical thinking, and real-world connections beyond the page.

Many monarch butterflies flying together

Webinars and livestreams

Live events for educators and students

Webinars for educators

Throughout the school year, join Wild Classroom in The Wild Teacher's Lounge, a fun learning series designed for educators that are dedicated to inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders.

Check back soon for upcoming webinars.

Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) off Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States

Livestreams for students

Wild Classroom has teamed up with Exploring By the Seat Of Your Pants to bring WWF conservation experts into your learning space through interactive live events and videos.

Check back soon for upcoming webinars for the 2026/27 school year.

Revisit Wild Classroom student livestreams

The latest on Wild Classroom’s YouTube channel

Welcome to the Amazon!

Join us on a virtual field trip as we explore the sights and sounds of the world’s largest rainforest. We’ll journey through the Amazon’s lush forests and winding rivers to learn about the incredible wildlife, Indigenous peoples, and diverse plants that make this ecosystem so rich and vital to life on Earth.

Download our free student field guide to accompany this video.

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The latest educational videos and Q&A sessions with our experts

Other educational tools

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

Curated collections

Looking for a ready-to-go robust lesson plan on a particular topic? We’ve pulled together various Wild Classroom resources from our Curriculum Library to create a collection of prepackaged, multi-step lesson plans spanning topics in wildlife, ecosystems and habitats, and human impact on the environment.

Conservation current events

Environmental news and activities

WWF Forests app on iPad and iPhone screens

Educational apps

iPad and iPhone Apps

Wild Classroom Arts and Crafts Project - Animals made out of paper hearts

Wildlife arts and crafts

Learn about wildlife through creativity

Cute sloth hanging on tree branch with funny face look

Work out your wild side

Physical education activities

An underwater photo of a marine turtle at the surface looking down and about to dive under.

Wildlife species cards

Informational animal profiles

plush of an African Elephant on a white background

Teacher collection

Symbolically adopt an animal for your classroom

Wild Classroom on Kahoot!

Explore Wild Classroom's library of free activities, videos, crafts, and interactive experiences to teach the importance of nature.

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Educator spotlight

Going the extra ‘wild’ mile

Read inspiring stories from educators and youth leaders who have brought conservation into their teaching and sparked students’ excitement to take action for the planet. By sharing these successes, we hope to inspire new ideas for using WWF and Wild Classroom resources while helping young people build valuable skills along the way.

Koleen Haldeman

Papillion LaVista Community Schools Zoo Academy, Nebraska

Erin Schmidt

Totino-Grace High School, Fridley, Minnesota

Tracey Williams

All Saints’ Episcopal Day School, Phoenix, Arizona

Students sit at a table watching another student color in a coloring page of Earth

Annette Maier

Jefferson Middle School, San Gabriel, California

Recognized as a 2025 Silver Anthem Award winner, Sustainability, Environment & Climate: Education or Literacy Program and a 2024 Best Digital Learning Tool, American Association of School Librarians.

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