Today’s Walking Classroom podcast focuses on heroic dogs and horses throughout history. There are many famous dogs and horses, including championship race horses, the first dog to go to outer space, a dog named Seaman who played a key part in the Lewis and Clark expedition, and a heroic dog named Balto whose lifesaving trek across Alaska is celebrated by the yearly Iditarod dogsled race. There are many unknown dogs and horses that are heroes such as seeing-eye dogs and horses that are used for riding therapy for people with special needs.
Character Value: Loyalty
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.5, RL.4.9, RI.4.1, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.9, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.9, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
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Quiz: (Make sure you're already logged into your Gmail account, then click to copy this Google form to your Google Drive. Quiz keys are here.)
Heroic Dogs and Horses Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Heroic Dogs and Horses Slide Deck
Describes how seeing eye dogs are trained and used.
Reveals how prosthetic legs are developed for a disabled dog.
Shows the Iditarod race in progress.
Learn more about animals that have contributed to society in this video.
Learn about the adventures of the heroic dog Balto in this webquest.
Read about other heroic animals and complete a creative writing project from the Cochrane & Area Humane Society.
Demonstrate understanding of grammar and comprehension in this worksheet about the significance of dogs.
Describe how horses have changed the way people travel in this writing project from the Virginia Racing Commission.
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