RZSS: Beyond the Panda

Beyond the Panda
Beyond the Panda

With thanks to our friends:
- Welcome to the FREE Beyond the Panda resources exploring China, its language, culture, geography and wildlife. Giant pandas have left Edinburgh Zoo but the Beyond the Panda online resources are still here! Beyond the Panda is linked to Mandarin language learning and part of the RZSS 'Science in the Language Class' where you will find resources linked to Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Gaelic.
  
  The resources:
  
  Beyond the Panda is organised in the section boxes below. However the games and activities can be used across all age levels. To help navigate to resources that will link to various language topics, please look at the Planning & Learning box.
  
  For further information on any of the resources please contact srobb@rzss.org.uk

3 week programme
This section is organised into a three week progressive programme to use with upper primary level.
- 1. The pandas
- The giant panda
- giant panda's hand Interactive Content
- giant panda's teeth Interactive Content
- giant panda and babies Interactive Content
- giant panda current distribution map
- The red panda
  
  red panda's hand
- red panda and babies Interactive Content
- red panda current distribution map File
- Big and small
  
  big and small pandas
  panda fact files
- Introduction Part 1
- I, me and my Interactive Content
- Hello, my name is ... Interactive Content
- I am a student Interactive Content
- Writing characters
- Writing characters for big and small Interactive Content
- Extension work - more activities about pandas
  There are many more activities and games about the red and giant panda in the other Beyond the Panda resources along with learning much more about the Mandarin language. Explore any of the section boxes to find out more.
  Here are a few that might be of interest to start with:
- Bamboo & the giant panda's distribution Interactive Content
- red panda's tongue
- Counting giant panda babies- liǎng 两 & measure words Interactive Content
- 2. Habitats
- Habitats
  
  China habitat map
  
  Chinese Characters - habitats
- Animals and their habitats
- Match the animals to their habitats Interactive Content
- Mandarin Sentences
- Sentences in Mandarin: e.g. 'The gibbon lives in...' Interactive Content
- The hand
- The hand Interactive Content
- Introduction Part 2
- I live in ... Interactive Content
- Hello. My name is ... I am a student... Interactive Content
- 3. Chinese endangered species
- Link to the IUCN red list
- Threats
  
  Chinese Characters - threats
- Threats and solutions Interactive Content
- Climate Change game
- Climate Change game_How to Play File
- Climate Change game_pictures Folder
- Introduction Part 3
- I am Scottish (or another nationality) Interactive Content
- Extension work - more about endangered animals, threats and solutions
  There are many more activities and games about endangered animals in the other Beyond the Panda resources. Explore any of the section boxes to find out more. In particular take a look at the Eco-Learning section box.
- Introduction
- Introduction - online book & activity Interactive Content
- Countries & Nationalities Interactive Content
- Sound files
  Sounds are incorporated in the various online games where appropriate.
  The files below contain a complete set of the sound files.
- 3 week programme_sound files Folder
- CfE links
- CfE links File
Giants

Giants compares two very different animals from two very different areas of the world. Learn more about the giant anteater from South America and the giant panda from China. The programme is designed to link to either Mandarin or Spanish. For the equivalent Spanish activities see - Science in the Language Class

Students studying Mandarin from Tynecastle High, Edinburgh created the Mandarin sound files for the Giants project and also designed a fantastic game about the giant panda.
Students studying Spanish from Musselburgh Grammar, East Lothian created the Spanish sound files for the Giants project and also designed a fantastic game about a tour around RZSS Edinburgh Zoo. There is a Mandarin version 欢迎来到爱丁堡动物园 below. The Spanish version is found at Science in the Language Class.

The resources are aimed at upper primary level but also useful for lower secondary. See CfE links
- Interactive online games:
- giant panda
- giant panda's hand_Giants Interactive Content
- giant panda's teeth_Giants Interactive Content
- The giant panda and babies Interactive Content
- The giant panda & China Interactive Content
- giant anteater
- The giant anteater hand Interactive Content
- The giant anteater mouth Interactive Content
- The giant anteater and babies Interactive Content
- The giant anteater & South America Interactive Content
- Fact Files
  Click on the + sign to hear the name in Mandarin along with some facts about the animals.
- Bears Interactive Content
- Xenarthra - a group of animals which includes anteaters, sloths and armadillos Interactive Content
- giant panda senses Interactive Content
- giant anteater senses Interactive Content
- Colour games
- 红色 hóngsè Interactive Content
- 橙色 chéngsè Interactive Content
- 黄色 huángsè Interactive Content
- 棕色 zōngsè Interactive Content
- 黑色 , 白色 hēisè, báisè Interactive Content
- Colour sentences_Mandarin Interactive Content
- Greetings
- Greetings Interactive Content
- My name is... Interactive Content
- Games and resources to download and print:
- 1. giant panda habitat game
- giant panda habitat game board File
- giant panda spinner & hexagons File
- giant panda habitat game_NOTES File
- 2. giant anteater habitat game
- giant anteater habitat game board File
- giant anteater spinner & hexagons File
- giant anteater habitat game_NOTES File
- 3. Habitat, distribution and range maps
  
  giant panda historic distribution map
  
  giant panda current distribution map
- China habitat map File
- giant anteater range map File
- South American habitat map File
- 4. 欢迎来到爱丁堡动物园 Welcome to Edinburgh Zoo
  This game was designed by the 2021-2022 S4 Spanish Employability Group, Musselburgh Grammar School, East Lothian, Scotland. To download the Spanish version see - Science in the Language Class
- 欢迎来到爱丁堡动物园 gameboard_Mandarin version File
- 欢迎来到爱丁堡动物园 game cards_Mandarin version (double-sided cards) File
- 欢迎来到爱丁堡动物园 ANSWERS_Mandarin version File
- 5. Giant pandemonium
  This game was designed by the 2023-2024, S4 Mandarin students, Tynecastle School, Edinburgh.
- Giant Pandemonium game_How to Play File
- Giant Pandemonium game board File
- Giant Pandemonium question cards File
- Giant pandemonium bamboo cards File
- Giant Pandemonium counters File
- Summary Quiz
  It is best if you work through all the other activities before taking this quiz.
- Comparison of giant panda and giant anteater Interactive Content
- Sound files
  Sounds are incorporated in the various online games where appropriate.
  The files below contain a complete set of the sound files. One set is from the Tynecastle students and one set is a native Mandarin speaker.
- Mandarin sound files_Tynecastle students Folder
- Mandarin sound files_native speaker Folder
- CfE links
- Giants CfE links File
Stripy Tails
- Stripy Tails compares two different animals from two different countries. Learn more about the red panda from China and the ring-tailed lemur from Madagascar. The programme is designed to link to either Mandarin or French. For the equivalent French activities see - Science in the Language Class
  
  Students from George Watson's College, Edinburgh provided the sound files and designed two fantastic board games. Thanks to the S4 Mandarin class for the sound files and the tangram games below. The Higher French class created the French sound files and designed a board game 'Lemurs and Ladders'. These can be found at Science in the Language Class
  The resources are aimed at upper primary level but also useful for lower secondary. See CfE links
- Interactive online games:
- red panda
- The red panda's hand Interactive Content
- The red panda's tongue Interactive Content
- ring tailed lemur
- The ring tailed lemur's hand Interactive Content
- The ring tailed lemur's tongue Interactive Content
- Tails
- Stripy tails / 条纹尾巴 Interactive Content
- Body parts
- red panda: the body / 躯干 qūgàn Interactive Content
- red panda: the face / 面部 maìnbù Interactive Content
- red panda: teeth, tongue & claws Interactive Content
- ring tailed lemur: the body / 躯干 qūgàn Interactive Content
- ring tailed lemur: the face / 面部 maìnbù Interactive Content
- ring tailed lemur: teeth, tongue & nails Interactive Content
- Maps, Countries, Directions
- Where are China and Madagascar? Interactive Content
- China habitat map File
- Madagascar habitat map File
- Use the 'Directions with sound' to learn each compass direction and hear the sound.
  Then use 'Directions' to test your knowledge of the characters and words.
- Directions with sound Interactive Content
- Directions Interactive Content
- Threats
  Note for Mandarin - To learn more about the Chinese characters and Mandarin words for the threats then see 'Chinese characters - threats presentation'. It is also useful to work through the 'Chinese characters - habitats presentation' before the threats as there is some knowledge from the habitats presentation that you need to know to complete the threats activities.
- Match the threats Interactive Content
- Red panda and ring-tailed lemur Interactive Content
- Colour games - 颜色
- Colour (颜色）memory game Interactive Content
- Colour sentences Interactive Content
- Games to download and print
  Red panda and ring tailed lemur tangrams_Mandarin
  The red panda and ring tailed lemur tangrams were designed by the 2022-2023 S4 Mandarin class, George Watson's College, Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Red panda tangram File
- Red panda tangram question cards File
- Ring tailed lemur tangram File
- Ring tailed lemur tangram question cards File
- Red panda and ring tailed lemur tangrams_How to Play File
- Summary Quiz
  It is best if you work through all the other activities before taking this quiz.
- Comparison of red panda and ring tailed lemur Interactive Content
- Comparison of red panda and ring tailed lemur (copy) Interactive Content
- Some additional resources:
- Greetings
- Greetings Interactive Content
- Numbers 1-10
  Matching number flashcards which introduce many other animals from China and Madagascar.
- Number flashcards Interactive Content
- Number matching Interactive Content
- More Tangrams
  Additional animal tangrams designed by 2022-2023 S4 Mandarin class, George Watson's College.
  Note that penguins don't come from China!
- Tiger tangram File
- Elephant tangram File
- Penguin tangram File
- Sound files
  Sounds are incorporated in the various online games where appropriate.
  The files below contain a complete set of the sound files.
- Mandarin sound files Folder
- CfE links
- CfE links File
Cats
- Cats compares the wildcat in Scotland with the Pallas's cat from China. The programme is designed to link to either Mandarin or Gaelic.
  
  Students studying Mandarin at Jordanhill School, Glasgow (2023-2024) have designed a wonderful board game about the Pallas's cat. The students have also provided the sound files for the online activities.
  
  Students studying Gaelic from the eSgoil cohort have provided the Gaelic sound files. For the Gaelic resources please see Science in the Language Class
- Pallas's cat
- What the Pallas's cat looks like Interactive Content
- Where the Pallas's cat lives Interactive Content
- Wildcat in Scotland
- What the wildcat looks like Interactive Content
- Where the wildcat lives Interactive Content
- Threats
- Threats to the Pallas's cat and wildcat Interactive Content
- Body Parts
- Pallas cat- the body / 躯干 qūgàn Interactive Content
- Pallas cat- the face / 面部 maìnbù Interactive Content
- wildcat- the body / 躯干 qūgàn Interactive Content
- wildcat- the face / 面部 maìnbù Interactive Content
- Colours
- Colour flashcards Interactive Content
- All the cats!
  The cats are divided into different groups with different ancestors they have evolved from. This is called lineage.
- big cats - Panthera lineage Interactive Content
- bay cats - Pardofelis lineage Interactive Content
- caracals - Caracal lineage Interactive Content
- ocelots - Leopardus lineage Interactive Content
- lynx - Lynx lineage Interactive Content
- pumas - Puma lineage Interactive Content
- leopard cats - Prionailurus lineage Interactive Content
- wildcats - Felis lineage Interactive Content
- Games to download and print
  This game was designed by the 2023-2024, S4-S6 Mandarin students, Jordanhill School, Glasgow.
- Pallas's cat game_How to Play File
- Pallas's cat game board File
- Pallas's cat Level 1 question cards File
- Pallas's cat Level 2 question cards File
- Pallas's cat Paw cards File
- CfE links
- Cats CfE links File
Mandarin Mix!
These activities and games are designed for community groups, families and home learning. A mix of activities all linked to Mandarin language learning for beginners.
Thanks to Confucius Institute for Scotland at the University of Edinburgh for supporting this section of Beyond the Panda activities.
- Big & Small pandas
  
  This section will focus on the similarities and differences between the giant and red pandas. Their names in Mandarin literally mean big bear cat and small bear cat but please bear with me as first we need to explore what animals are actually bears!
- Bear with me! Interactive Content
- Bear or not bear Interactive Content
- Big & small pandas Interactive Content
- Panda fact files Interactive Content
- Same and different Interactive Content
- Before the 同 or 不同 activity:
  1. Read the panda fact files.
  2. Do the activity 'same and different'.
  Then try this drag and drop game to place the words into the correct box depending on whether it is something that both pandas have the same or different.
- 同 or 不同 Interactive Content
- More games for Big & Small pandas
- Mandarin Mix will introduce some Chinese characters and words in each of its sections. You may find it helpful to read over these useful definitions.
  
  Useful Definitions
- The matching character game below uses the characters introduced in this 'Big & Small pandas' section.
- Matching characters Interactive Content
- Matching bears Interactive Content
- History of giant pandas Interactive Content
- After investigating the 'History of giant pandas', you might want to play the panda timeline game!
- Timeline game cards File
- Timeline game - How to Play File
- Timeline gameboard File
- Biodiversity of China
  The Beyond the Panda habitat map is a very simple map representing the main habitats in China and placing these habitats where they mainly are. It shows only the two largest rivers. It was designed to only look at China and Taiwan so other surrounding countries are not included in this map.
  This map is available to download - China habitat map
  Of course, in the mountain area, there are forests and in the forest areas, there are grasslands and mountains. China is a very large country with different climates, different landscapes, many rivers and lakes and over 7,000 species of animals.
- Habitat characters
- Habitat Definitions Interactive Content
- Chinese mammal fact files Interactive Content
- Chinese bird fact files Interactive Content
- Chinese reptiles fact files Interactive Content
- Chinese amphibian fact files Interactive Content
- Chinese fish fact files Interactive Content
- The matching character game below uses the characters introduced in this 'Biodiversity' section.
- Matching habitat characters Interactive Content
- Chinese animals at RZSS sites
- What's in a name? Interactive Content
- RZSS Chinese animals fact files
- Chinese Zodiac
- Chinese Zodiac game Interactive Content
- Chinese Tea
- Tea 茶 Interactive Content
- Sichuan Tea Ceremony_booklet
  
  Sichuan Tea Ceremony_photo gallery
- Characters & the number 3 Interactive Content
Zoo Fun with Mandarin

This programme introduces you to the Mandarin language and Chinese characters. Work through the presentations and videos in order.
- Session 1. Characters
- Characters Interactive Content
- Useful Definitions Interactive Content
- Session 2. Let's count the animals
- Let's count the animals Interactive Content
- Meanings of animal names in 'Let's count the animals' Interactive Content
- Big numbers Interactive Content
- Additional resources
- A number story (English & Mandarin) Interactive Content
- A number story (Mandarin only) Interactive Content
- Matching number game File
- Number matching (characters only) Interactive Content
- Video - some Chinese animal names URL
- Session 3 - Looking more closely at characters
  
  Remember from session 1 (Characters), the ancient characters were drawings and even the simplest of them had much more meaning behind them.
  
  Work through the following presentations (in order) to learn more about the links from the ancient drawings to the modern simplified characters.
- 1. Chinese Characters - habitats Interactive Content
- 2. Chinese Characters - threats Interactive Content
- Video - Chinese characters for mountains, trees, forest and rain URL
- Session 4 - Let's introduce ourselves
- Let's introduce ourselves Interactive Content
- What's your name? Interactive Content
- Introduction conversation Interactive Content
- Extension
- Days of the week Interactive Content
- Months and years Interactive Content
- Useful expressions Interactive Content
- Where do you come from? Interactive Content
- RZSS, Edinburgh Zoo & Highland Wildlife Park Interactive Content
- I, you, he, she, they, we... Interactive Content
- Zoo Fun with Mandarin worksheets
  This booklet provides a copy of some of the information and exercises should you wish to download a print version.
- Zoo Fun with Mandarin worksheets & notes File
China/Scotland Pack
A comparison project between China and Scotland aimed at P4-P7 level which looks at the similarities and differences between the habitats and animals of each country. The game also includes cultural items from China and Scotland.

Partnered with JASS, this can fulfil part of the 'Me and My World' section. This can further involve actions to help save endangered animals, for example: making bird feeders, bug hotels, raising money for RZSS projects in the wild.

The resources are available in two formats:
- materials to download and print
- online resources with interactive games.
Click on the items below:

The China/Scotland P4-P7 pack consists of:
- pupil workbook File
- China habitat map File
- Scotland habitat map File
- gameboard File
- game cards (double sided printing) File
- how to play & answers to game File
- workbook answer booklet File
- China/Scotland sound files Folder
- Interactive online games:
- Amur tiger and wildcat Interactive Content
- Sea eagles Interactive Content
- Chinese cobra and adder Interactive Content
- Chinese salamander and great crested newt Interactive Content
- Dragon and Loch Ness Monster Interactive Content
- Habitat definitions Interactive Content
- Chinese habitats with Chinese characters Interactive Content
- Chinese habitat flashcards Interactive Content
- China/Scotland Game Interactive Content
- Photos of animals compared in pack File
- Photos of skulls of animals compared in pack File
- Photos of skulls in pack - relative size File
- China/Scotland Skull Quiz Interactive Content
- P1-P3 activities for this topic
  Although topic is aimed at upper primary level, the following 3 games could be introduced to lower primary:
- China: Name the habitats Interactive Content
- Scotland: Name the habitats Interactive Content
- China/Scotland Game - Level 1 Interactive Content
- This project is supported by the Junior Award Scheme for Schools - JASS and can be used as part of the scheme.
Eco-Learning Programme

There are many different threats facing animals across the world. For example: habitat loss, over-hunting, pollution, invasive species, illegal pet trade, over-exploitation and hybridisation. Climate change is also a main threat to all animals. Habitat loss, pollution, over-exploitation are main contributors to climate change.
Various resources have been collated from Beyond the Panda to create a series of lessons around Chinese endangered species, mainly focusing on four threats: habitat loss, over-hunting, pollution and climate change.
This programme is part of the Confucius Institute for Scotland's Schools Eco-Learning Programme (ELP). The programme is a partnership between CISS, Keep Scotland Beautiful and RZSS Beyond the Panda. A detailed pack will be available from CISS.
- 1. Endangered Species Game
  This game focuses on four Chinese endangered animals and their four main threats: giant panda and habitat loss; Amur tiger and over-hunting; Steller's sea eagle and pollution; bharal and climate change.
- endangered species gameboard File
- animal fact files
- solutions matching game File
- solutions game (online version) Interactive Content
- endangered species sound files Folder
- endangered species - how to play & answers File
- animal distribution maps File
  The China habitat maps showing the distribution of the four animals in the endangered game.
- For further information about the threats facing the animals within the endangered game:
  
  Amur tiger (within the China/Scotland pack and also includes comparison to the wildcat in Scotland)
  
  Steller's sea eagle (within the China/Scotland pack and also includes comparison to the white tailed sea eagle)
  
  giant panda historic distribution (within the P4-P7 Panda Pack)
  
  giant panda current distribution (within the P4-P7 Panda Pack - looking at both maps shows the habitat loss)
  
  giant panda habitat game board (within the P1-P3 Panda Pack)
  
  giant panda spinner & hexagon cards (cards to go with the game board - this demonstrates how the habitat has been fragmented)
- bharal threat Interactive Content
- 2. China/Scotland comparison
  
  A comparison project between China and Scotland which looks at the similarities and differences between the habitats and animals of each country.
  
  The resources are available in two formats.
  
  Interactive online games:
  
  Amur tiger and wildcat
  
  Sea eagles
  
  Chinese cobra and adder
  
  Chinese salamander and great crested newt
  
  Dragon and Loch Ness Monster
  
  China: Name the habitats
  
  Scotland: Name the habitats
  
  Chinese habitats with Chinese characters
  
  Chinese habitat flashcards
  
  Habitat definitions
  
  China/Scotland game
  
  Photos of animals compared in pack
  
  Resources to download and print:
  
  China/Scotland workbook
  
  China/Scotland answers
  
  Cultural gameboard
  
  Cultural game cards
  
  Cultural game - how to play & answers
  
  China habitat map
  
  Scotland habitat map
  
  China/Scotland sound files
- 3. Chinese character recognition presentations
  The Mandarin language often uses words that simply describe the meaning. Sometimes it can be a useful way to learn Mandarin words by recognising each individual character and its meaning.
  The earliest form of Chinese writing is from around 4000 years ago. Simple drawings were found on animal bones. The Chinese characters have changed over time but we can sometimes use the ancient drawings to help us see pictures within the modern characters.
  It is best to work through the habitats presentation before attempting the threats presentation.
- 1. Chinese Characters - habitats presentation Interactive Content
- 2. Chinese Characters - threats presentation Interactive Content
- 4. Definitions
  Conservation related words and their definitions along with the Mandarin translations and sound files.
- Definitions Interactive Content
- 5. Chinese Characters
  Additional teaching notes on Chinese characters.
- Chinese Characters Interactive Content
- Additional related activities
- Animals and habitats gam e - an interactive online game featuring some other Chinese endangered animals
More games & resources
- Sorting animals
- Sorting animals Interactive Content
- Sorting animals in Chinese Interactive Content
- Sentences In Mandarin: e.g The pika is a mammal Interactive Content
- Ancient character game
  
  A fun matching game looking at ancient and modern simplified Chinese characters. There are four sets which are identical but with different colours should you wish to split the class into different groups.
- ancient characters game (red set) File
- ancient characters game (blue set) File
- ancient characters game (green set) File
- ancient characters game (yellow set) File
- Chinese building blocks & radicals
- character building blocks - notes File
- Chinese building blocks set 1 File
- Chinese building blocks set 2 File
- Dinosaur bingo game
- dinosaur bingo cards File
- dinosaur bingo calling cards File
- dinosaur bingo game translations File
- Colourful pandas
- colourful pandas colouring worksheet File
- Etiquette games
  
  Either download and print the card version or play the interactive game:
  
  Chinese etiquette game_card version
- Chinese etiquette game_online version Interactive Content
- Endangered Species Game
  This is an advanced endangered species game which includes a Mandarin case study for qualification level.
- endangered species gameboard File
- Amur tiger game cards File
- giant panda game cards File
- sea eagle game cards File
- bharal game cards File
- Secondary endangered species - how to play & answers File
- Secondary endangered species - info & case study File
- The giant panda's skull & teeth with advanced language Interactive Content
- animal distribution map File
- animal distribution map- KEY File
- endangered species sound files Folder
- Teacher training video on how to play
- Sichuan booklets
- Sichuan tea ceremony booklet File
- Sichuan tea ceremony photo gallery Page
- Sichuan face changing booklet File
- Giant panda fact file
  
  Collating together some of the facts which can be learnt through the panda packs and other resources on this website.
- The giant panda fact file Page
- Sandie's visit to Chengdu - photo gallery
- Chengdu Panda Research Centre Page
- More pandas Page
- Dujiangyan Panda Valley Page
- Sichuan Opera Page
- Sugar Painting Page
Level 1 - Panda Pack

This pack includes a range of activities to learn about the giant panda, simple classification of vertebrate animals and to reinforce Mandarin numbers and colours.
Click on the items below:
Level 2 - Panda Pack

This pack includes a range of activities to learn about the giant panda, including the history of giant panda conservation, classification of vertebrate animals, habitats and regions of China.
Click on the items below:
Level 3 - Panda Pack

This pack includes a broad range of activities in science, art, history and culture.
Click on the items below:
Panda Folders

These packs have similar content to the Level 1 and Level 2 panda packs but have been designed as individual pupil workbooks instead of the group game activities which are in the panda packs. The panda folder is designed to be printed in booklet format, providing a double page spread for the maps and diagrams. If you cannot print in booklet format, the double spread pages are also provided as full pictures.

Click on the items below:
- Panda Folders Level 1
- panda folder 1 File
- panda workbook 1 File
- panda workbook 1 - ANSWERS File
- panda habitat game (full picture) File
- Chinese animals (full picture) File
- panda senses (full picture) File
- level 1 - all sound files Folder
- giant panda senses matching game (download and print game)
- Interactive online game
- Panda senses & body parts (online game) Interactive Content
- Panda Folders Level 2
- panda folder 2 File
- panda workbook 2 File
- panda workbook 2 - ANSWERS File
- panda game (full picture) File
- giant panda life-cylce (full picture) File
- habitats with characters (full picture) File
- China habitat map - current distribution (full pictures)
- China habitat map - historic distribution (full pictures)
- level 2 - all sound files Folder
- Interactive online games
  Interactive online games without the need for printing the materials can be found in many of the other sections within Beyond the Panda. Use the Planning and Learning section to find various topics.
Nursery Stories
- Big and small
  A short activity to recognise the characters for big and small using the red and giant panda names in Mandarin.
- Big and small bear cats Interactive Content
- The following are character recognition activity stories. It is not expected that the children will understand the full Chinese sentences. The story books contain large pictures to help the children either count the items or see the colours. The number and colour cards are for the children to point to the correct characters and it is suggested that each child have a card while the story is being read.
- Number Story
- number story (Mandarin only version) File
- number story (English & Mandarin version) File
- number card File
- number story sound files Folder
- Colour Story
- colour story - (Mandarin only version) File
- colour story - (English & Mandarin version) File
- colour card - level 1 (includes a colour surround) File
- colour card - level 2 File
- colour story sound files Folder
- Online books:
- Number story (Mandarin only) Interactive Content
- Number story (English & Mandarin) Interactive Content
- Colour story (Mandarin only) Interactive Content
- Colour story (English & Mandarin) Interactive Content
Planning and Learning

Beyond the Panda is organised in the section boxes. However, the games and activities can be used across all age levels. This planning and learning section has collated items from across Beyond the Panda which are related to specific language and science topics. This provides a useful reference, with links, to find all the activities per topic.
- Greetings
  
  Panda game
  Let's Introduce ourselves (part of the Zoo Fun with Mandarin course)
  What's your name (part of the Zoo Fun with Mandarin course)
  
  Introduction conversation (conversation -Hello, how are you, what's your name?)
  
  Introduction (hello, my name is, I live in ..., I am ..)
  
  Useful expressions
  RZSS Edinburgh Zoo & Highland Wildlife Park (Welcome to ...)
- Numbers
  
  Number story (English & Mandarin print version)
  
  Number story (Mandarin only print version)
  
  Number card
  Number story book (English & Mandarin online version)
  
  Number story book (Mandarin only online version)
  Number matching
  Number matching (online version)
  Number flashcards
  Giant panda's hand
  Red panda's hand
  Let's count the animals (part of the Zoo Fun with Mandarin course)
  Big numbers
- Dates
  
  Months & years
  
  Days of the week
- Colours
  
  Colour story (English & Mandarin print version)
  
  Colour story (Mandarin only print version)
  
  Colour card level 1 (includes a colour surround)
  
  Colour card level 2
  Colour story book (English and Mandarin online version)
  
  Colour story book (Mandarin only online version)
  
  Colour matching
  
  Colourful pandas colouring worksheet
  
  Also see colour games in the Giants and Stripy Tails sections
- Body parts
  
  Panda senses photo matching
  
  Panda senses & body parts
  
  Panda senses matching board
  Teeth - giant panda & black bear skull boards
  
  Teeth - skull info & question card
  
  Also see Body Parts in the Stripy Tails section
- Geography & Countries
  
  Countries & Nationalities
  China region map
  China region map activity cards
  China region map activities answers (within Teacher Notes for Panda Packs - page 12)
  Regions/Provinces in China (China map activity)
  Directions with sound (within Stripy Tails)
  Directions (within Stripy Tails)
  Directions_China Endangered Species (within China Endangered Species)
- Animal names & fact files
  
  Mammal fact files
  Bird fact files
  Reptile fact files
  
  Amphibian fact files
  Fish fact files
  RZSS Chinese animals (animals at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo & Highland Wildlife Park)
  What's in a name?
  Amur tiger & wildcat
  Sea eagles
  
  Chinese cobra & adder
  
  Chinese salamander & great crested newt
  Bear with me!
  Bear or not bear
  Chinese endangered species
  Animal & adaptation game
  Chinese zodiac
  Also see Giants and Stripy Tails sections
- Classification
  
  Fur, feathers, skin & scales (level 1)
  
  Classification game (level 2)
  
  Classification glossary
  Sorting animals
  
  Sorting animals in Chinese
- Habitats
  
  China habitat map
  Scotland habitat map
  Chinese characters -Habitats presentation
  Chinese habitats with Chinese characters
  
  Chinese habitat flashcards
  Habitat definitions
  Habitat definitions game
  Matching habitat characters
  Animal & adaptation game
  
  China: Name the habitats (level 1)
  Scotland: Name the habitats (level 1)
- Threats & Solutions
  
  Chinese characters - Threats presentation (best to work through the Habitats presentation first)
  
  Threats in Chinese characters
  
  Threats and solutions
  
  Solutions matching game (print version)
  
  Solutions game (online version)
  Endangered Species game (game board)
  
  Endangered Species game (how to play & answers)
  
  Animal distribution maps (with animal pictures)
  Animal distribution map
  Animal distribution map key
  Secondary Endangered Species game board (advanced level of the endangered species game)
  Amur tiger cards (for Secondary endangered species game)
  Giant panda cards (for Secondary endangered species game)
  Steller's sea eagle cards (for Secondary endangered species game)
  Bharal cards (for Secondary endangered species game)
  Secondary Endangered Species game (how to play & answers)
  
  Also see the Eco-Learning section
- Other nature related words & definitions
  
  Definitions
  
  Enclosure activity
- Grammar & Characters
  
  Chinese characters (definitions)
  Zoo Fun with Mandarin course (includes Characters; Let's count the animals; Let's introduce ourselves; What's your name? Introduction conversation)
  Sentences in Mandarin - '! am a...'
  
  Sentences in Mandarin - 'I live in ...'
  
  Liang & measure words (Counting giant panda babies)
  
  I, you, he, she, they, we ...
  Same and different
  
  Character building blocks (radicals set 1)
  
  Character building blocks (radicals set 2)
  
  Character building blocks notes
  
  Ancient character game
  
  Habitats with Chinese characters
  
  Threats in Chinese characters
  
  Chinese characters- Habitats presentation
  
  Chinese characters - Threats presentation (best to work through the Habitats presentation first)
- What's China famous for?
  
  Story of silk activity
  Tea booklet
  Tea ceremony photos
  Face changing booklet
  Chinese Zodiac
  Chinese etiquette (print version)
  Chinese etiquette (online version)
  Dragons (comparison with Loch Ness monster)
  Sugar painting photos
  Sichuan Opera photos
  China/Scotland game board
  China/Scotland game cards
  China/Scotland game (how to play and answers)
  China/Scotland game (level 2 online version)
  China/Scotland game (level 1 online version)
- The giant panda
  
  Giant panda's hand
  Giant panda's teeth
  Giant panda's teeth (advanced language)
  Giant panda & black bear skull boards
  Skull info & question card
  
  Giant pandas and babies
  Giant panda's lifecycle activity
  Giant panda's lifecycle diagram
  Giant panda historic distribution
  Giant panda current distribution
  Bamboo & the giant panda
  Bamboo base board
  Bamboo labels
  Bamboo question cards
  Giant panda habitat building game board
  Giant panda habitat biulding game cards
  
  Giant panda biology challenges
  Giant panda & bamboo timeline game board
  Giant panda & bamboo timeline game cards (full cards with answers version)
  Giant panda & bamboo timeline game cards (small cards / no answers version)
  Giant panda & bamboo timeline game (how to play & answers - page 9 of Teacher Notes for Panda Packs)
  Giant panda fact file
  Duijiangyuan Panda Valley photos
  Chengdu Panda Research Centre photos
  Giant panda art activity
  Big & small pandas
  Panda fact files
- The red panda
  
  Red panda's hand
  
  Red panda's tongue
  Red panda distribution map
  Big & small pandas
  Panda fact files
  Red panda tangram game
  Red panda tangram game cards
  Red panda tangram_How to Play
Bamboozled

This is an extraordinary musical adventure written by The School Musicals Company in association with RZSS as part of the Beyond the Panda programme and supported by CISS.

It's the journey of a lifetime for panda Yun Zi as his flight to Edinburgh Zoo takes an unexpected turn due to a sever snowstorm. Stranded at Inverness airport, with all roads closed and all phone lines down, can Yun Zi - along with a motley collection of other foreign animals - find their way through the Highlands and make it safely to their new home?

The musical explores the place of animals in a human world, it is a tale of survival and friendship, complete with eight songs and a menagerie of memorable characters. The script also includes a few lines in French, Spanish and Mandarin as the animals try to communicate in the different languages from where they are from!
Beyond the Panda has some free copies of the book and CD while stocks last. Contact srobb@rzss.org.uk for copy. All details about how you can perform the show are included in the book along with information for additional activities.
IMPORTANT- If you wish to perform the play, you will need to purchase a performance licence direct from The School Musicals Company. It is a small nominal fee and details are included in the book. It would also be much appreciated if you would credit both RZSS and The Schools Musicals Company in your performance.