Journalistic text (High School, Spanish Language and Literature)
Como sabéis, los textos periodísticos de Rosa Montero, periodista y habitual columnista de El País, representan un “prototipo” de texto habitual en los exámenes de Selectividad para la materia de Lengua castellana y literatura. Bajo el título Civics, en el siguiente enlace os proponemos un texto de Rosa Montero para realizar un resumen y un […]
The Community of Madrid organizes school visits to the Las Ventas bullring
Según informa Igualdad Animal, el pasado día 24 de enero se realizó la primera visita guiada de escolares madrileños a la plaza de toros de Las Ventas, tras el acuerdo alcanzado entre el Centro de Asuntos Taurinos y la Dirección General de Juventud de la Comunidad de Madrid, con el fin de acercar la bullfighting […]
Oscar Horta, an expert in anti-speciesist philosophy
Profesor de Filosofía Moral en la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela y activista antiespecista, Óscar Horta ha publicado numerosos artículos sobre ética animal y es autor del blog http://masalladelaespecie.wordpress.com. This interview, among other aspects, highlights the importance of the teacher's theoretical training if they want to convey a coherent message to the student that shows […]
Drawing and poetry in Primary Education
The following activity seeks to improve artistic and creative ability while fostering an interest in poetry and developing empathy towards non-human animals. The class is asked to read the poem and each student should try to put themselves in the place of the greyhound or its "prey" and draw how they feel. Poesía enviada por […]
Science for the Contemporary World (1st Year of High School)
Monkeys escape from a zoo in Brazil after making a tool themselves
The ability to use tools is said to be an important shared trait between humans and non-human primates; similarly, it seems to be the desire to be free.
Cómic "Babycakes", de Neil Gaiman (4º ESO, Ética)
By Judith Andrés The following activity is designed for 4th year ESO students in the subject of Ethical-Civic Education, and its objectives are the following: To understand speciesism as a form of discrimination and to encourage personal reflection on its motives and legitimacy. To promote critical thinking and reasoned argumentation, as well as the ability […]
The Chained Elephant, by Jorge Bucay
By Irene Moncayola I'm planning my activity for a class of 5-year-olds in Early Childhood Education. At this stage, they begin to understand moral concepts and are capable of some empathy for others, as well as understanding how other living beings feel. In Early Childhood Education, the topic of animals can be addressed extensively, conveying […]
Interview with a very special family
We are launching a new section of Aula Animal, in this case with an interview with Cathy and her daughter Annie Cass, a young English woman who was raised to respect animals from birth. Currently, the two are working together to create an animal sanctuary, which will also be an educational project to promote respect […]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (French)
By Merche García Recientemente he tenido la ocasión de ver el film “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” que se nombró durante el curso de Educación desde el respeto a los animales. Creo que es una película que puede dar mucho juego a la hora de tratar varios temas, sobre todo para tratar el […]