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2023-10-04 00:00:00
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2023-10-04 23:59:59

World Animal Day is celebrated annually on October 4th to raise awareness about animal welfare, conservation, and the importance of treating animals with kindness and respect.

Celebrating World Animal Day in your early years setting can have several benefits for young children. These include:

Fostering empathy and compassion: Introducing children to the concept of animal welfare and treating animals with kindness can help develop empathy and compassion for living beings, both human and non-human.

Understanding diversity: Learning about various animal species can help children appreciate the diversity of life on our planet and understand the importance of conserving and protecting ecosystems and habitats.

Developing responsibility: Teaching children about responsible pet ownership, wildlife protection, and the impact of human actions on animals can help them develop a sense of responsibility towards the environment and other living beings.

Supporting emotional well-being: Interacting with animals or learning about them can have therapeutic benefits for children, as animals can provide comfort, reduce stress, and improve emotional well-being.

By celebrating World Animal Day in early years settings, educators can help children develop empathy, understanding, and appreciation for the diverse world of animals while promoting responsible attitudes towards all living beings.

 

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Resources for World Animal Day

KS1 Enhanced Planning Brainstorm for Plants and Animals

Plants & Animals Planning brainstorm to use with KS1 to set up the environment and use cross curricular links to teach the national curriculum in the style of Early Years. The planning seeks to spark children’s interests and excitement and starts with a hook. Each document has a section on to add children’s interests and notes on previous learning. This enabling environments spider planner shows independent challenges and ideas to enhance and set up provocations in continuous provision. This covers all areas of the National Curriculum accept languages and PE. We are able to create these for any interest, so please let us know if you would like any created by emailing us at [email protected].
Planning for Animals

Early Years Planning Brainstorm Animals

Early Years Planning Brainstorm Animals This is an early years planning brainstorm to use as a starting point for provocation ideas to enable the environment. The planning seeks to spark children’s interests and excitement. Each document has a section on to add children’s interests and notes on previous observations based on development matters. This enabling environments spider planner shows independent challenges and ideas to enhance and set up provocations in continuous provision. You can use these as ideas to plan further with children by just writing over the top and putting on display. See more Enhanced Planning.