Ages 4+ · Life Skills · Friends and kindness
Being kind to animals
🥣food💧water🏠a safe home🤲gentle hands
What a pet needs.The big ideaAnimals need food, water, a safe home and gentle hands.
How it works
Animals need food, water, a safe home and gentle hands.
A pet needs care every single day.
Always ask a grown-up before you pat a pet you do not know.
Example 1: Food and water
- Nibble the hamster likes seeds and a little fruit.
- Pour them into a small bowl.
- Fill the water bottle with fresh water.
Example 2: A cozy home
- Nibble's cage is his home, with soft bedding, a tiny house and a wheel.
- He curls up in his house.
- Kit whispers, sleep well.
🐹Nibble🏠tiny house😴sleep well
Nibble's home.Example 3: Ask first
- Kit sees a big brown dog on a lead.
- He loves dogs, but he does not know this one.
- He asks his grown-up, may I pat the dog, please? The owner says yes, just be gentle.
Example 4: Soft pat
- Pat the dog softly on the back.
- Its tail goes wag, wag!
- Gentle hands are kind.
Words to know
- pet
- An animal we care for.
- gentle
- Soft and slow.
- cage
- A home for a small pet.
- owner
- The person who looks after the pet.
Watch out
- Do not pull a tail, poke or grab a pet. Use gentle hands.
- Do not shout at a pet. Use a soft voice.
- Do not pat a dog you do not know without asking a grown-up first.
Try it
- What does a pet need?
- A dog you do not know. What do you do first?
- Is pulling a tail kind?
- How often does a pet need care?
Answers: 1. food, water, a safe home and gentle hands · 2. ask a grown-up · 3. no · 4. every single day
Try at homeHelp an animal with a grown-up. Fill a water bowl, or feed the birds. Use gentle hands. Ask first before you touch a pet you do not know.
For grown-upsHelp an animal together: fill a water bowl or feed the birds, using gentle hands, and always ask before touching a pet you do not know.