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Welcome to the new website!
Welcome to the new Animalstory website, we hope you like it as much as we do! The layout has been designed with teaching staff in mind and all the topics for the relevant key stages can easily be found with a simple click. Don´t forget to stop by the photo galleries and see our animals, displays and other events. New topics and photos will be added and here at the news page you can learn the latest information, so book mark the page...Now!
Performing Animal Act Licence
Animalstory is registered with Stockton-On-Tees Council and hold a performing animal acts license entitling us to show our animals at public events.
Animalstory can be found on Facebook - Click on the link at the bottom of any page and you will be taken right there! Why not try it now? Once there, click on the ´Like´ button to keep up-to-date with the goings on. Here we will be posting our new topics and school flyers, open event details and any competitions that are being held. We want the page to be as much about you as it is us and would love to hear your stories, comments, feedback, suggestions and any drawings can be either posted here or emailed to us and we will upload them for you. Please ask your school, friends, and group to add us!
Display Days, Open Events & Photo Rewards.
Animalstory often get asked if we take donations when displaying at open events. The simple answer is no we don’t. We are not a charity and do not accept donations, nor do we charge for handling or photographing the animals with our supervision. In fact, we would love for you to send in your photos or children’s drawings by email, (info@animalstory.co.uk) or you can post direct to the Animalstory Facebook page. Anything you do email to us maybe uploaded to the website or page. If it is of you or a family member holding one of the animals and we use it in the website gallery, we will send you a free children’s, Animalstory goodie bag. Remember to include your name and address for us to post it out and let us know the name/s of the people in your snap!
NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK 2012
We have new topics designed around the British Science Week theme, ´Our World in Motion´.
Animal Kinetics:Animals in Motion (KS2-4)
Your pupils will discover different animal acts of self-propulsion and learn that energy is required to overcome friction, drag, inertia and gravity to aid in their natural survival. We use an array of ´live´ creatures from around the world, along with a power point presentation aimed at KS2 and up.
Mimic the move & Wiggle Wriggle (Foundation & KS1)
Movement based topics are a brilliant way for younger years to learn about how animals move and copy the motions for themselves, whilst pretending to be the animals studied. It also encourages light exercise through fun play and promotes pupils social and attention skills, long with communication and the ability to follow simple commands on their own and as part of a team.
Our animals are chosen for their suitability and calmness. We actively encourage all children to partake, however our presenter will never push, judge or force an individual into touching, holding or doing any movement if they are unwilling.
There are two complete sets of animal to choose from for double the adventure!
24/11/11 Update: Foundation, ks1 & 2 2012 programme:
The new Primary School 2012 programme should now be with you. If for some reason you havent received your copy please send us an email requesting one.
Also:
A Year 6 class from a local school had a treat today, with a 2 hour rainforest talk! Normaly a one hour talk, the extended lesson covered the rainforests of the world, the layers, plants, people and of corse a double dose of real rainforest animals! What an amazing treat for the dressed up young explorers.
14/11/11 Update:
Flip and Flop, two Giant Cane Toads from Trinidad have joined the team. These girls are HUGH!
They are also knows as Marine Toads, or Giant Neotropical Toads, which are native to South and Central American, but has been introduced to various islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. They have an unusual diet in that they will eat both dead and living animals!
08/11/11 Update: Secondary School 2012 programme:
The new programme for Secondary schools 2012 has been sent out, if you havent received your copy please get in contact with us so that we can add you to the mailing list and get a copy emailed across. The primary 2012 programme will be sent out in the next few weeks.
06/11/11 Update:
Animalstory welcomes ‘Bert’, the bearded dragon to the team. It’s been a long time since we have kept bearded dragons, so rather excited at the addition! Watch out for Bob in some of our talks or ask for him in your ‘pick & mix’.
28/10/11 Update:
Halloween at Hardwick. 6-10pm. Fright night special!
01/08/11 Update:
Sadly we say good-bye to Minki our Blue Tongue Skink, he has gone to a nice new home where a beautiful female will meet him, and may they have beautiful babies together. However don’t despair, we have added two new baby blue tongues, ‘Coca and Cola’, to replace him, these guys are so beautiful with their light bands and bright blue tongues!
20/07/11 Update:
Two new members have joined the team, Gordon and Geraldine Gopher, the Richardson´s ground squirrels. Gordon will be available to visit your fun day, workshop, birthday, etc. Geraldine will be busy helping Dawn with the office work!
Stocton-on-Tees Town Centre Animal Display Dates:
Are you looking for something for you and your young ones to do during the summer holidays?
If you are, why not come and see us FREE at the Castlegate Shopping Centre in Stockton. We will be situated in the entrance opposite H
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