Whatever Happened to the Classroom Turtle?
How Animals Spark Student Engagement and a Love of Learning (Foster hands-on learning and student engagement with class pets and science-based activities)
- 136 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Whatever Happened to the Classroom Turtle?
How Animals Spark Student Engagement and a Love of Learning (Foster hands-on learning and student engagement with class pets and science-based activities)
About this book
Research shows that keeping animals in classrooms can have profound effects on student well-being and success in school. In this practical guide, Dr. Brady Barr offers a step-by-step process for reintroducing nature-based learning experiences into 21st century schooling. Discover how to select a classroom pet, introduce it to your students, and design carefully thought-out lessons centered around the animal.
Use this resource as a comprehensive guide toward the reintroduction of nature into the classroom:
- Become familiar with the numerous benefits that having animals and class pets in the classroom provides.
- Study the various obstacles that might prevent educators from keeping animals in their classroom and learn how to overcome those obstacles to achieve hands-on learning.
- Discover a step-by-step process for bringing animals into the classroom in a way that enriches students' lives through experiential learning.
- Learn the biology and life sciences of certain classroom pets, pertinent state laws regarding the use of classroom pets, and the process of keeping and caring for the animal.
Contents:
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Need for and Benefits of Animals in the Classroom
Chapter 2: Hurdles to Animals in the Classroom
Chapter 3: How to Select the Perfect Animal
Chapter 4: How to Locate Animals
Chapter 5: How to Write Lesson Plans
Epilogue
Appendix A: Tips
Appendix B: How to Create Self-Sustaining Food Sources for Your Classroom Animal
References and Resources
Index
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Need for and Benefits of Animals in the Classroom
- Chapter 2: Hurdles to Animals in the Classroom
- Chapter 3: How to Select the Perfect Animal
- Chapter 4: How to Locate Animals
- Chapter 5: How to Write Lesson Plans
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: Tips
- Appendix B: How to Create Self-Sustaining Food Sources for Your Classroom Animal
- References and Resources
- Index