Take your students on a romp through the grasslands! From the African savanna to the Great Plains of North America grasslands are nature’s wide-open playground.

✨ Perfect for Grades 3–8, here’s what you need to bring ecosystems to life:

• Iconic BBC Video: Share the clips on this page to introduce the location, plants, animals, and climate of the grasslands. (Don't miss the giraffes and bison!) Brought to you by world-class BBC programs such as Planet Earth, The Americas With Simon Reeve, and Seven Worlds, One Planet. 
• Free Printable: Use the Grasslands Brochure Template to help students pull it all together in an ecosystem report with facts they’ve learned (and a little extra research).

It’s everything you need to make ecosystems easy to teach and truly memorable for your students.

Invite your students on an adventure across the world’s amazing grasslands! From the roaring lions of the African savanna to the thundering bison of the Great Plains, these ecosystems are bursting with life. After watching our videos, challenge your students to become ecosystem experts by creating their own colorful report filled with fascinating facts. (They’ll need to dig deeper with extra research, too!) Inside the brochure, students will uncover and share:

• Location of the ecosystem on a world map
• Adjectives that describe the ecosystem
• Three animals that live in the ecosystem
• Three plants that grow in the ecosystem
• The climate of the ecosystem
• What makes the ecosystem important
• Their favorite fun facts

Your students will summarize the most important details in their own words while keeping it clear and easy to understand. As they choose what to include, they’ll sharpen their ability to evaluate and combine information from different sources. Best of all, they’ll show off their creativity and communication skills by designing a brochure that’s as fun to read as it is informative!

In A Harvest Mouse Navigates the Grasslands, narrator Sir David Attenborough shows how the harvest mouse uses its prehensile tail to navigate the grasslands, find food, and avoid predators like barn owls. This video is excerpted from Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.

In Grassland Floods in the Okavango, narrator Sir David Attenborough shows how heavy rains flood the Okavango Delta, transforming the grasslands into a waterlogged landscape. Lions must adapt to hunting in the wet conditions, while their prey, like buffaloes, face new struggles to find food and safe ground. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.

In Montana’s Rewilding Grasslands Transformation, host Simon Reeve explores one of the coolest rewilding projects on Earth! In Montana’s vast grasslands, Sean Gerrity is turning farmland back into wild ecosystems through the ambitious American Prairie Reserve. With a goal of rewilding over 3 million acres, Sean’s mission isn’t just about saving the wilderness — it’s about protecting one of the most vital ecosystems on the planet. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Americas With Simon Reeve, in which Simon Reeve explores the landscapes, cultures, and wildlife of North and South America.

In Meet the Saiga Antelope, narrator Sir David Attenborough introduces the Saiga antelope and how it survives on the vast Eurasian steppe. The video highlights the importance of grasslands, which cover a quarter of the Earth's land and provide essential habitats for animals like the Saiga antelope. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.

In Dingo Danger in the Grasslands, narrator Sir David Attenborough explains how dingoes, descendants of wolves brought by humans from Asia over 4,000 years ago, prey on kangaroos. Kangaroos, however, are fast and able to outrun them. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet, a series featuring remarkable animal behavior from all seven continents.

• Location of the ecosystem on a world map
• Adjectives that describe the ecosystem
• Three animals that live in the ecosystem
• Three plants that grow in the ecosystem
• The climate of the ecosystem
• What makes the ecosystem important
• Their favorite fun facts

Your students will summarize the most important details in their own words while keeping it clear and easy to understand. As they choose what to include, they’ll sharpen their ability to evaluate and combine information from different sources. Best of all, they’ll show off their creativity and communication skills by designing a brochure that’s as fun to read as it is informative!

In Extraordinary Migration of Mongolian Gazelles, narrator Sir David Attenborough explains how gazelles all come together once a year, and nearly all gazelle calves are born within the space of 10 days. This provides protection against predators in an environment where there are few places to hide. This video is excerpted from BBC's Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.

In A Caribou Migration Across the Tundra, follow narrator Sir David Attenborough on an incredible journey as caribou calves embark on their first migration across the Arctic tundra. Watch their determination and resilience as they encounter predators and navigate the difficulties of their surroundings. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.

In Bison and Foxes Battle the Cold, narrator Sir David Attenborough takes us through the harsh conditions of the North American prairies, where bison use their strength to uncover food buried beneath the snow, and foxes rely on skill and precision to hunt for meals. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth II, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.