Exploring the needs of animals and the role of animal sanctuaries.
Meet the Animals: Lesson Plan 6 Priscilla to the rescue
Pupils use various sources to learn about the true story of a pig named Priscilla, who helped rescue a boy from a lake. The children then write up an account of the incident for a (fictional) True Animal Heroes website.
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Lesson Plan 6 - Priscilla to the rescue
• Priscilla to the rescue Lesson Plan 6
• Copies of the account of Priscilla to the rescue (From Real Animal Heroes, 1997)
• Copies of a newspaper report from 1984
• Copies of 'Farm Show' magazine cutting from 1985
• Writing frame blank
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