- Opal Explore Nature – a free downloadable pond resources pack.
- British Ecological Society – a pond wall chart and other wall charts can be downloaded, other teaching resources are aimed at 11-14 age group but can be adapted.
- Previously Pond Conservation, Fresh Water Habitats is an easy to access website, useful for research into pond creatures and information on how to take part in the annual SPAWN COUNT.
- Frog Life is a charity dedicated to the conservation of amphibians and their habitats.
Other pond resources
- Nature Detectives website has free downloadable activity sheets for pond dipping and many other nature activities.
- Website full of free resources put together by teachers.
A sample of books about ponds and water
- Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Graham
- The Pig in the Pond – Martin Waddell
- Down by the Pond – A surprise farmyard book – Margrit Cruickshank & Dave Saunders
- Frogs – Sarah Courtauld (Usbourne First Reading Level 3)
- The Ant and the Grasshopper (Usborne)
- The Fox and the Crow (Usborne)
Reference books
Small Freshwater Creatures by Lars-Henrik Olsen
A very informative reference book with lots of information about lifecycles and food chains. Excellent images to help with identifying pond creatures.
Updated November 2019.
