AKC Educational Offerings
http://www.akc.org/public_education/
The Public Education department has a variety of educational materials available for teachers and youth group leaders. The AKC offers brochures, coloring books, bookmarks, posters and books. Additionally, the AKC offers reproducibles that contain games and
puzzles for children that encourage responsible dog ownership and safe behavior around dogs.
1. AKC lesson plans (topics listed below)
http://www.akc.org/public_education/lessonplans_middle.cfm
Is Your Family Ready for a Dog?
The Cost of Owning a Dog.
Choosing Your Dog
Dog Parks
Breed Specific Legislation
Careers in Dogs
2. AKC Presentations- Speaker for your Classroom
http://www.akc.org/public_education/educators_youth_groups.cfm?page=2
3. AKC Materials for the Classroom
http://www.akc.org/public_education/resources.cfm
brochures
books and posters
educational kits (activity books, VHS tapes)
reproducibles including coloring pages and activity sheets
Iditarod Lesson Plans
The Iditarod provides teachers and students with unique and entertaining educational opportunities.
teacher resources
http://www.iditarod.com/teachers/resources.html
teacher created lessons
http://www.iditarod.com/teachers/resources.html
Dog Trust – Learn With Dogs (11-16 year olds)
Very detailed unit and lesson plans in various areas of dog responsibility applied in the areas of Citizenship, Language Arts, History and Business Studies. It contains over 500 pages that are free and downloadable. It is excellent information applied to many content areas.
http://www.learnwithdogs.co.uk/secondaryResources.aspx
High School One Semester Unit Plans
These two curriculums were teacher generated and can be used as a
guideline for implementing similar programs in your high school classrooms.
1. There Is a Dog In My Classroom. Now What Should I Do?
http://www.grca.org/PEC/curriculum/Docs/HighSchool/
There%27sADoginMyClassroomAll.pdf
http://www.grca.org/PEC/curriculum/Docs/HighSchool/ClaireCaroInterview.pdf
2. Canine Science
http://www.grca.org/PEC/curriculum/Docs/
HighSchool/CANINESCIENCEcurriculum.pdf
http://www.grca.org/PEC/curriculum/Docs/
HighSchool/TerryCombsInterview.pdf
Interactive Sites for children
1. Learn with Dogs
http://www.learnwithdogs.co.uk/funpage.aspx
2. Teacher’s guide for these activities:
http://www.learnwithdogs.co.uk/teachersGuidanceNotes.aspx
3. DoggoneSafe
http://www.getdogsmart.com/
4. How To Love Your Dog
http://www.loveyourdog.com/
5. AKC
http://www.loveyourdog.com/activities.html
6. Poppy’s Place
http://www.pbrc.net/poppysplace/
7. How Much Is That Doggy In the Window?
http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/schools/lakenorman/doggy.htm
Board Game - Doggone Crazy!
http://www.doggonecrazy.ca/about%20
doggone%20crazy.htm
Doggone Crazy! is a board game to empower kids with the knowledge they need to make safe choices around dogs. Students can be doggy detectives, trying to figure out what the dogs are saying with their body language in the more than 100 photo cards. This game is appropriate for secondary level students and can be previewed at their website.
Additional Reading Material
1. Animal Cruelty and Warnings for Children
http://www.grca.org/PEC/curriculum/Docs/HighSchool/
Articles--Animal Cruelty and Warnings for Children.pdf
2. Cooper: Special Therapy Dog
http://www.grca.org/PEC/curriculum/Docs/HighSchool/
Articles--Cooper Special Therapy Dog.pdf
3 Dog Genome Assembled
http://www.grca.org/PEC/curriculum/Docs/HighSchool/
Articles--Dog Genome Assembled.pdf
4. Early Skin and Lung Screening
http://www.grca.org/PEC/curriculum/Docs/HighSchool/
Articles--Early Skin and Lung Screening.pdf
5. Science of Canine Emotion
http://www.grca.org/PEC/curriculum/Docs/HighSchool/
Articles--Science of Canine Emotions.pdf
