Onoway Elementary School, Onoway
Mrs. Blount’s Grade Four Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed the stories and sharing personal experiences during talking circles, after each book! The students especially enjoyed Oh, Theodore! Learning about figurative language while also being able to learn about caring for animals and developing compassion was an amazing combination! Fantastic job, Grade […]
St. Clare School, Calgary
Ms. Cater’s Grade Four Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed the stories and the discussion and activities that followed after each book. The students learned about budgeting, in math, for owning a pet over the pet’s lifetime. Sharing stories about their pets, was another highlight of the program for the students. Bravo, […]
Belvedere Parkway School, Calgary
Ms. Dunham’s Grade Five Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed the books and the activities and discussion that took place after each story. Students learned new vocabulary, wrote personal responses, completed artwork pertaining to the themes of the books and even made a Kindness Tree! The discussion students had were insightful and […]
Prince Charles School, Edmonton
Ms. Wanchuk’s Grade Three Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed the stories and the class discussion and activities that followed after each book! Way to go, Grade 3!
Crystal Park School, Grande Prairie
Mrs. Whipple’s Grade Two Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed the stories and the discussion and activities that followed after each book. The students particularly enjoyed the ‘Thought Bubble for Norman’ activity after reading Not Norman! Students had big ideas and feelings when discussing each book and shared their personal connections to […]
Brightview School, Edmonton
Mrs. Shortt’s Grade Three Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed the storied and the discussion and activities that took place after each book. Many of the students enjoyed seeing characters they could relate to in Tanna’s Owl. Mrs. Shortt created an AnimalTales bulletin board to help track the progress and share what […]
Marion Carson School, Calgary
Ms. Hymers’ Grade Five Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed the stories and doing an activity after each book. After reading all four stories the students wrote holiday cards to the residents of the Alice Sanctuary, as a culminating activity! Bravo, Grade 5!
St. Jerome Elementary School, Calgary
Ms. Zuba’s Grade Three Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed the stories and the activities and discussions that followed each book. Students shared their own experiences of adopting a family pet and they especially enjoyed the ‘Hen Life Cycle’ activity after reading Sonya’s Chickens! The students are now wanting to help out […]
École Meridian Heights School, Stony Plain
Mrs. Forsberg’s Grade Three Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed the books and the activities and discussions that followed each story! After reading Buddy Unchained, the students discussed how Buddy’s feelings changes through the story and the responsibilities involved in owning a pet to ensure they feel loved and are happy. Students […]
Rosebud Creek Colony School, Rosebud
Mrs. Webb’s Grade Six Class participated in the AnimalTales program. The students enjoyed How Smudge Came and Always Blue for Chicu, and the discussion that followed.