SPCA's Resources for Schools have been designed for primary and intermediate school teachers looking for innovative resources that provide real life, meaningful contexts for teaching and learning with the New Zealand Curriculum.
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Have you used our Dog Safe, Happy Homes unit with your learners? Would you like to share your experience and be featured in an upcoming Education Gazette article about these new resources?
We’re looking for one or two teachers who are interested in sharing how they’ve used these resources with their ākonga. If you’ve enjoyed the unit and would like to help inspire other educators to teach dog safety and bite prevention, we’d love to hear from you!
This issue focuses on how tamariki can be animal superheroes in everyday ways, with hands-on activities, creative challenges and fun animal facts to support learning at home or school.
Tamariki can enjoy designing an animal hero badge, filling in an animal care chart, making a simple enrichment toy and entering our Animal Superhero Drawing Competition for the chance to win pawesome prizes.
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This engaging programme helps students develop confidence around dogs by learning how to recognise and interpret common canine signals. Through observation and discussion, students build understanding of how dogs communicate their feelings and how people can respond calmly, safely, and respectfully.
Most dogs show clear signs of stress well before a bite occurs. By identifying these cues, you can help prevent unsafe situations. These seven flexible lessons, suitable for whole class teaching or learning stations, and can be easily adapted to fit your Term 1 programme and students’ needs.
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