Throughout April, students have the opportunity to write a report and/or story that has the chance to be published in the third Night Zookeeper book, The Penguins of Igloo City. How to take part Students simply have to visit the Star Writing page and click ‘accept this mission’ to start writing. Challenge 1 (running 1st – 15th April) “Write a report about a magical animal that lives in Igloo City (max 500 words)” Teachers must publish and nominate writing by […]
As Night Zookeeper is a browser-based website, students can seamlessly continue learning after school by logging on at home. In fact, about 50% of all writing on Night Zookeeper is done out of school. This blog post contains 5 Top Tips for parents who would like to find out how they can help their children produce their best writing and fall in love with learning on Night Zookeeper. Comment on their work Every teacher that signs up to Night Zookeeper […]
We have created this comprehension lesson for the first chapter of The Giraffes of Whispering Wood, the first book in our new series of Night Zookeeper books. In chapter one, we are introduced to our hero, Will Rivers. Will is painting a mural at his local zoo with his classmates, and tries to express his creativity by painting his elephant purple. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by his ‘friend’, Isaac, who thinks that Will should stick to the rules – elephants […]
We are delighted to have been chosen as one of the EdTech50, out of 600 overall applications. The EdTech50 awards recognise products and projects that demonstrate impactful and effective use of Edtech in the UK. The EdTech50 is also a celebration of individuals who have played a key role in developing this area of work. Night Zookeeper Paul was nominated, and went along to the reception event by Jisc and EdTeck UK at the House of Lords last week. Education […]
