Lantra Careers Toolkit, Teacher Guide, Wildlife Management Literacy

Activity

Wildlife Management Close Reading

Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Outcomes and Experiences

Literacy and English:

LIT 2-16a: To show my understanding across different areas of learning, I can identify and consider the purpose and main ideas of a text and use supporting detail.

LIT 2-17a: I can respond to literal, inferential and evaluative questions and other close reading tasks and can create different kinds of questions of my own.

LIT 3-16a: I can make inferences from key statements, identify and discuss similarities and differences between different types of text.

Social Studies:

SOC 2-08a: I can discuss the environmental impact of human activity and suggest ways in which we can live in a more environmentally-responsible way

Duration

Materials

20 min

Copy of A Window into Outdoors Pages 46 - 47

Wildlife Management Quiz Worksheet Pens/pencils

www scotland lantra co uk/schools P7 - S2 August 2025 Edition

Activity Instructions

1.Introduction:

Ask the pupils to carefully read the infographics on pages 46 - 47

Remind them that infographics combine pictures and text to give us information quickly.

Emphasise the importance of reading each section carefully to locate the correct information.

2. Distribute Materials: Provide each pupil or pair with a copy of the infographic and the questions.

3. Activity: Close Reading.

Instruct pupils to read each question and then look at the infographic to find the exact answer. Emphasise that the answers are in the text – they don't need to guess or use outside knowledge.

4. Discussion:

Go through the questions as a class, having pupils share their answers.

Ask pupils to identify where in the text they found the answer.

Briefly discuss how finding specific information helps us understand the topic.

The Wildlife MGT Quiz

Read pages 46 - 47 of A Window to Outdoors and use the information you learn to answer the questions below.

Name two things a Gamekeeper might do?

Why are one in nine of our native species at risk?

Why is deer management an important job?

What kind of skills might you need to work in wildlife management?

Wildlife managers play an important role in what?

According to the text, why should you work in wildlife management?

The Wildlife MGT Quiz

Answers

Name two things a Gamekeeper might do?

Rotational heather burning on grouse moors, coppicing of woodlands, the creation and maintenance of ponds and wetland areas, or the planting of cover crops.

Why are one in nine pf our native species at risk?

Due to the impacts of climate change, urbanisation, intensification or agriculture and other environmental pressures.

Why is deer management an important job?

The animals have no natural predators nowadays so need to be kept at a sustainable level.

What kind of skills might you need to work in wildlife Management?

Practical skills, knowledge of the countryside and its wildlife, and an ability to work well with other people.

Wildlife managers play an important role in what?

In tackling the climate emergency, safeguarding the environment and protecting and rebuilding Scotland’s natural resources

According to the text, why should you work in wildlife management?

You should work in wildlife management if you enjoy working outdoors and want to help protect Scotland’s wildlife.