Habitat Heroes

What does it take to survive in our native bushland?

Whiteman Park’s bushland is home to hundreds of different species, that are specially adapted to survive here.

Using soft toys, natural objects, multimedia and real animals amongst native bushland, students learn about the Park’s bushland habitat, who lives here and how their needs are met. By examining the features of a range of native animals, students will determine how they eat, move and sleep to draw a link between their special body adaptions and how changes to their habitats affect them.

In this program, your Year 1 students will:
✔ Identify some native Australian animals and what their needs for survival are.
✔ Identify common features of animals and the habitats that they live in.
✔ Understand the importance of looking after the environment for the survival of plants and animals.

This program will be delivered outdoors, either in Woodland Reserve, Whiteman Park's fauna conservation breeding facility, or the Children’s Forest - a bushland restoration area planted by children and their families in a community ‘forest’.