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Astounding Animals That Helped Win Wars

Completed by 5 learners
Ages 8-12
Live Group Class
Come learn all about the amazing animals that have helped out in wars, become mascots for soilders and even won their own medals!
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(885 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
2-6 learners per class
30 min

What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week
Mastery Evaluation
included
Grading
included

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 5
Animals are absolutely amazing creatures who are smart, lovable and make us laugh. What you may not know is that animals have also assisted humans in wars for hundreds and hundreds of years. These animals range from small, yet valiant, birds to large, majestic horses. During this class we will be taking a look at some incredible animals and what they have done to help out during wartime. Some classes will be about specific animals who have gone above and beyond-even winning war medals for their work! Some classes we will take a broader look at a various animal groups and all the jobs they have done. I can't wait to show you all that these astounding animals have done to earn their very own place in history. 

Please see below for a list of animals that we will be talking about. If you have questions about which week we are on please send me a message! 

Class 1:  Sergeant Stubby-WWI Dog 

Class 2: Cher Ami-WWI Pigeon

Class 3: Wojtek-WWII Bear

Class 4:  Warrior-WWI Horse

Class 5:  Winnie (the Pooh)-WWI Bear Mascot

Class 6: Rip-WWII-Dog

Class 7: Cincinnati-American Civil War Horse 

Class 8: Tirpitz-WWI Pig

Class 9: Judy-WWII-Dog 

Class 10: Simon-Chinese Civil War Cat 

Class 11: Sargeant Bill-WWI Goat 

Class 12: Morning Glory-WWI Horse 

Class 13: Jet-WWII-Dog

Class 14:  Chips-WWII Dog

Class 15: Rags-WWI-Dog 

Class 16: Camels -Various Wars

Class 17: Dolphins-Various Wars

Class 18: Elephants-Various Wars

Class 19: Sargeant Reckless-Korean War Horse 

Class 20: Comanche-Battle of Little Bighorn horse 

Class 21: GI Joe-WWII Pigeon

Learning Goals

How animals have used their smarts to do things humans may not be able to do.
Find out how animals were needed when there wasn't as much technology.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
This class is meant to be a safe space for all learners and focuses on the animals and not the actual wars. However, we will mention war in a general sense. We will be talking about the jobs animals do during war which may not be for every learner. For example: Delivering bandages, messages, boosting morale and why that was needed, pulling certain weapons. Please note that while this class talks about animals in wars we will not be talking in detail about any of the wars in particular. This class will briefly mention specific time periods and which war was going on in regards to the animals we are talking about. No details on why the wars began or statistics about the wars will be mentioned. The only statistics that will be mentioned are in regards to animals. Ex: How many pigeons were thought to have helped in different wars. We will NOT be talking about or sharing any graphic images. There will be images of animals doing their specific duties or jobs, recieving medals, paintings of them. Although this class is meant to be safe and interesting for even the youngest learner some may have issues with certain topics or material and this class may not be for them.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Sources used in this class are: 1. Smithsonian Air and Space Museum 2. BBC 3. Time Magazine 4. Government of Canada 5. Smithsonian Education 6. The Canada Guide 7. Britannica 8. World War I Centennial Organization 9. Military History Now 10. National Archives Government of UK 11. Australian War Memorial Museum 12. National Army Museum 13. International War Museum of the UK

Meet the teacher

Joined May, 2020
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885reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of Winnipeg
I have taught about many heroic people in the past but this is my first time speaking about their animal counterparts. I am so excited to bring my real life knowledge of animals, psychology and a little bit of history to the classroom. I have worked with animals as a vet tech and know just how special they are to people. I have a a degree in psychology and conflict resolution and know just how important animals are in times of high stress and to calm situations. I also have taught some history classes on Outschool and world history on other platforms. 

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