|
in the Classroom
The BC SPCA has classroom resources for grades K-7. The lessons integrate animal issues and information into existing provincial learning outcomes. Bite Free is on the recommended resource list for Health and Career Planning for grades K-5.
Click on a lesson plan below to learn more.
Kindness Counts
(for K- Gr. 2)
Companions for Life
(Gr. 3-5)
You Can Make a Difference
(Gr. 5-7)
Cluck - The life of an egg-laying hen (Gr. 4-6)
Bite Free (K - Gr. 5)
We would love to know what you think of our e-Teacher newsletter.
Do you use it regularly? Is there a topic you would like us to cover? Do you share this
with others? Did you learn
something new?
Please email us your
questions and comments.
|
|
October 2011
As October 2nd is World Farm Animal Day, we’ve made this issue of e-Teacher all about farm animals.
 The fall edition of Bark! will be arriving at your school library soon. Look out for the beautiful Rhode Island Red chicken on the cover.
Read about how egg-laying chickens are raised, how to create an ideal hamster habitat to keep your hammie happy and how to prevent birds from crashing into your windows. And don’t forget to flip to the High Paws section to check out what BC SPCA Kids Club members have been up to lately.
If you would like to receive a class set of Bark! email us with your school name, class size and address and we’ll send it directly to you.
|
|
Little Joe
by Sandra Neil Wallace
 Little Joe is a heart-warming story that explores family relationships and the bond between humans and animals. Eli, a young boy, raises his first show calf, Little Joe. With this comes the responsibility of caring for another living thing which brings with it some hard lessons in reality.
Little Joe is written in straightforward but appealing language that will work for both urban and rural kids. City kids will be able relate to the lessons Eli learns and will gain better insight into life on a farm for both children and animals.
Suitable for students in grades 3 to 5, Little Joe is a great classroom or at-home chapter book that gives a glimpse of life on the farm.
Get more BC SPCA book recommendations online.
|
|
In keeping with our farm animal theme, why not put on your chef hat and start cooking?
 As a club you can make a recipe book featuring animal-friendly recipes. Think about creative ways to use SPCA Certified eggs for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert, and add some of your veggie favourites too. Bring in some bite-size samples of your edible creations to promote your recipe book launch.
Not everyone in your club may like to cook, so get those members creating the artwork for the recipe book instead. Other members can type up the recipes and format the book. Make unique covers and sell the books for a donation to your school club. There’s a job for everyone.
Don’t forget to check out the fall edition of Bark! to find out which club won the 2010/11 School Club of the Year.
|
|
Have you ever stood and gazed at the selection of eggs at a grocery store and wondered what the differences are? Thanks to a new BC SPCA film, you might just find the choices much less overwhelming.
 Dr. Ian Duncan, an animal welfare scientist and poultry expert, takes us on a tour of an SPCA Certified farm. He explains the basic physiological and social needs of hens, and how these needs are met in various housing systems including a conventional battery cage operation and a state-of-the-art SPCA Certified free-range system.
The new 30-minute video was created to accompany our classroom unit, Cluck! – The Life of an Egg-Laying Chicken. Even though the classroom unit has been written for a younger, school-aged audience, the video is informative for people of all ages wanting to know more about how hens are raised.
Learn more about this and other BC SPCA news that you may want to include in class discussions.
|
|
|
You are receiving this BC SPCA e-Teacher newsletter to because you have subscribed or are affilated with a BC SPCA School Club.
- Login to update your contact information and email subscriptions
- Unsubscribe (we're sorry to see you go!)
Please do not reply to this email, as it is for distribution purposes only. If you have comments or questions about this newsletter or related information, please email Paula Neuman, Humane Education Supervisor.
On behalf of all the animals we care for and protect, thank you for your support.
spca.bc.ca
|
