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• Copy-and-use worksheets that teach about animals while covering Common Core skills
• Nonfiction reading passages that provide practice with
informational text
• Writing prompts to help students organize and share their
thoughts
• Small-group activities, whole-group activities, classroom
displays, crafts, and more!
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WHY IS INFORMATIONAL TEXT IMPORTANT?
The Common Core State Standards present students with grade-appropriate
informational text starting in kindergarten. Why? As students get ready for
college and enter the workforce, much of what they need to read and understand is informational text: instruction manuals, news articles, scientific information, graphs and charts, opinion pieces, blogs, and more. The reading passages provided free in the Animal Ambassadors program meet that need for
informational text. And they cover a topic that students love—animals!
© 2012 International Fund for Animal Welfare.
Dear Family,
Our class is becoming Animal Ambassadors! We’ve
joined a free program from the International Fund
for Animal Welfare (IFAW) that addresses important
curriculum standards while teaching students about
different animals. Most important, we’ll learn how
humans impact these species and how we can work
together to protect them. Some of the animals we’ll
learn about this year are
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Elephants
Tigers and other big cats
Whales and dolphins
Wolves
Bears
Raptors
Sharks
Seals
Backyard wildlife
Cats and dogs
What can we learn
from animals? Lots!
Here are a few
examples:
Watch for materials from the Animal Ambassador
program to come home with your child. Be sure to ask
your child more about what they’ve learned and how they
will act to respect and protect animals. Learn more about
IFAW’s work to rescue and protect animals around the
world at www.ifaw.org. Find fun activities to do with your
child at home by visiting ifaw.org/discover-animals. Plus
mark your calendar: Animal Action Week is the first full
week in October!
Yours in education,
• Elephants don’t just have
a great memory, they also
show incredible loyalty to
their family and friends.
• Whale sharks are the
biggest fish in the world
but they are incredibly
gentle—they never bully
other marine wildlife.
• Cats and dogs have
been good friends to
their human companions
for thousands of years.
teacher’s name
PS: Do you know an animal hero of the two- or fourlegged variety? IFAW is looking for special people of any
age who have done something outstanding for animals
or even heroic animals themselves. To learn how you can
nominate someone for an Animal Action Award, visit ifaw.
org/animal-heroes.
Teachers, copy this page and share it with students’ families!
What Can We Learn
From Animals?
LOTS!
Free! Worksheets and activities that
teach Common Core skills! Sign up at
www.themailbox.com/ifaw.
Human activities can affect animals—and
sometimes put them at risk. One way we
can help protect animals is to teach
our youngest students about different
species, why they are important, and
how our decisions impact them. That’s
what the Animal Ambassador program is all
about. Sponsored by the International Fund
for Animal Welfare (IFAW), the Animal
Ambassador program delivers
classroom-ready resources to teachers
of grades K-2 and 3-5 to share those
messages, while building important Common
Core skills at the same time.
Ten lucky Animal Ambassadors
will WIN $100 Amazon gift cards, and one
lucky Animal Ambassador will WIN a $1,000
Visa gift card! Sign up today at
www.themailbox.com/ifaw!
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Start by displaying this free poster in your
classroom. Then sign up to become an Animal
Ambassador—and get more free materials—at
www.themailbox.com/ifaw. Look inside for
details and sign up today!
F O R S U S TA I N
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Closing date
January 31
2013
Animal Action
Art Contest
Every year, IFAW asks young people
to help produce our annual calendar
and classroom poster.
W
e’re looking for colorful paintings and drawings
of one or more of the animals that IFAW
rescues and protects around the world, such as
elephants, whales, seals, bears, tigers, cats and dogs, to
name a few.
Visit ifaw.org/art-contest for complete contest details
and to download additional entry forms. All winners will
receive a certificate and gift from IFAW. A selection of
the winning entries will be featured on the wall poster/
calendar created for next year’s Animal Action Education
program.
The contest is open to students aged four to 18. Artwork
can include paintings, colorful sketches, collages, or any
other original illustrations.
All submissions should be in color and no larger than a
standard letter-sized page (8.5” x 11”).
If you would like your artwork returned after the contest,
you must provide a stamped, self-addressed envelope
with your contest entry.
Submit entries to: Animal Action Team,
IFAW International Headquarters,
290 Summer Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
About IFAW
Founded in 1969, the International Fund for Animal
Welfare (IFAW) rescues and protects animals around
the world.
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ENTRY FORM
Please complete and attach a copy of this form to the back of each artwork entry.
Deadline for entries: January 31, 2013
For individual entries, please provide:
Name
Male
Parent/Guardian name
Female
(Please tick appropriate box)
Home address
If this is a classroom or group submission, please provide:
Teacher/Group Leader name
School/Group name
Zip Code
Address
Email
Telephone No.
Date of birth
Grade level
Zip Code
For the student: I call on world leaders to protect animals. I will do this in my own environment by:
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