Free Curriculum Guide for Youth Educators Uses Disabled Animals to Teach Compassion
Amherst, NH (Oct. 27, 2008) – HandicappedPets.com and 4th grade teacher Kathy Barton have created a free manual: How Do You Teach Compassion? You Show It! Downloadable for youth educators and leaders everywhere at www.HandicappedPets.com, the two-week curriculum is modeled after the successful program Barton has used in her own classroom for four years. The guide’s unique approach of using handicapped pets as a way for children to learn to accept differences and reach out to those less fortunate is a winner.
“The children learn a lesson that is invaluable,” says Barton, “that what they do in response to suffering matters. That everyone – even a young child – can make a difference. They learn the value of a life and that another’s injury or ill fortune can be an opportunity to lend a hand. If they can do that for a dog or cat, think of what it can mean for the world!”
The manual includes a program description, objectives, skills the students will gain, necessary materials, a list of daily activity suggestions, plans for organizing a fundraiser to help a handicapped animal, and information on how to arrange for a disabled pet to visit a classroom or group. Help your community spread the word about this valuable free resource. Compassion – Tolerance – Nonviolence – Change. The best teachers can come in unlikely guises!
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