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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.

BC SPCA Lesson Plan: Kindness Counts

Kindness Counts
(for K- Gr. 2)

  Companions for Life (Gr. 3-5)

Companions for Life
(Gr. 3-5)

  You can make a difference (Gr. 5-7)

You Can Make a Difference
(Gr. 5-7)

BC SPCA Lesson Plan: Cluck!

  Cluck - The life of an egg-laying hen (Gr. 4-6)

BC SPCA Lesson Plan: Bite Free

  Bite Free (K - Gr. 5)

 

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January 2012

Bark Winter Edition Banner

Look for the next issue of Bark! that will be arriving in your school library the last week of January. In this issue we take a look at coyotes and the benefits and hazards of cats who live indoors versus outdoors.

Bark Winter EditionSPECIAL BONUS: This issue also includes the game “A Cat’s Life” that can be laminated and used for a rainy/snowy day classroom game.

If you would like to order a class set of this issue email us. Be sure to include your name, number of students, grade, school name and address and we’ll package them up and send them off to your class to enjoy.

Remember we appreciate any feedback on Bark! or any of our educational materials. If you have a suggestion for a story or want to share a project a student or your class did let us know.

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ER Vets book review banner

Book Review:ER Vets
by Donna M. Jackson

ER Vets coverFrom saving a tiny foal in a coma to untwisting a German shepherd’s stomach, life in an Animal Emergency hospital can be dramatic and exciting. ER Vets takes you on a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in the Animal ER.

Filled with stories and graphic photos which provide enough detail to give the reader insight without being overwhelming. Budding young vets and vet techs will get a taste of what it takes to work in this fast-paced career.

The book includes a fairly comprehensive glossary and is suitable for grade 5-8.

Get more BC SPCA book recommendations online.

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School Club January Banner

There are just six months left of the school year so it is time to make sure you have your plans in place.

poster contest 1It may seem far off but plan now so you don’t forget to include a special project for May which is Be Kind to Animals month. Start gathering and reviewing books about animals and animal issues to share with your school librarian to display during the month of May.

You may also want to work on a few posters or displays for the school hallways that focus on animal issues to raise awareness to the rest of the school population. Look for a list of recommended books in the next e-Teacher.

Don’t forget to send in samples or write-ups of all your club’s projects and posters. They could be featured in Bark! or on our website.

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Current events banner - new pet search tool

The BC SPCA is excited to announce the launch of an innovative new online Pet Search site that will help reunite thousands of lost pets with their anxious families.

In addition to featuring photos and descriptions of lost animals in care in all BC SPCA shelters, the public will be able to post their own photos and descriptions of lost and found animals directly on the site.BC SPCA Pet Search

Learn more about this news item and other BC SPCA news that you may want to include in class discussions.

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