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Singapore and its biodiversity

Launched in July 2015 and supported by the Garden City Fund (GCF), NParks' registered charity and IPC, the preschool educational resource package on Singapore and its biodiversity is a comprehensive package of resource materials focusing on Singapore’s local flora and fauna.

It is designed and produced specially for children aged between 5 and 6 years old.

Learning objectives

These resources are in line with the 6 learning areas outlined in the current kindergarten curriculum, Nurturing Early Learners. They encourage young children in their discovery of the world (learning about nature), language and literacy (storybook, posters) and numeracy (posters).

Through this programme, we hope to:

  • Raise awareness amongst preschool children about the plants and animals found in Singapore.
  • Encourage preschool educators to use local examples of plants and animals when teaching their students about the rich biodiversity that surrounds them.

Conducting the programme

All pre-schools licensed under the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) have received complimentary sets of educational resources between July and August 2015.

These educational resources are also available online below. Each set includes: 

City in a Garden book cover

City in a Garden sample pages

Images above: The cover and sample pages from the An Adventure in our City in a Garden picture book.

What fascinating plants and animals live together with us in Singapore? Join Kaysee and Sunny on an exciting nature adventure as they explore the park connector in their neighbourhood.

With eye-catching illustrations and fun rhymes, learn about Singapore’s colourful flora and fauna through this picture book!

Singapore Biodiversity animal poster

These 4 posters on native animals, numbers, flowers and fruits add colour to classroom walls and extend the children’s learning.

They complement the picture book and can be used as a pre-reading and post-reading activity.

Picture word cards' back

Picture word cards' front

Images above: The front and back of a picture word card.

Engage young children with 30 hand-painted picture word cards showcasing the flora and fauna found in Singapore.

The back of each card contains key information on the plant or animal, including fun facts that will capture the children's interest.

SNAP card game

Observe, React, Snap! Match two cards with the same animal or plant. Be the first one to shout out “Snap!” in the Snap Card Game to win the cards.

Peeky the Pangolin explores Singapore’s trees

Follow Peeky the Pangolin on a wild adventure as he explores some of the wonderful trees that can be found in Singapore.

On his trip, he looks at the different parts of a tree and why they're important. Along the way, Peeky finds native trees such as the Tembusu and Casuarina, and explains about the different ways they help people and animals.

Peeky the Pangolin explores Singapore’s wildlife

Being a Singaporean animal, Peeky the Pangolin is keen to meet some of his other native friends. Join him as he embarks upon an adventure to explore Singapore’s wildlife.

He discovers many birds, mammals, reptiles and other animals living on our island and soon realises what important roles they play in keeping our home clean and green.

Peeky the Pangolin explores Singapore, a City in a Garden

Peeky the Pangolin is eager to explore the green spaces of his island home. On his journey, Peeky visits different parks, gardens, park connectors and nature reserves.

He discovers many beautiful plants, and meets other native animals. By the end of his exciting trip, Peeky agrees that Singapore is a wonderful urban ecosystem that we must all appreciate and look after.

Additional resources

You may also further enrich your children’s learning by using these fun worksheets as an extension of the preschool resources:

Frequently asked questions

Although these resources were designed specifically for children in the K1 and K2 cohort, schools are free to use these resources for students at other levels as well.

Many of our partner centres have adapted the resources and executed age-appropriate activities to complement their centre’s nursery curriculum.

As we have limited stock and have no plans to reprint, new schools may wish to email Raymond_Chan@nparks.gov.sg if they are interested in getting a copy of the resources, subject to availability.

You may download the entire package on our website.

At this moment, we have no plans to distribute these resources to any bookstores or retail outlets. Members of the public who are interested in getting a copy of the entire package should download them online.

Yes, there are other preschool resource kits produced by NParks on various topics such as the following:

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Last updated on 25 November 2024.