HUMANE EDUCATION
Friends of Culver City
Animals is currently developing an
"Adopt a Classroom" program that will be FREE to all schools in the
Culver City Unified School District.
Basic Elements:
• Humane treatment of all living creatures
• Basic pet care
• The importance of spaying and neutering pets
• How and why to microchip pets
• How to behave around pets
• Responsible pet ownership
• Guest speakers
• Interactive class discussion
• Field trips
• Handout and study materials
• Follow up activities
• Treatment of wildlife
• 45 minute presentations
The Friends of Culver City Animals "Adopt a Classroom" program
will meet State and District Standards for Humane Education (Sec. 233.5 of
the California Education Code.)
Additional Resources for Teachers top
Elementary Grades
"For the Birds! Activities to Replace Chick Hatching
in the K-6 Classroom."
Each year many elementary school teachers undertake
chick-hatching projects. These classroom exercises often produce
unintended, sometimes harmful, results. "For the Birds!" is
a 20-page booklet that offers alternatives to classroom chick hatching
and includes a list of useful resources and humane education materials.
For more information go to the National
Association for Humane and Environmental Education.
US Fish & Wildlife Service.
For students of all ages. Explore and learn about fish,
wildlife, plants, and their habitats and how you can help conserve,
protect, and enhance them. //educators.fws.gov/students.html
American Veterinary Medical Association.
Animal care activity section for children. Worksheets
to promote responsible pet ownership.
www.avma.org/careforanimals/kidscorner/
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Kanab, Utah
Dog Bites - How Much Do You Know?
Six True or False statements with answers. By Best Friends Animal Sanctuary,
Kanab Utah.
www.bestfriends.org/
Lesson plans (such as Safety Around Animals), activities
(such as Art Project - Pet Overpopulation Scroll), publications, and
links. By Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Kanab Utah.
Share the World.
Reproducible activities, teacher's guide, full-color
wall poster & video designed for students in grades 3-5.
By Share The World. www.sharetheworld.com
TeachKind is a group of educators, school administrators,
librarians, students, and community members devoted to teaching students
compassion, empathy, and responsibility toward animals. TeachKind serves
as a resource to aid educators in teaching kindness toward animals and
to help schools become animal-friendly. www.teachkind.org/
www.everythinganimalsresources.org/
kids.nationalgeographic.com/
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Middle
School & High School
The Science Bank: Humane Science Education Projects
- A free lending program of humane products that enable educators to
teach
and students to learn anatomy, physiology, and psychology lessons without
harming animals, themselves, or the Earth. Call (800) 729-2287 or visit www.animalearn.org
US Fish & Wildlife Service. For students of
all ages. Explore and learn about fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats
and how you can help conserve, protect, and enhance them. educators.fws.gov/students.html
American Veterinary Medical Association. Information
on caring for animals and the veterinary profession.
www.avma.org/careforanimals/CFAsiteindex.asp
Job Opportunities in Animal Control - information
for high school students who participate in career day. www.nacanet.org
The Humane Society of the United States site
for teens. Projects, information on issues, ideas for teens. www.humaneteen.org/
Humane Education Loan Program (HELP)
The HSUS operates a loan program to provide students and educators with up-to-date
alternatives to classroom animal dissection and live animal experimentation.
The program is a way to help those who object to dissection and to encourage
the adoption of humane alternatives in the classroom. These materials are
appropriate for middle school, high school and college levels. www.hsus.org/ace/11378
TeachKind is a group of educators, school administrators,
librarians, students, and community members devoted to teaching students
compassion, empathy, and responsibility toward animals. TeachKind serves
as a resource to aid educators in teaching kindness toward animals and
to help schools become animal-friendly. www.teachkind.org/
