Lesson Planning

Children use their sense of smell to identify a range of familiar scents. They know that dogs can be trained to identify and track scents. Children know that dogs can be used to help increase confidence and self-esteem.

Teaching Outcomes
To know that dogs can be trained to identify and follow scents, to discuss scents they like/don’t like, to know that dogs can be used for therapy with children in schools.

Children will:

• Know that dogs are trained to recognise scents.
• Recognise the scent of familiar objects.
• Identify scents they/others like and don’t like.
• Understand that dogs visit schools and help give children confidence to undertake tasks they find difficult.