[ISLMA-Share] Projects/Activites related to Service Animals and/or Volunteering

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One year our school had a reading therapy dog who came once a week. We
provided a quiet space, and it was amazing how reluctant readers LOVED
reading to her.

Chris Wilson

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 10:28 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi Pam,
> Have you contacted any shelters in your area to see what they would
> recommend/need? Maybe contacting a organization that works with service
> dogs to see if you could arrange a visit for kids to learn more/ ask
> questions. Lutheran Church Charities has a Comfort Dog ministry.  Don’t
> know if you have enough time with your even being next week.  But you can
> request a visit for community events.  Here is the link:
> https://lcc.ccbchurch.com/form_response.php?id=366
>
> Keri Johnson
> Libertyville
>
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2016, at 9:44 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> This summer my principal is allowing me to have my elementary library open
> for two hours on Wednesday afternoons for the second year in a row. Each
> week a teacher volunteers to read and chooses a theme. I choose a book and
> have a snack and several activities prepared related to that theme. It's
> mostly an open house type event, except when the teacher reads.
>
> My first event is next week. The teacher who volunteered wants to read
> *Mogie* about a dog that keeps sick kids at Ronald McDonald House
> company. She chose the amazing theme of service animals and volunteering.
>
> *I'm having trouble coming up with engaging activities that will work with
> a wide variety of ages that relate to this theme! Do you have any ideas?*
>
> So far I've come up with:
>
>    - Operation Happy Sock - take a sock, fill with fiberfill and catnip,
>    tie, donate to animal shelter
>    - make a tie blanket to donate to animal shelter
>    - no sew fleece tug rope for dogs
>    - I found a couple of info graphics about service animals that I could
>    print out to make bookmarks, but not interactive
>    - I thought about a blind trust walk, with one partner blind folded,
>    the other showing them around, but not great for all ages, and is it
>    appropriate? Am I comparing people to dogs?
>
>
> Help!
> Pam
>
> --
> Ms. Pamela L. Meiser
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> Barbara B. Rose Elementary School
> 61 W. Penny Road
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