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While learning is often associated with textbooks, tests, and teachers, there is an another source from which children can learn some fantastic life lessons. One of the best learning resources are the creatures that live among us. Animals! There are so many great ways to learn with and from animals. Here are ten fun and innovative ways that young people, and the adults in their lives, can get in touch with their warm and wild side and learn a lot in the process. |
| My adorable cousin and her bunny. |
- Get a pet - Pet’s are a great way to help children develop responsible behavior,provide a connection to nature and teach respect for other living things.
- Watch a pet - There are a number of reasons that a family may not be able to get a pet. When this is the case, another option might be to offer to watch a pet for busy neighbors. This provides several of the benefits of getting a pet and can also turn into a part time job for the pet-loving child.
- Walk a pet - What better way to engage in physical fitness than with a pet. Go for a run in the park or around the block. This too can turn into a part-time job for the child who has a way with animals and wants to become the neighborhood dog walker.
- Learn about endangered species with UStream - UStream is doing some amazing work with capturing endangered species live on film. Children can watch animals catch prey, mate, reproduce, and much more. Another great feature is viewers can chat with experts and others who are interested while watching the animal in the wild. Additionally, there is a lot of educational information on many of these pages. Start on the general Pets / Animals page at http://www.ustream.tv/pets-animals. The following are some wonderful pages that are educationally sound and terrific starting places.
