Zoo Resources

Singapore is home to two mousedeer species.  Not so easy to spot in the wild, but you can’t miss the lesser mousedeer at the Zoo’s Fragile Forest. Watch them munch their greens and refer to the activity pack for mousedeer-related learning ideas. 

The Komodo dragon is the world’s largest living lizard.  Found only on five Indonesian islands, including Komodo Island, this threatened reptile is one of Indonesia’s national treasures. Currently, Singapore Zoo is home to three Komodo dragons – Bima and his two sons, Mario and Taro.

Meet Merlin the orangutan at Singapore Zoo. Learn fun facts: 'Orangutan' means 'man of the forest' in Malay. Get a learning kit for kids to enjoy activities and discover their love for these amazing apes.

The majestic tigers are formidable hunters but they are in turn being hunted. Find out fascinating facts about these Lords of the Forest.

This resource is specially curated with Pathlight School to take students on a virtual learning journey to Singapore Zoo.  It can be used on its own, as pre/post-visit to our park.         

Use this social script to familiarise yourself and your children with the sights and experiences at Singapore Zoo before your trip.

Some places in Singapore Zoo can be noisy and over-stimulate the senses. Use this map to plan in some quiet time during your visit.

This resource provides the steps and questions for teachers to encourage the use of science process skills in a learning journey to study animal natural history and zoo exhibit design. Use the Design Thinking approach to help your students design and build their own zoo exhibit that an animal would thrive in. 

Tips on how to plan and prepare for your field-trip to the zoo, especially with the use of STELLAR P1 & P2 books.

Activities and ideas to help structure your field-trip around a visit to the Fragile Forest exhibit to learn more about invertebrates.

Activities and ideas to help wrap up your field-trip and consolidate your students' learning back in school.

Make your own viewfinder with materials found at home. Use it to focus on interesting details at our parks or other outdoor venues!

Use these outdoor learning strategies and activity ideas focused on nature play pedagogy, music and movement to plan your next learning journey to our parks. Developed together with early childhood specialists, Ms Drizzle Hshieh (Roots and Boots) and Ms Lavina Chong (Wigglepods).

Why Did The Pangolin Cross The Road: A wordless picture book inspired by children helping an injured pangolin outside their school. Fosters critical thinking in kids to interpret the plot and create dialogues from illustrations. Includes '3-2-1 Pangolin Fun' activity guide for language development.

Little Otter, Little Trouble: A wordless picture book inspired by a lost otter pup. Fosters critical thinking in kids to interpret the plot and create dialogues from illustrations. Includes '3-2-1 Otter Fun' activity guide for language development.

Elephants live in family groups and spend their time travelling, foraging and playing together. For more ele-fun facts, click to download this e-book.  

The majestic tigers are formidable hunters but they are in turn being hunted. Find out fascinating facts about these Lords of the Forest. Click to download this e-book. 

Tall, graceful and gentle – the giraffe is one of the most admired animals. These extraordinary creatures have been popular zoo animals since ancient times.

The first zoo created 3,500 years ago in Egypt had a giraffe, which had to be shipped from a distance of 2,419km down the Nile River! For more fascinating facts about giraffes, click to download this e-book.