FOR TEACHERS...

A few Humane Education books, videos & ideas:

 SHARE THE WORLD video geared from 3^rd to 5^th grades:

http://www.sharetheworld.org.uk/watch_video.html

‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey = Humane Holiday Celebration book

Animal Feelings by Sylvia Funston = Responsive Classroom Discussions

Diary of a Worm & Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin = Diary of a _______ for ‘Humane Writing Workshop’

Presidential Pets by Laura Driscoll

George Washington and the General’s Dog by Frank Murphy(one of our own CR teachers)

True or False PETS by Melvin and Gilda Berger (Scholastic)

My Life as a Chicken by Ellen A. Kelley (Scholastic)

Louise:  The Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo

We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes (pet snake )by Patrick Jennings (Scholastic)

Sheep (a Border Collie’s story)by Valeria Hobbs( Scholastic)

Arrowhawk (rescued injured hawk true story)by Lola M. Schaefer

For the Love of Autumn (a kitten) by Patricia Polacco (Scholastic)

Stellaluna (bat) / Verdi (snake)/ Panduli  (hyena) all 3 books by Janell Cannon = ‘HUMANE AUTHOR STUDY!’

Fluffy and Baron (German Shepherd and a duck) by Laura Rankin (Scholastic)

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

A Dog’s Best Friend:  An Activity Book for Kids and their Dogs by Lisa Rosenthal

Rabbits: Usbourne First Pets (a rabbit care-taking guide to care for our ‘Winston’ from the BCSPCA)

Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

Great topics to discuss with students…not to pet a pet unless you ask its owner,

how to read a pet’s body language, let working dogs work(for the blind/disabled/police)

and sleeping dogs lie, giving animals their space and respect, etc. Providing all of a pet’s needs, DAILY a.k.a…FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, ARRANGEMENT, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, BIOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS.

http://www.armoredpenguin.com/wordsearch/   = word search puzzle maker for humane vocab.