Virtual Education
Kindness Makes Good Sense
Grade level: 2nd and 3rd grades
Character Concepts Taught: Empathy, compassion, responsibility
Common Core Standards Taught:
- English Language Arts: Key ideas and details, integration of knowledge and ideas
- Science: Asking questions, analyze data, obtain and communicate information, learn about structure and function
Objectives:
1. Students will understand that humans and animals have 5 senses that are used to obtain information about their surroundings
2. Students identify their surroundings by using each of their 5 senses
3. Students will identify the needs of other by using empathy to describe how the kindness is perceived through the 5 senses.
Materials:
• YouTube instructional video
• Pencil and paper
Alien Adventure
Grade level: 3rd and 4th grades
Character Concepts Taught: Empathy, compassion
Common Core Standards Taught:
- English Language Arts: Key ideas and details, text type and purposes, integration of knowledge and ideas,
Objectives:
1. Students will understand the context and message of the story they hear.
2. Students will connect with the story by relating to their own experiences
3. Students will draw conclusions and form opinions on topics related to the story, and in writing explain and support those opinions.
Materials:
• YouTube instructional video
• Pencil and paper
Pet Budget
Grade level: 4th grade
Character Concepts Taught: Responsibility
Common Core Standards Taught:
- Mathematics
o Add multi-digit whole numbers
o Multiply two two-digit numbers
Objectives:
1. Students will learn about budgets and how to construct one with a real life example
2. Students will practice math skills and see how these skills are used in real life
3. Students will understand that pets are a responsibility and have financial requirements
Materials:
• YouTube instructional video
• Pencil and paper
Five Freedoms
Grade level: 4-6th grade
Character Concepts Taught: Responsibility and Empathy
Common Core Standards Taught:
- English Language Arts: Reading, Speaking and Listening
- Science: Asking questions, problem solving, life science
- Health Science: Nutrition and wellness
Objectives:
- Students will understand what the 5 Freedoms are and will be able to list them.
- Students will apply the 5 Freedoms to a pet or a zoo animal
Materials:
A 19 minute video explaining the 5 Freedoms of Animal Welfare, and using HAWS animal care as an example.
Jeo-paw-dy Videos
Test your knowledge on various animal related topics
Any age
The Clicker Training Game Video
Animals learn in a scientifically proven way. This video explains how that works, and the game shows us how it might feel to be an animal that has to learn without speaking our language.
Ages 8 and up
The Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare Videos
Learn about the Five Freedoms and how they keep animals physically and mentally healthy.
Ages 8 and up
Five Freedoms Overview – How HAWS uses them for shelter animals
First Freedom – Freedom from Hunger and thirst
Second Freedom – Freedom from Discomfort
Third Freedom – Freedom from Pain, Injury or Disease
Fourth Freedom – Freedom to Express Normal Behavior
Fifth Freedom – Freedom from Fear and Distress
- Dog Body Language Videos
Learn about being safe around dogs, by learning how dogs communicate
Ages 8 and up
Pet Enrichment Craft Videos
Do you have a pet? Or do you want to help the animals at HAWS? Here are some ideas!
Ages 5 and up
Enrichment with toilet paper tubes