Find out what pets need to stay happy and healthy, everything from cats and dogs through to ferrets, rats, mice, chickens and rabbits!

Bringing numeracy to life through using ‘real’ data can instantly stir an interest in children. If that ‘real’ data is related to animals, a subject popular with so many young children, the potential exists for numeracy to be transformed into a fun and engaging subject for even the most resilient maths learners! This pack offers the flexibility of raw data for use as you wish within numeracy teaching, together with photocopiable resources meeting clear year by year learning objectives.

Pupils explore the five welfare needs of pets and how they relate to responsible pet ownership. With fun, interactive group activities and discussions, this workshop empowers pupils to make a difference to pets in their local communities. This session focuses on small pets. This is a pre recorded presentation led by an experienced educator from Woodgreen. Don’t expect to be sitting down for long though, there’s plenty of opportunity to get moving around and interact with the fun activities. Learning objectives: Pupils can name and describe the five welfare needs for a pet Pupils can describe how an animal is feeling in different situations Pupils can describe how Woodgreen helps people and pets SMSC links: Pupils have a sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about others and the world around them Pupils understand the consequences of their behaviour and actions on the welfare of their pet BV links: Pupils understand how they can contribute positively to society Suggested ages: KS2