Extended Learning
Virtual visits around the Zoo on a variety of topics hosted by Explore by the Seat of Your Pants, with supporting resources/activities to extend student learning.

LIVE Tours with Extended Learning Resources Below:


🍎 Primary (Grades K-3) – life cycles and other curriculum-related content
Virtual Worksheet


🍎 Junior – habitats, biodiversity, and other curriculum-related content
Virtual Worksheet


🍎 Intermediate/Senior – conservation science, zoo careers, and other curriculum-related content.
Virtual Worksheet


The Blanding's Turtle

June 11 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants.

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Adopt-A-Pond website - Blanding’s turtle head-start program
Adopt-A-Pond website - Ontario Turtle Tally
Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy Spring Into Conservation Initiative

Explorons les Grands Lacs (This is a bonus program, and is in french!)

June 10 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants.

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Aqua-Links page
Conservation program’s page

World Oceans Day/Canadian Rivers Day

June 9 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants.

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Ocean Wise, Seafood Education Kit
Aqua-Links page
Conservation program’s page

Bats Pt 2 - The Echo

June 4 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants.

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Bats- Public Online Resources


Grandfather Teachings

May 28 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Turtle Island Conservation website

Animals and their sounds

May 26 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Test your ability to hear sounds at home

Turtles and their shells

May 21 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Turtle Island Conservation website
Adopt-A-Pond website
Evolution of the Turtle Shell Youtube video
Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy Spring Into Conservation Initiative

The Salmon Release

May 19 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Aqua-Links
The Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program

Bats Part One

May 14 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Toronto Zoo Bats: www.torontozoo.com/bats
Neighbourhood Bat Watch Citizen Science Project: www.batwatch.ca
Bat Diaries series: Toronto Zoo YouTube page

Day of Action Against Litter

May 12 - With Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Great Lakes Program - A GUIDE TO SCRAPPING LITTER
Great Lakes Program - Follow Us!

Zoo Crews in African Savanna

May 7 – In our African Savanna with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Animal Life Cycles in Australasia

May 5 – In our Australasia Pavilion with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Wildlife Health Center "The Hidden Zoo"

April 30 – In our Wildlife Health Center with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Wildlife Health Center
Top Trumps Cards

Animal Camouflage in Americas

April 28 – In our Americas Pavilion with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Animal Camouflage Resources

Animal Relationships

April 23 - Our greater one-horned rhino with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants.

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Animal Relationships

Animal Coverings in Rainforest

April 21 - Our African Rainforest Pavilion with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants.

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Animal Coverings and Classification

Habitats in Indo-Malaya

April 16 - Our Indo-Malaya Pavilion with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Indo-Malaya Habitats

Animal Movement Through Water (in Americas)

April 14 - Our Americas Pavilion with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Water Movement Activities

Diversity of Habitats in the Americas Pavilion

April 9 - Our Americas Pavilion with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Diversity of Habitats in the Americas Pavilion

Carnivore Digestion

Tuesday, April 7 - Our Amur tigers and Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Carnivore Digestion Home Resources

How Do Animals Sleep?

Thursday, April 2 - African Rainforest pavilion with Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
How do Animals Sleep?
Sleeping Styles
Sleep Log

Animal Movement

Tuesday, March 31 - Our Australasia Pavilion with Exploring by the Seat of your Pants

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Animal Movement (on the Ground)
Animal Yoga Positions

Seasonal Change

Thursday March 26 - In our Tundra Trek with Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants.

Plus, follow along with these resources:
Seasonal Change Home Resources

Animal Digestion

Tuesday, March 24 - Our Masai Giraffes with Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants.

Plus, extend your learning with these resources:
Animal Digestion Home Resources
Digestion Fun Facts
Digestion Puzzle Pieces

AlertsAnimal Updates,
Notices & Closures