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The
Benefactory has goals that are innately
linked to education:
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To
motivate children to read |
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To
encourage creativity |
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To
foster animal protection and environmental
preservation |
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To
empower community linkages and after-school
mentoring programs |
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To
teach core values |
As
our founder was a reading curriculum
specialist, you will see a strong emphasis
on reading throughout our programs and
products. We have discovered that true
stories about animals are compelling
and attract children to read them because
children can relate to the subject matter
with both their hearts and minds.
Our true stories also fit well into
science and nature curricula. When your
school has a week focused on pet care,
our true stories about dogs and cats
should fit right in. We are particularly
proud of our growing collection of stories
featuring handicapped pets and the value
and love those pets have created despite
their handicaps. (Caesar: On Deaf
Ears; Norman to the Rescue) Our
stories about endangered species, and
the natural adaptability and resourcefulness
of species will also delight and inform
children.
We have created a number of activities
for each title in the HSUS series, as
well as some fun games. You will be
able to download and print these fun
and educational activities and games
for use in the classroom. The activities
and games have been designed for fun,
of course, and also to reinforce reading
curriculum objectives such as comprehension,
retention, sequencing, shape recognition,
and kinaesthetic objectives that lead
to good writing skills. We have included
word games, connect-the-dots, coloring
pages, and comprehension-oriented activities
that reinforce each story, as well as
concentration and sequencing games.
These activities and games will frequently
be replaced with new ideas, so check
back often!
If you have ideas on how to improve
these activities, or our products and
programs, we want to hear from you.
Send any suggestions to: rhouk@benefactory.biz
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