Humane Education School Presentations
The Humane Society of Tampa Bay is excited to announce NEW school presentations offered by the HSTB Humane Education program to students in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco County!
These 30-minute presentations include an introduction, game, video presentation, mini-lesson of your choice, and petting of an animal (if available). We will also bring activity books and stickers for each student in the class.
An HSTB school presentation educates children on respect for living things and how to nurture compassion. It provides facts, engages curiosity and creativity, and instills responsibility and respect for other people, non-humans, and the environment.
How do HSTB’s Humane Education lessons support my goals in the classroom?
All Humane Education lessons incorporate the importance of character education traits, specifically, responsibility, citizenship, kindness, respect, honesty, self-control, tolerance, and cooperation. Humane education teaches kindness, develops empathy, and cultivates compassion toward animals people, and the natural world. It cultivates creativity, encourages curiosity while instilling critical thinking skills about the world around us.
To schedule a class presentation for your class, please click here!
Available Lessons Grades 2-5
The Pet Suitcase
A hands-on lesson that teaches children the responsibility of caring for a dog or a cat. Children will learn how to be good pet parents. They will unpack a real pet’s suitcase, identifying the importance of each item to the pet’s welfare.
Length: 20-30 minutes
Curriculum Alignment: Science Standard: Body of Knowledge: Life Science
Humane Society 101
Why must animal shelters exist? What role does the Humane Society of Tampa Bay play in the community? How can young people help homeless animals? All of these questions and more will be answered in this lesson that teaches an overview of animal sheltering.
Length: 30 minutes
Curriculum Alignment: Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government
Available Lessons Grades 6-12
Humane Society 101
Why must animal shelters exist? What role does the Humane Society of Tampa Bay play in the community? How can young people help homeless animals? All of these questions and more will be answered in this lesson that teaches an overview of animal sheltering.
Length: 30 minutes
Curriculum Alignment: Social Studies Standards: Civics and Government
