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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.
Kindness Counts Companions for Life You Can Make a Difference
Cluck - The life of an egg-laying hen (Gr. 4-6)
Bite Free (K - Gr. 5)
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September 2012
She provides food for thought that is practical and motivating. Using the tools and talents we have we can make changes on issues that most concern us. Watch her TedTalk video and share it with your students to engage them in lively and meaningful discussions in your classroom.
Featuring 16 short stories by noted children’s authors including Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume, A Treasury of Pet Stories touches on many aspects of the human-animal bond. In “Henry’s Canine Teeth,” a boy enlists his dog’s help to impress his friends. In “Dribble,” a child’s pet turtle goes missing in the most unexpected way. And in “Posy Bates Goes Green,” a young environmentalist holds a pet show to raise money to plant trees – with chaotic results. The tales in A Treasury of Pet Stories can be used to entertain and to ignite classroom discussions of responsible pet guardianship and animal welfare. What do the characters do right, and what could they do better? Suitable for grades 3 to 4, this collection is excellent for reading aloud or independently. Read more BC SPCA book and video recommendations online.
We have creative and interesting ideas for classroom or afterschool clubs. Kids can learn how to make crafts and toys for animals, how to create a mini commercial, how to plan a fun fundraiser, or teach others about ways to care for and help animals. The first 10 schools to register a club will be eligible for a free SPCA workshop for their club (dependant on availability of presenter in your area).
BC SPCA officers set out live traps in the area where the tiny kittens were discovered, and at 10:30 p.m. the mother cat, searching the area for her babies, was lured into the trap. Abandoning animals is against the law. Use the following questions to encourage class discussion around cruelty to animals. Why might someone do this? Why is this against the law? What type of punishment fits this crime? Review the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act with students and discuss what groups influence the changes or lack of changes to this law. In society in general why are some animals valued more than others (ex. cats vs. dogs)? Lesson: Ask students to write a story from the mom cat’s perspective and provide a happy ending. Learn more about this news item and other BC SPCA news that you may want to include in class discussions. |
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Become inspired to change the world. Zoe Weil, president of
the Institute for Humane Education, shares her ideas on how to change a
complacent society into one of solution-driven individuals. 
A Treasury of Pet
Stories
It’s a brand new school year so why not try something new
and start an SPCA school club? Share your love of animals with students and
inspire them to make a difference in their community.
Six newborn kittens abandoned in a cooler on a Surrey
sidewalk on August 27 have been reunited with their mother. 