Dear Teachers and Parents/Guardians:
Thank you for being such willing partners with us, The Moore County Citizens’ Pet Responsibility Committee (PRC), to bring this valuable content to your students/children.
To accommodate the different situations that students might find themselves in, we have made available from this page:
- A comprehensive video for each lesson of our Pet Responsibility Program
- Slideshows for the 6 lessons which should be viewed after each lesson’s video
- Handouts that go with each lesson
- Links to the videos that go with each lesson
- A heartwarming slideshow featuring our wonderful therapy dogs that many students know from their schools; find out more about them and how they are spending their downtime!
- Special video “visits” with PRC volunteers and their therapy dogs/pets. Children can join PRC volunteers as they read wonderful stories to their pets
The first document below is the Home Learning Plan Lessons 1-6. It is just over three pages. Print it out and follow each step. The slideshows for each lesson take you through all the activities. The handouts for all the activities are included below also.
Before you begin, a message of love from our therapy dogs!
PRC therapy dog greeting! (Remember to scroll down to the bottom of this page to see videos of the therapy dogs listening to their owners reading to them!)
Home Learning Plan outline for all six lessons
Home Learning Plan Lessons 1-6 (click on this to access document to print out)
Lesson 1
Miss Christie and Bonnie video for Lesson 1
The following slideshow guides students (and their teachers/parents) through discussions and activities:
Lesson 1 slideshow pdf version
Activity 4: Best Friends video
Lesson 2
Miss Angie animated slideshow for Lesson 2 (the slideshow can be paused when needed)
The following slideshow reinforces the messages in the above animated slideshow and guides students (and their teachers/parents) through discussions and activities:
Lesson 2 slideshow pdf version
The News Lady (This video is not mentioned in the Home Learning Plan outline. It is a wonderful video for Lesson 2 that was created in August 2021 by The Guilford County Pet Responsibility Committee. Take a look and see if you have time to incorporate it in Lesson 2).
Activity 2:How you can help solve the pet overpopulation problem(Use this handout to discuss how you might start a conversation with someone about spaying or neutering their pet).
Activity 4: Number of pets taken into The Animal Center 2010 and 2018
Activity 4: The Story of Ten Pets in 2010 and 2018
Click on Kids’ Locker and then Speuter Contest to see an example of a story and then write one using the following handout. There is also a great example in the Lesson 6 slideshow – it was written by a group of students:
Activity 8: Speuter Story sheet (This handout is used to write a story)
Lesson 3
Miss Christie and Bonnie video for Lesson 3
The following slideshow guides students (and their teachers/parents) through discussions and activities:
Lesson 3 slideshow pdf version
Activity 3: 1. Dog Listener video
Activity 3: 2. Dog Body Language video
Activity 3: 3. Dog Stars (Bite Prevention) video
Activity 3: 4. Four Things Your Cat Is Trying To Tell You video
Lesson 4
Miss Christie and Bonnie video for Lesson 4
The following slideshow guides students (and their teachers/parents) through discussions and activities:
Lesson 4 slideshow pdf version
Activity 6: How Long Pets Live (This handout activity shows you what age you will be when the pet you have now grows old!)
Lesson 5
Miss Tammy and Miss Angela (with puppies!) video for Lesson 5
The following slideshow guides students (and their teachers/parents) through discussions and activities:
Lesson 5 slideshow pdf version
Activity 2: Trifold of 3 Important Places (This was originally covered in Lesson 2 but is good to review here after seeing the video. Keep this in a safe place!).
Lesson 6
The PRC visits Pinehurst Animal Hospital video for Lesson 6
The following slideshow guides students (and their teachers/parents) through discussions and activities:
Lesson 6 Slideshow pdf version
Activity 2: Kitty Speuter’s Story video
Activity 5: Pet Health Short Play (Use this handout to act this short play written by two fourth graders at Robbins Elementary School. What message were they helping to reinforce?)
Special visits with our PRC dogs (and cats!) and their owners:
- Miss Christie and Bonnie read, “Can I Be Your Dog?”
- Miss Christie and Bonnie read, “The Lucky Tale of Two Dogs”
- Miss Christie and Bonnie read, “Buddy Unchained”
- Miss Mary and KitKat read, “So, What’s It Like To Be A Cat?”
- Miss Suzie and Beanie read, “Two Bobbies”
- Miss Suzie and Beanie read, “Call The Horse Lucky”
- Miss Mary and KitKat read, “Fiona Finds Love”
- Miss Suzie and Beanie read, “Ben, The Very Best Furry Friend”
- Miss Suzie and Beanie read, “May I Pet Your Dog?”
- Miss Suzie and Beanie read, “Out Of The Cold”
- Miss Mary and KitKat read, “Nobody’s Cats: How one little black kitty came in from the cold”
- Miss June and Gabe read, “Susie’s Story”
- Miss June and Gabe read, “Maggie’s Second Chance”
- Miss Suzie and Beanie read, “Nobody’s Cats: How one little black kitty came in from the cold”
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