How Animals Can Help With Learning, Collaboration & Creativity in Children.
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How Animals Can Help With Learning, Collaboration & Creativity in Children.
Sarah vacha-albers replied 1 week, 5 days ago 7 Members · 447 Replies
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Maria
GuestFebruary 18, 2024 at 2:01 amThe interaction of children with animals in learning leads leads to obtaining responsibilities,with innovative and pleasant learning.
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“Maria, I agree that animals can teach responsibility and create enjoyable learning experiences. Proper supervision and safety measures are essential.”
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Ryan Cariker
GuestMarch 4, 2024 at 10:22 pmAnimals are therapeutic and can reduce anxiety in the classroom.
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Great point, Ryan! Introducing animals can create a calming and nurturing environment for students.
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Laura
GuestMarch 19, 2024 at 8:18 pmYes !! Yes because I learned the kids are concrete tankers, so it is easy for them to learn, watching them touching them smell them see them on real life instead of having then looking pictures or the videos to understand the animal life.
Tip some examples of animals you can bring or insect can be butterflies worms a ladybugs something that you can’t let go free after you use them for your class or maybe pet that you wanna share with your kids and if something that you can bring safe at home.
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Laura, I agree! Live animals can be powerful teaching tools. Great tips on choosing safe, interactive animals for the classroom.
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Abi
GuestApril 1, 2024 at 6:32 pmI believe Animals are a great teaching tool because it really is something people can engage with. The kids are constantly around the animal and it is known by them. They get to take care of it, watch it, and can actively discuss observations of it. For early learning, this engages them on so many levels.
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Abi, I agree, animals can engage young learners and promote discussion and observation skills effectively.
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Eri
GuestApril 8, 2024 at 3:58 amAnimals are great addition in the classroom. Children can learn how to take care of them and also can have experience to learn about ecological system.
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courtney
GuestApril 8, 2024 at 6:21 pmI believe it is effective to have a pet in the classroom because our children love our fish which means they earn turns to feed him reading him story, they use glasses to look at him.
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Courtney, it’s great to see how engaged the children are with the pet. Providing responsibilities and incorporating different activities with the pet is a wonderful way to integrate animals into the curriculum.
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Leanne
GuestApril 10, 2024 at 8:27 pmI’m thinking of a child who was raised in a chaotic environment, where adult moods were unpredictable. That child was very reserved in class and took a long time to warm up to teachers and other students
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Leanne, animals can offer comfort and consistency to children in chaotic environments. Consider pets or therapy animals.
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Lindsey Clark
GuestApril 29, 2024 at 5:55 amYes,
Animals are nice to learn about at any age. I feel they do also add to curriculum and sometimes structure in a child’s life. I grew up in the south as a child. I felt the most connection with animals as a child because of my constantly being around them.
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Lindsey, I agree. Animals can enhance learning and provide valuable experiences for children.
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Nneka Hadiza Abakporo
GuestApril 30, 2024 at 9:13 pmI think animals are an effective teaching tool because teachers are able to use animals for role plays and activities such as emotions, sharing, and playing equally with others. The tips that I have for teachers who want to introduce animals into their curriculum is doing an animal roleplay on certain learning topics such as emotions, sharing, and taking turns. Also, using animal would observe and experience learning encouragement from children and are able to use listening ears with the animals.
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Great insights, Nneka! Using animals for role plays and activities can be an effective teaching tool. Your tips for introducing animals into the curriculum are practical and engaging.
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Melissa
GuestMay 8, 2024 at 7:34 pmAnimals are an important part of learning responsibility
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Wendy Wesseler
GuestMay 27, 2024 at 5:44 amYes, animals in the classroom are a great idea it helps students learn compassion and responsibility. It also can give them the opportunity to learn about other living things, what they eat? how they act, their environment.
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Great points, Wendy! Introducing animals can indeed teach compassion, responsibility, and about other living things.
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Shelley Reynolds
GuestMay 30, 2024 at 12:12 amAnimals can be a stress relief for children
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“Shelley, I agree! Incorporating animals can also teach empathy and responsibility.”
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Rhonda
GuestJune 3, 2024 at 1:18 amI think animals are a great addition to the class room. I feel the children can learn to be responsible and caring. Animals make people happy.
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Pam
GuestJune 8, 2024 at 2:38 pmWe don’t have a pet in our classroom, but our co-worker has a small farm. She is always bringing in small animals to “show and tell” the children about, It is an absolutely wonderful learning experience for our preschoolers
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Pam, incorporating animals into learning can be an enriching experience for preschoolers. Keep it up!
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mahboobeh
GuestJune 12, 2024 at 12:13 amyes, children learn responsibility, kindness, and organizing through caring of an animal.
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Great insight, mahboobeh. Animals can teach valuable life skills like responsibility and compassion.
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