Animals in Disasters
Find out how animals affected by disasters such as flooding and earthquakes (including Haiti) with the WSPA's Animals in Disasters blog
Check out too the IFAW's site on how it helps animals such as those being evacuated from the Philippines' volcano
Become a member!
A great way to understand more about your favourite animal is to become a member of an animal charity.
Examples of charity memberships include the RSPB which give you acces to 100 nature reserves in the UK, plus a free joining gift.
The PDSA, which cares for sick animals whose owners can't afford vets' fees, have memberships for young people. PDSA Memberships are great for young people & children who love animals.
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"I'm feeling much better now - thanks to the children & the Donkey Sanctuary vets"
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Children in India help a foal after lessons in donkey care from the Donkey Sancutary...
Children learn about nature & willdife with the RSPB's Big Schools Birdwatch
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Teachers Resources &
Activities for children
There are many activities for children & learning materials
which animal charities have produced for teachers in the classroom. In many/most cases, charities will take curriculum requirements into account, making life easier for the professional teacher. Here are just some.
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The Snow Leopard Trust has a teachers' resource you can download called Engaging
Students in Conservation: Protecting the Endangered Snow Leopard.
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The BirdBox Project gives schools a chance to share share video and data
streams collected from nesting boxes fitted with video cameras etc. Schools
throughout the south east can see nest box activity and share in interactive
events. I am not sure whether you have to be in the South East, or can
access it from elsewhere but take
a look
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The Royal Horticultural Society has launched the RHS Campaign for School Gardening. There's a
vegetable of the month, a recipe of the month & lots of help on what you
can do in the school garden. Plus a forum for teachers & staff. Lots
of activities for children to do.
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Be a frog-friendly teacher at Save
the Frogs - lots of ideas for teachers of all subjects
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The WSPA has produced a Bear Necessities Resource for pupils aged 7 - 11 supporting
key topics within the literacy curriculum while looking at animal
welfare. They also have an Assembly Plan
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The
International Animal
Welfare Education Programme (In Awe) was initiated by the World Society for
the Protection of Animals. The programme works to educate school children aged 5 to 16, teachers, teacher
trainers and curriculum developers. It works with governments,
teachers and some member societies to embed animal welfare into the school
curriculum of a number of countries in Asia, Latin America & Africa
Events too!
Events taking place to tap into include the RSPB Big Schools' Birdwatch, run next from 18 January to 1 February 2010.
You'll find everything you need on the RSPB website, with
lots of activities for children. The survey bit takes an hour - the
survey is rich with curriculum links - you can do the watch in the school
grounds or in a local park, it's up to you. Resources, activities for children,
ideas, cross-curricular approach - teachers' feedback - find more about it here
Tackling Phobia of Dogs
Pets as Therapy is well known for its activities for visiting people in
hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, residential homes and all sorts of
places. They also, however, help children who have phobias of dogs.
Usually their trained volunteers go into schools to work with the children
there. For more info, visit Pets as Therapy. |
More info
About In Awe's
Database of Good Quality Animal Education Programmes
Find
the level of course you need
Blue Cross Children's Educational Programme
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