How can a guide dog change a life?

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1 Module 1 How can a guide dog change a life? Contents 1.1 What does a guide dog do? - Lesson plan 3 Resource sheet - plan of a town How are guide dogs trained? - Lesson plan 8 Resource sheet - application to become a guide dog Spot the difference - Lesson plan 13 Resource sheet - guide dog/pet dog All about Guide Dogs - Lesson plan 18 Resource sheet - guide dog photographs 21 Module completion certificate 23 1

2 Module 1 How can a guide dog change a life? 1.1 What does a guide dog do? 2

3 1.1 What does a guide dog do? - Lesson plan National Curriculum Reference England: En1 3a; En2 5, 9b; En3 1c,d; Citizenship 1a, 2a; Geography 2c Wales: AT1 2, 5; AT2 3, 6; AT3 1 N Ireland: 3.1; 3.4; 3.5; 3.6 Scotland: Lit 2-09a, 2-14a, 2-15a, 2-26a, 2-28a; MTH 2-17c, 2-17d Aim: To explain how a guide dog responds and reacts in some everyday situations. Objectives: To assess how much children know about what a guide dog does. To use an interactive activity to understand what a guide dog does and have some idea of the complexity of the training involved and why it is so important. Learning Outcomes: Most children will be able to describe a few things that a guide dog is trained to do. Some children will be able to follow a map and direct a guide dog successfully along a route between 2 points. Some will be able to show empathy by imagining a typical morning or afternoon in the life of a guide dog. Teacher Notes: There are various videos available on ( Guide Dogs ) if you look on their YouTube link. There s a link to the video Walk my way and it shows Alma the guide dog on a journey with her owner Nicky. Resources: You will need access to the internet, whiteboard activity What does a guide dog do? and Resource sheet plan of a town Key Vocabulary: Guide dog, crossing kerb, obstacles, corner, brave, confident 3

4 1.1 What does a guide dog do? - Lesson plan Lesson Plan: Introduction NB The following gives a quick overview to explain what a guide dog does. Keep this information in mind when watching the video with your class. What does a guide dog do? A guide dog enables its blind or partially-sighted owner to get around safely and independently. It guides its owner in a straight line, unless told otherwise, avoiding obstacles including those at the owner s head height. It will stop at kerbs and steps and find doors, crossings and places that are visited regularly. It will guide its owner across the road, but it is the owner who decides where and when to cross safely. Watch the video Walk my way in the previous resource All about guide dogs. This video shows a journey taken by Nicky and Alma, a guide dog partnership. It lasts 8.28 minutes but there are some lovely examples of the dog stopping at steps, and waiting at crossings. Watch the video together. After watching the video use the following prompt questions to make a list of the different ways that Alma has helped Nicky: What does Alma do when she comes to a corner? What does she do when she comes to a kerb? What does she do when she comes to steps/stairs? What happens when there are an increased number of people around? Did anybody spot any obstacles? They may have noticed A boards outside shops, bikes propped against shop windows etc. What has Alma the guide dog had to avoid? Where do Alma and Nicky end up? Interactive Activity Open the whiteboard activity and explain that guide dogs are very carefully trained. This activity will help teach children about the role of the guide dog and show typical activities they have to be able to do. Read the screen statements together and discuss which option is correct. Ask children if they can give reasons for their answers. Continue until completed. Activity Idea 1 Ask children to imagine they are Alma the guide dog. Think about where they go with Nicky. Can they describe their journey or just a part of it simply. More able children will write in paragraphs and should be encouraged to use descriptive language. 4

5 1.1 What does a guide dog do? - Lesson plan Activity Idea 2 Depending on ability children may work independently or with a partner on Resource sheet plan of a town (the sheet shows a simple plan of a small town. There is a picture of a guide dog and its owner at the top left hand corner, starting at home. Children should decide first of all whether they are going to the school, cafe, library or the shop. They should use different coloured pencils and choose two routes. They should mark the places where the guide dog stops with an X. Activity Idea 3 Paired activity: If you have programmable robots, either floor or table top. Extend the plan idea and ask children to work with a partner to develop a simple route either on the floor or on the top of desks to guide the guide dog robot around. As well as reinforcing learning about the role of a guide dog it will also develop directional language and control as well as simple programming skills. Plenary Build up a class profile of what a guide dog does together. Ask individuals/ volunteers to think about facts or qualities and write them down. If you have used a floor or desk robot discuss how the activity worked, what went well, what was more difficult. Home Activity Recap on the role of the guide dog. Discuss the type of qualities that a guide dog should have, giving reasons why they are so important. 5

6 Resource sheet - plan of a town Library Café School Shop 6

7 Module 1 How can a guide dog change a life? 1.2 How are guide dogs trained? 7

8 1.2 How are guide dogs trained? - Lesson plan National Curriculum Reference England: En1 3a; En2 3b; En3 1c,d PSHCE1a, 2a, 2h Wales: AT1 2, 5; AT2 3, 6; AT3 1,4 N Ireland: 3.1; 3.3; 3.5 Scotland: Lit 2-02a, 2-04a, 2-06a, 2-14a, 2-15a, 2-24a, 2-26a Aim: To explain the stages in the life of a guide dog in training. Objectives: To recap on what is known about the role of the guide dog and understand the rigorous training involved. Learning Outcomes: Most children will be able to describe some stages of a guide dog s training. Others will be able to develop a guide showing all the stages in the development. Some will create their own blog highlighting specific experiences, thoughts and feelings. Teacher Notes: There are various videos available on ( Guide Dogs ) if you look on their YouTube link. Video showing the story of Hester and how she became a guide dog. This video lasts 6.15 minutes. Resources: You will need access to the internet, whiteboard activity - How are guide dogs trained? Resource sheets application to become a guide dog Guide dog breeds Key Vocabulary: Puppy walker, training, qualities, volunteer 8

9 1.2 How are guide dogs trained? - Lesson plan Lesson Plan: Introduction Explain that a guide dog needs to have very special training to do his/her job to the high standards required. It starts when they are very young. Show the video There are plenty of opportunities to pause here. Certainly the written text on the beginning screens could be paused and read together as this sets the scene. This is followed by a short narration. Pause and use the following prompt questions to encourage discussion: What happened when Hester was 7 weeks old? Did the family have any other pets? What is the foster mum also known as? What sort of things is Hester introduced to? Why are these important? What will Hester do at the Guide Dog Training School? What is a foster family? After watching the video, make a list of the public places where Hester is seen. Thinking about these - what qualities did Hester show? Display these qualities so children can easily see them. Interactive Activity Open the whiteboard activity and scroll through the timeline to show the story of a guide dog in training. Read the facts together. Opportunities here to relate back to the story of Hester. Activity Idea 1 What is a volunteer? The puppy walkers are volunteers. Ask children to work in groups. What do they think being a volunteer means; write a definition in their own words. Can they think about times they have volunteered to do something either at home or at school and make a list? Can they describe the feelings that are attached to volunteering? Make a list. Share definitions and discuss feelings together. Activity Idea 2 Children prepare a guide using numbered bullet points and headers to show the progress of a guide dog s training process. They could develop this as a concertina style book. Encourage them to refer back to the whiteboard activity for support. 9

10 1.2 How are guide dogs trained? - Lesson plan Activity Idea 3 Ask children to imagine that The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association are looking for a puppy to train as a guide dog. Re-visit the qualities needed (from the introduction). Also keep the interactive activity live so children can refer back to it. Ask children to imagine that they are a puppy and ask them to fill in Resource sheet application to become a guide dog. This is a simple job application form. Display a copy of the Guide dog breeds. They should first of all choose the dog they would like to be and write this information along with their name. They should then go on to describe themselves and explain why they should be considered for this important job. They should write about the things they are already good at e.g. listening carefully to commands, being patient, brave etc. Activity Idea 4 Some children may search the The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association website and find some blogs about specific guide dogs in training. There is a link here to Penny s puppy walker diary. Ask children to work with a partner, read the blog and find out the following information: What was the name of Penny s first guide dog puppy? What happened to her? Can you name some of the other puppies Penny has walked? How did Penny find out about becoming a puppy walker? How long did Penny have to wait to get a puppy? How many pets does Penny have? There are lots of links to Penny s weekly blogs. Ask each pair of children to choose one and write a short account of the activity Penny and her guide dog puppy took part in. Plenary Plot a timeline together showing the training process of a guide dog, step by step. Home Activity Ask children to imagine they are one of the puppy walkers and write a blog about a recent experience, they and the guide dog have experienced - this might be a day at the seaside or travelling on a bus or train. (Explain that it is always easier and more relevant to write from personal experiences so if they never use public transport they should choose something that they are more familiar with.) 10

11 Resource sheet - application to become a guide dog Application to become a guide dog Choose the type of dog breed you are: I am a Your name Describe the qualities that mean you would make a good guide dog: 11

12 Module 1 How can a guide dog change a life? 1.3 Spot the difference 12

13 1.3 Spot the difference - Lesson plan National Curriculum Reference England: En1 3a; En2 3a,b,3c; 9b Wales: AT1 2, 5; AT2 3, 6; AT3 1, 4 N Ireland: 3.1; 3.3; 3.4 Scotland: Lit 2-04a, 2-05a, 2-06a, 2-14a, 2-15a, 2-26a Aim: To understand the main differences between a pet dog and a working dog. Objectives: To understand that a guide dog is a working dog. To understand that there are similarities as well as differences between a pet dog and a guide dog. Learning Outcomes: Most children will be able to recount a few things that are the same and different between a guide dog and a pet. Some will be able to explain concisely what to do when meeting a working guide dog. Others will find out further information and characteristics of different breeds of dogs and their suitability as a pet or guide dog. Teacher Notes: There are various videos available on ( Guide Dogs ) if you look on their YouTube link. Resources: You will need access to the internet, whiteboard activity guide dog/pet dog. Spot the difference Resource sheets - Guide dog/pet dog Guide dog breeds Key Vocabulary: Harness, responsible, working dog, breeds, heel 13

14 1.3 Spot the difference - Lesson plan Lesson Plan: Introduction Ask the children to raise their hand if they have a pet dog. Ask these children: What sort of things do they like to do with their pet? What is their dog s favourite toy? What is their dog s favourite game? What does their dog like to eat? Has their dog had any formal training and been to puppy training classes? How does their dog behave? Is there anything they would like to change about the way their dog behaves? What does being a responsible dog owner mean? How does their dog respond to other animals including dogs? Show the children the sheet showing the different guide dog breeds. Ask children to raise their hands if their dog is one of these breeds. You could also ask if any children know anybody in their family who has been involved in training a guide dog puppy. Indeed there might well be someone who knows someone who has a guide dog. If so, ask if they would like to share their experiences. Interactive Activity Remind children of the key facts they found out in the previous lesson about how guide dogs are trained. Open the whiteboard activity and explain that although some dogs look very much alike, are actually the same breed and enjoy similar activities, there are some quite specific differences which you are going to look for now. There are three headers in this activity. Read each statement and discuss before dragging and dropping it into the correct section. Activity Idea 1 Prepare a simple leaflet that explains the differences between a pet dog and a guide dog. Children should use labels and short sentences to describe and explain the differences. In a box at the bottom of the leaflet they should describe the similarities e.g. They both like to... 14

15 1.3 Spot the difference - Lesson plan Activity Idea 2 Split the class into groups and ask each group to find information about a certain breed of pet dog, include Labrador, Golden Retriever, and German Shepherd. Make sure each group looks at a different breed. They could use the internet or reference books to find out basic information e.g. size, colour, life span, things they like to do, any other characteristics or behaviours. Record the information neatly and if possible include a picture. Activity Idea 3 Ask children who have pet dogs to bring in a photo of their dog that could be used as part of a display. Children who haven t got a pet dog could choose a guide dog instead. They could either prepare a short talk about their dog or bring in relevant information including name, breed, colour and size. They should talk about things their pet likes to do, their favourite games and any special habits they have. Make a class display. Plenary Share the differences and similarities together. Then ask children to explain what to do if they should meet a working guide dog, how should they behave and what advice would they give to a member of their family. Home Activity Explain that based on the information you have found out today you would like children to prepare a Tips sheet to explain to people what they should and shouldn t do if they meet a working dog when they are out and about. Ask them to keep the Tips sheet simple, using short sentences, bullet points and headers. 15

16 Resource sheet - guide dog/pet dog Guide dog only Both dogs Pet dog only 16

17 Module 1 How can a guide dog change a life? 1.4 All about Guide Dogs 17

18 1.4 All about Guide Dogs - Lesson plan National Curriculum Reference England: En1 3a; En2 3b, 3c; 9b; PSHCE 1a,c,e; 2a,h; 4a,e,f,g; 5d,e,f; ICT 1a; 2a Wales: AT1 2, 5; AT2 3, 6 N Ireland: 3.1; 3.3; 3.5 Scotland: Lit 2-04a, 2-05a, 2-06a, 2-14a, 2-15a, 2-24a; HWB 2-23a, 2-24a Aim To raise the children s awareness of Guide Dogs. Objectives To assess what children already know about Guide Dogs. To use a variety of resources to find out further information either independently or as part of a group. To prepare a simple guide or poster to explain the role of Guide Dogs for a specific audience. Learning Outcomes Most children will be able to identify a few key points to show they understand about the role of Guide Dogs by creating a simple poster. Some children will be able to use the internet to research further information. Some children will use this further information to plan a short guide about Guide Dogs which may be developed either on paper or using a desktop publishing package or powerpoint. Teacher Notes There are various videos available on ( Guide Dogs ) if you look on their YouTube link. One in particular is called One Vision which is a short video and gives a good overview of the organisation s work, including footage of guide dogs, their owners, volunteers, staff and some of the aids used. 18

19 1.4 All about Guide Dogs - Lesson plan Resources: You will need access to the internet, whiteboard activity - All about Guide Dogs. A flipchart and different media for creating posters. Resource sheet - guide dog photographs Key Vocabulary: Sponsor, partially sighted, blind, volunteer, funding, charity Lesson Plan: Introduction Write Guide Dogs on board/whiteboard/flipchart and ask the children to think about who they are and what they do. Record responses and display. Interactive Activity Explain that today you are going to watch a video that will give a short introduction about Guide Dogs. It lasts for 3.38 minutes. It is set to the song One Vision sung by Queen. Please note the video covers a lot of information so it might be a good idea to play it once and then a second time pausing at specific points to prompt discussion. It might also be an opportune moment to consider the choice of music / song, does it detract or add to the video? Ask children to explain their reasons. After watching the video for the second time, discuss the main points together. What do children know now that they didn t know before? Record, display and compare to earlier list. Activity Idea 1 If there is capacity for a few groups or pairs of children to use the internet there is an additional video available to watch here. It is called Changing Lives and lasts 12 minutes. It would be good to split it into chunks and ask each group to look at different aspects of it, take notes and feedback relevant information to the rest of the class. 19

20 1.4 All about Guide Dogs - Lesson plan Activity Idea 2 Explain to children that they are going to work together to prepare a simple guide/ booklet about The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. There are photographs of guide dogs on the accompanying resource sheets which can be cut out and used in the guide. They will need to use the internet to find out facts about Guide Dogs. Some children may find out at least 3 facts whereas others may find out 5 or more. They should consider their audience e.g. booklets aimed at very young children will need to be more pictorial with less emphasis on text. If the intended audience is older they might want to know more factual information and figures. Once they have decided on their audience they should organise their work under relevant headers and ask each member of the group to be responsible for that area. These can be collated and worked into an initial draft. Plenary Bring the groups back together. Recap on the main points that should have been included in the poster or guide. Ask for volunteers to show their work. Assess each other s work. What worked well? Had they covered the main points? Did it describe Guide Dogs clearly? What might have worked better? At a later date ask the opinions of some of the younger children in KS1. Home Activity Children use the information they have learned in class to explain the role of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association to their parent/carers. Go to to the puppy resource and click the video sponsor a guide dog puppy, it is the link at the bottom right of the screen. This is probably familiar to many as it has been a TV advert. It is about guide dog owner Dave and his guide dog Quince. 20

21 Resource sheet - guide dog photographs 21

22 Resource sheet - guide dog photographs 22

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