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.