Activities with animals for primary education
We bring nature into the classroom and turn each session into a real exploration with native fauna. Ideal for students aged 6 to 12.
Why Primary School Students Love These Workshops
The workshops combine direct observation, safe manipulation and guided questions so that students aged 6 to 12 learn about habitats, food and natural interactions. We work on environmental knowledge skills, science and environmental values.
Direct contact with native wild animals.
Hands-on methodology: observe, ask, reflect.
Relationship with natural sciences, ecosystems and environmental protection.
Modalities of activities for primary education
Our workshops are designed to be adapted to the initial, middle and upper cycle of primary education. Although the same animals participate, the explanations and activities are adjusted to the age of the students so that they are meaningful and motivating.
1. Activities with wild animals to do in class
Duration: 2 hours
Species: 15 species
Thematic focus: Native vs. invasive: human impact
A complete experience that brings 15 wild species from Catalonia into the classroom to reflect on the relationship between humans and nature. Participatory session with time for students to ask questions and share reflections.
Key benefit:
Deep learning that creates an emotional bond with nature.
Duration: 1 hour
Species: 9 native animals
Thematic focus: Native fauna in action
A dynamic classroom encounter to get up close and personal with Catalan wild animals and discover how they live, what they eat and how they adapt to their environment. Students will experience biodiversity in a close and exciting way.
Main benefit:
Motivates scientific interest and environmental awareness in groups of 6 to 12 years old.
Duration: 1 hour
Species: 8 wild and domestic animals
Thematic focus: Nocturnal animals of the forest
Students will discover discreet and nocturnal animals from Catalan forests. They will understand how they adapt, what they eat and their importance for the natural balance.
Main benefit:
It encourages curiosity about less visible fauna and respect for the biodiversity of Catalonia.
Duration: 1 hour
Species: 7 native wild animals
Thematic focus: Birds of prey, adaptations and food chain
A participatory session where students observe birds of prey in flight, ask questions and reflect on the food chain and its role in Catalonia.
Main benefit:
Makes it easier for your students to understand the food web and adaptations of native animals.
Duration: 1 hour
Species: 8 species (owls and related mammals)
Thematic focus: Functions and adaptations of nocturnal raptors
We focus on owls: what makes them unique, how they adapt to nightlife and their habitat, and what ecological challenges they face.
Main benefit:
Captivate your students with the amazing diversity of owls and allow them to explore their adaptations and ecological role.
Duration: 1 hour
Species: 7 animals
Thematic focus: Understanding an indigenous species in depth
With this workshop, students will directly explore the life of an emblematic species of Catalonia: the fox.
Main benefit:
This session generates curiosity, excitement and a tangible connection with nature, offering an educational experience that resonates with each student.
2. Visiting the Zoo of the Pyrenees
The star activity of the Zoo of the Pyrenees. A participatory and exciting experience that connects the public with wild animals. Recommended for students of all ages.
Guided tour for educational centers
The guided tour allows students to meet all the animals that live in the wildlife refuge. It lasts 1 hour.
The «Petting zoo» for schools is a fun and educational workshop for all ages. Students will meet 10 protected wild animals.
Follow my trail: traces workshop for primary school
The workshop «Follow my trail» for primary education is held at the zoo. Students will identify tracks and understand how the trophic network works.
3. Activities for primary education in youth camps
Sometimes it is difficult to combine classroom classes with complementary workshops. You can contract our activities during your stay at a youth camp.
Content of the workshops for primary education:
- Observation of animals
- Identification of the characteristics that they have in common
- And what makes them unique?
- How do animals interrelate with each other?
- Predators
- Prey
- Its place in nature
- Trophic Network
- Biodiversity
- Need to conserve the natural environment
Area of the primary education curriculum: Knowledge of the natural, social and cultural environment.
Useful information
Did you know that the workshops can be accompanied by educational booklets or complementary material for their study once the activities for primary education have been completed? What is the price and what are the requirements to carry out activities with protected wildlife?
We have prepared a complete guide with all the general information.
The Zoo of the Pyrenees is a refuge for wildlife.
It offers exceptional environmental education activities.
Students come into direct contact with the specimens
that cannot return to the wild because of
human mistreatment.
