26/11/25 – Ribby Hall Zoo

Nicky Nook visited Ribby Hall Zoo. This visit linked to our Paws, Claws and Whiskers topic, with a primary focus of our English text- which was writing a set of instructions for a Zookeeper. 

Throughout the trip, the pupils visited different animal exhibitions; this included crocodiles, a bat cave, leaf cutter ants, reindeers, an otter exhibit and the classes favourite animal from the zoo- the capybara. 

Back in school the children used their experiences at the Zoo to write about who they saw in the animal enclosures using the information they had learned about the animals. This information was used to help them write a set of instructions for a Zookeeper. 

The class really enjoyed the trip and were able to recap all of the events that happened using photos taken. This trip highlighted offered hands on learning, an important element of our topic work. The children wrote wonderful instructions for a zookeeper looking after a capybara.