The document outlines a lesson plan about responsibility for a 3rd/4th class. The lesson uses a short film called "A Dog's Tale" to teach students about the responsibilities of owning a pet. It discusses how pets have feelings and needs that must be cared for through providing love, a home, safety, food, water, and enjoyment. The lesson encourages students to consider an animal's needs before getting a pet and to make the five promises of Dogs Trust to care for an animal's welfare.
The document outlines a lesson plan about responsibility for a 3rd/4th class. The lesson uses a short film called "A Dog's Tale" to teach students about the responsibilities of owning a pet. It discusses how pets have feelings and needs that must be cared for through providing love, a home, safety, food, water, and enjoyment. The lesson encourages students to consider an animal's needs before getting a pet and to make the five promises of Dogs Trust to care for an animal's welfare.
The document outlines a lesson plan about responsibility for a 3rd/4th class. The lesson uses a short film called "A Dog's Tale" to teach students about the responsibilities of owning a pet. It discusses how pets have feelings and needs that must be cared for through providing love, a home, safety, food, water, and enjoyment. The lesson encourages students to consider an animal's needs before getting a pet and to make the five promises of Dogs Trust to care for an animal's welfare.
The document outlines a lesson plan about responsibility for a 3rd/4th class. The lesson uses a short film called "A Dog's Tale" to teach students about the responsibilities of owning a pet. It discusses how pets have feelings and needs that must be cared for through providing love, a home, safety, food, water, and enjoyment. The lesson encourages students to consider an animal's needs before getting a pet and to make the five promises of Dogs Trust to care for an animal's welfare.
English Oral Language Developing cognitive abilities through language
SPHE 1. Myself 1. Growing and Changing; Making Decisions
2. Myself & the Wider World 2. Developing Citizenship
Learn Together 1. Moral & Spiritual 1. Exploring Moral Development Cultivating
(Educate Together Schools) 2. Equality & Justice Spiritual Growth 2. Activating Equality and Justice through Positive Action
Content objectives: Learning objectives:
• Children understand the responsibilities • Children appreciate that pet owners have a involved in owning a pet. responsibility to care for their pet. • Children are introduced to the Five • Children understand that there are Promises and understand that they have an a number of things that need to be active role in promoting these among their considered before obtaining a pet. own families and friends. • Children understand that animals have needs and feelings. Resources: • Children understand that there is a routine Short film “A Dog’s Tale” in looking after an animal. http://www.learnwithdogs.ie/movies.aspx Extension Exercises: Linkage and Integration: Follow up research – find out about the work English: Use ‘TALE’ (as in the film title) and of Dogs Trust via www.dogstrust.ie. other dog related words e.g. collar, breeder, lead as a starting point for a homonym Assessment: exercise. Teacher questions/children’s questions. Learning activities: 3 rd/4 th Class Lesson Plan 1
Introduction • Begin the lesson by asking the children if they Ask the children how they can be a responsible pet have pets at home. owner. What kind of thing do we need to do to • What kind of pets do they have? Elicit stories look after our pets? The children’s suggestions can from the children about their pets. be written on a flip chart or on white board. • Explain Dog’s Trust’s 5 Promises Pledge which all Development pet owners should promise to their animals:
• Question the children as to why we should Promise 1 - Love
look after our pets. I promise to: provide my pet with love and attention. • This leads to a conversation on how, like us, pets have feelings, wants & needs. Promise 2 - A home • Human needs/feelings and animal needs/feelings I promise to: provide my pet with a suitable place to are very similar. live. • Explain that before buying a pet you need to Promise 3 - Safety consider the following: I promise to: protect my pet, to keep her or him safe and healthy. a) Lifestyle Do you have the time and willingness to care Promise 4 - Food and water for a pet? Are you willing to train the pet if I promise to: provide my pet with a healthy diet. needed? Would the pet be left alone for long Promise 5 - To be themselves periods? I promise to: provide my pet with a life that she or he will enjoy. b) Environment Is there suitable accommodation for a pet? Do you Play the short film “A Dog’s Tale”. http://www. live in a flat or a house? Is there a garden? Will the learnwithdogs.ie/movies.aspx pet be able to spend time/sleep inside? Conclusion c) Budget Pets need a nutritionally balanced diet and will have • After the film – pupils explain what they think to visit the vet for vaccinations and possible emer- happened next. gencies. This can be costly. • What advice would they give to Jamie and his mum to help them make a decision? Notes on ''A Dogs Tale'' 3 rd/4 th Class Additional Differentiation, Linkage & Integration: Lesson Plan 1
Introduction Possible further activities
Whilst primarily about responsible dog ownership, linked to the film; the video also allows teachers to raise a variety of Make an entry for Mum’s / Jamie’s diary for the day issues, such as our responsibilities as human beings, that he comes home with the request. The children caring for others and dependency. should demonstrate empathy with the feelings of the characters. Possible further discussion points: • Re-tell the dream sequence from the dog’s perspective. Teenage Jamie tries to persuade Mum to allow him to have a dog. Wanting something badly – how • Create a series of cards with missing letters, does it feel? Should Mum give in? ask pupils to identify a dog’s needs (for reinforcement). • Where might the most suitable place be to get a dog? Shelter / re-homing Centre? Pound? • Re-tell the story in cartoon form or narrative, or Breeder? Pet Shop? as a device for getting the message across to a different audience (e.g. Pre-school children). • People can look after themselves as they grow up. Dogs can’t. Different ages, different needs. • After the film – pupils explain what they think How do dogs ask for help? Dependence on the happened next. What advice would they give owner. to Jamie and his mum to help them make a decision? Findings could be used to create a • The dog in the poster in the dream sequence classroom display. tells Jamie what is involved in caring for a dog. How could Jamie have found out for himself? Do all dogs/pets have similar needs?
