What does the moon taste like? (2nd Grade Early Childhood Education)
By Beatriz Galé Recipients: 2º ciclo de Educación Infantil. Objetivos: Work on our body schema and identify it with that of the animals in the story. Recognize cooperative work. To identify animals as beings with feelings and interests just like us. Learn about the different places where animals live. Motivar en la animación a la […]
Where has our empathy gone?
It's a sunny afternoon, and the petting zoo across from the local supermarket has attracted more people than usual. Children and parents alike are pressed against the wooden fence, some leaning over with their arms outstretched. I take out one of the carrots I brought for the occasion and offer it to a piglet, hoping […]
Amnesty for a Bull (Benedetti)
Extraído de Spring with a Broken Corner, de Mario Benedetti. The other day I saw a bullfight on TV, which is like a stadium where a man plays with a red cloth and a bull that pretends to be furious but is actually very good. After many hours of playing, the man got bored and […]
A dog has died (Pablo Neruda)
Mi perro ha muerto. Lo enterré en el jardín junto a una vieja máquina oxidada. Allí, no más abajo, ni más arriba, se juntará conmigo alguna vez. Ahora él ya se fue con su pelaje, su mala educación, su nariz fría. Y yo, materialista que no cree en el celeste cielo prometido para ningún humano, […]
"The Fate of Cartucho", by Ana Sánchez
Nuestra propuesta de lectura de hoy es The fate of Cartucho, de Ana Sánchez, editado por Círculo Rojo. Este libro solidario recoge la historia de Cartucho, un perro elegido para seguir los pasos de su madre, Perdiguera, la perra que mejor caza de la comarca y el orgullo de su amo. Una inoportuna lesión de […]
Do you believe in their emotional capacity?
This short video captures the grief of a mother penguin as her chick dies from the cold. While it may be heartbreaking, it offers a powerful illustration of the maternal bonds and emotional capacity that develop among animals. Dado que en las imágenes queda patente la aflicción de la madre ante la pérdida de su […]
"Mom, I don't want to eat animals"
Antes los padres se asustaban si sus hijos les decían: “Mamá quiero ser artista”, ahora es con “Mamá, no quiero comer animales”. Así nos lo cuenta Alejandro Ayala en este breve manual, ilustrado por Loreto Mathews que nos explica cómo comunicar y manejar este tema con nuestros familiares. • Fuente: La cocina alternativa – http://bit.ly/1nvoABO […]
The emotional world of farm animals (4th year of ESO Language and Literature)
Extensive syllabi and overwhelming lesson plans often lead us to ignore other topics and focus solely on what's stipulated in the curriculum. However, if a topic interests us, we can always find a strategy to introduce it while simultaneously developing different skills related to the subject we teach. This activity was carried out in Spanish […]
Poetry as a tool (Language and Literature)
By Olga García Sanz Foundation La presente propuesta de actividad trata de trabajar la empatía y el respeto hacia los animales desde la normalización de tales actitudes. Si bien se valoran como necesarias las actividades que trabajan estos valores como un medio y un fin en sí mismas, esta actividad intenta, a través de los […]
Last session of the course, with Isabel Ariño
Last Thursday marked the final session of the second edition of our course, "Education Through Respect for Animals." Isabel Ariño, a secondary school counselor, participated and shared her classroom experiences in promoting respect for animals and fostering ethical treatment of them. Working as a counselor in rural schools, Isabel explained how the social and cultural […]