Discovery 3: Animal Heroes (working animals)
Animals help us in amazing ways - what makes them heroes?
Meet some of the animals helping humans every day and explore the responsibilities we have towards animals when we use them for our benefit.
Activity length: 60-90 minutes plus extension options
Download the Animal Heroes interactive resource pack now:
Animal Heroes_Student Slides (PDF 21.2MB)
Animal Heroes_Teacher Notes (PDF 5.1MB)
Welsh language | Animal Heroes_Student Slides (PDF 21.2MB)
Welsh language | Animal Heroes_Teacher Notes (PDF 5.1MB)
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Resources:
SEND | Animal Heroes_Student Slides (PDF 1.49MB)
SEND | Animal Heroes_Teacher Notes (PDF 836KB)
SEND | Welsh language | Animal Heroes_Student Slides (PDF 1.47MB)
SEND | Welsh language | Animal Heroes_Teacher Notes (PDF 902KB)
Your pack contains:
- Teacher notes PDF - everything you need to lead an engaging Compassionate Class session including objectives, discussion questions and extension activities
- Student slides interactive PDF - record pupil responses in the editable text boxes or print slides as worksheets
Activity objectives
- To begin to understand the different roles that animals have in our lives past and present
- To explore whether an animal's needs are being met when animals are used for human benefit
- To recognise the ways animals and humans can work together, and appreciate how amazing animals can be
Completed this Discovery activity? Why not choose another!
Advocacy competition
Put everything your class has learnt into action! Once you've completed at least two Discovery activities, choose an Advocacy activity which can be found at the end of the Teacher notes.
Creative outputs from your class can be entered into our competition to be in with the chance of winning some fantastic prizes.
