Teacher Resources · Biodiversity series
Wonder through nature in your classroom
Free, printable fact sheets about threatened NSW species, written and photographed by naturalist Peter Rowland. Each two-sided A4 sheet has a student page to share and a teacher page with curriculum links and activities.
How to use the sheets
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Print double-sided
Each PDF is one A4 sheet, front and back. Print in colour or greyscale.
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Share the front with students
Photos, a local story, the climate connection and a wonder question to start a discussion.
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Plan with the back
Syllabus outcomes, an activity for each stage, ideas for getting outside, and QR codes to videos and fact sheets.
The sheets
Version 1.0, November 2026 · More species coming
Green and Golden Bell Frog
The frog that stopped an Olympic tennis centre, and the pinch of salt that could help save it.
Regent Honeyeater
A nomad that follows the flowers, and a bird so rare that young males are forgetting their song.
Swift Parrot
A fast-flying parrot that crosses Bass Strait every autumn to follow the winter flowers.
Glossy Black-Cockatoo
A quiet, left-footed cockatoo that eats only she-oak seeds, and what happens to a fussy eater when fire takes its food trees.
Koala
Our most famous marsupial hardly ever drinks. Discover where koalas still live on the South Coast, and why heatwaves are making them thirsty.
Eastern Bristlebird
A shy bird that runs like a mouse and rarely flies. Its largest population lives in the Illawarra and Jervis Bay, and fox control has brought it back from the brink.
Talking with students about climate change
Every sheet leads with wonder and ends with action. Students meet a real animal first, learn what is changing for it, then find out what people are already doing and what they can do too. It is a gentle way in for children who feel anxious about the future.
Invite Peter to your school
Peter gives talks to schools, preschools and libraries about wildlife, photography and finding wonder in nature, with his own photos and stories from the field.
Hear about new sheets first
New species are added through the year. Subscribe to Peter’s Substack for nature stories and new resources.
Sheets are free to print and share for classroom and educational use. Please don’t sell or change them. Words and photos © Peter Rowland. Check curriculum links at curriculum.nsw.edu.au.