Polar learning activities

This resource has been created to help your learners explore polar climates, including learning about animal habitats, climate zones, scientists and historic explorers. The texts included in this resource are:

• Poles Apart by Jeanne Willis and Jarvis (aged 3–5)
• Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill with RRS Discovery (aged 8–12)
• Brightstorm by Vashit Hardy (aged 9–11)
• The Worst Journey in the World by Sarah Airess (age 10+)

You do not have to use all of the texts, and some ideas or activities may be adaptable based on what other polar-themed books you have in your school or local library.

Further resources

• Explore our Polar adventures book list, which offers loads of ideas for books to help reader explore the North and South Pole
• For more polar learning ideas, see our Race to the Frozen NorthSecond Level resource on Catherine Johnson’s novel
• If you’re taking part in Reading Schools(this link will open in a new window), see our guide to Interdisciplinary book projects(this link will open in a new window) for more ideas for using texts and stories across the curriculum