Term

Fall 2021

Capstone

Capstone Project

Degree Name

MAT

Facilitator(s)

Karen Moroz, Jeff Fink

Content Expert

Danielle Lynch

Abstract

The research question addressed in this project was, how does incorporating an animal based curriculum into an elementary classroom help promote social/ emotional development? This project describes a teacher’s journey in implementing an animal based curriculum in the hopes of promoting social/ emotional development. The purpose of this project is to examine the effect that having animals into a classroom environment can have on students in regards to their social/ emotional development. This project describes the challenges, struggles, and opposing views on having animals in a classroom as well as the successes and highlights from an animal based classroom.

Project Type

Curriculum

Keywords

Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Teachers/ Teaching, Social/ Emotional Development

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text

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DigitalCommons@Hamline

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application/pdf

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School of Education Student Capstone Projects

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