User talk:Remember-How

Hi, I expect it will take me awhile to get up to speed with this. Sorry. I'll hurry.

I am working on two learning topics for a Head Start class and wonder if they would make good Wikijunior books/activities for pre-readers.

The first one is "The 'Fraidy Bunny", about why the class rabbit is so scared all the time and why it hides. Included are activity pages - coloring, making a bunny mask, a quick primer on rabbit "language", plus reproductions of rabbit care posts for the teacher. These are from the House Rabbit Society web page, used without their permission (remember, this started as information for one teacher/class) and, if completed I would get permission or re-write the basic info. It does talk about the rabbit being a prey animal and that anything that eats meat loves to eat rabbits, so you couldn't call it a warm fuzzy book. The goal was to help the children understand rabbit behavior so that they would develop empathy for and understanding of the class bunny.

The second - still in the planning stage - is "What the dog is trying to tell you". It bothers me that people, children especially, have no concept of what to do with dogs or what to expect from them, and are either too friendly or deathly afraid of them. So, this would cover things like how to "read" the dog (ears, tail, and eyes) and what you should do in response, how to greet a dog, what to do if a dog threatens you, etc. I have made headbands with ears that move so they can practice reading behavior by playing. And, of course, lots of pictures. No breed of dog is the "bad" dog. Primarily I want them to know that usually how the dog acts to them depends on how they act with the dog.

So, what do you think?

Remember-How (discuss • contribs) 22:58, 23 December 2014 (UTC)