Join the herd this summer to learn about giraffes, get crafty and explore our tall trail around the streets of Edinburgh!
Mix and match these ideas to create a terrifically tall theme day for your class or whole school. You can explore ideas for planning, before the big day, a giraffe-load of whole school, class and individual activities for your theme day, and ways to go beyond a single day too!
Join the Collector Giraffe on his adventures with our very own Giraffe About Town story. If your class love rhyming adventures full of humour, this story, written by Krystyna Keir, is the one for all of you! Why not try our follow-up lesson ideas below too?
A Giraffe About the TownYour class could make their own verses to add to his journey around Edinburgh.
You could all become the story's latest illustrators and create artwork to match.
Make the story interactive for us and create a puppet show or stop motion video to bring his adventures to life!
Share your learning with us at education@rzss.org.uk, or on Facebook or Twitter and with your permission, we can share it here for others to enjoy!
What was that sound? It was the sound of our giraffe jokes! Buckle-up and enjoy!
Where's Raffey? See if you can spot our friendly
giraffe hiding all over Edinburgh Zoo!
We would love to see your giraffes! Whether your school is painting one of our "wee herd" or you're holding your own giraffe day, share your pictures with us on twitter!
Join our Herd!Check out our "wee herd" page for your milestones and painting tips!
Wee giraffe painting page
Learn all about our giants and see if you're up to some tall challenges!
Discover the heights!Play this difficult game and learn about giraffes at the same time!
Try the gameTake our personality quiz to find out which species of giraffe suits you best!
Find your giraffe...
Learn about where giraffes live, and make a home for your own giraffe creations! Or you can find out more about how giraffes in the zoo are kept entertained with clever enrichment!
Find out moreLearn about how the Giraffe Conservation Foundation are helping giraffes in the wild!
