Humane Society Visit
Thank you to the Humane Society for visiting us today with 'Buddy' a beautiful, calm teaching dog. Here are some things we did during our visit.
*We checked out the Humane Society Adoption Center on their website to see animals that were looking for homes.
*We learned that you can visit the Humane Society during March Break for special activities and can even hold your birthday party there if you really love animals.
*We learned rules for pet owners (stoop and scoop, leash law).
*We learned how to take care of pets by providing for them, protecting them and preventing unwanted 'litters'.
*We learned how to approach a dog that we don't know and everyone got to pet Buddy!
Here are some tips:
Never approach a dog that you don't know- leave it alone.
We learned that we should always ask an owner if we can touch their dog.
When touching a dog, curl your fingers underneath so that the animal can't bite fingers.
Stand beside the dog and let it sniff you.
Stroke the chin, chest or back.....NEVER the head.
After this visit, we were inspired to think about other ways animals help humans. We read books about animals that help people and also discussed how animals can harm people. We had a debate in our class about the best pet to get. We read books about different kinds of pets (cats, dogs, fish or rabbits) and wrote reasons to support our opinion on which pet is best. The students had some very convincing arguments.
*We checked out the Humane Society Adoption Center on their website to see animals that were looking for homes.
*We learned that you can visit the Humane Society during March Break for special activities and can even hold your birthday party there if you really love animals.
*We learned rules for pet owners (stoop and scoop, leash law).
*We learned how to take care of pets by providing for them, protecting them and preventing unwanted 'litters'.
*We learned how to approach a dog that we don't know and everyone got to pet Buddy!
Here are some tips:
Never approach a dog that you don't know- leave it alone.
We learned that we should always ask an owner if we can touch their dog.
When touching a dog, curl your fingers underneath so that the animal can't bite fingers.
Stand beside the dog and let it sniff you.
Stroke the chin, chest or back.....NEVER the head.
After this visit, we were inspired to think about other ways animals help humans. We read books about animals that help people and also discussed how animals can harm people. We had a debate in our class about the best pet to get. We read books about different kinds of pets (cats, dogs, fish or rabbits) and wrote reasons to support our opinion on which pet is best. The students had some very convincing arguments.
