Check out our Guide Dogs in Action educational series as a guide dog team makes a trip to the country store. Learn what challenges they’ll face and how the guide dog uses its skills to navigate a variety of situations along the way.
A Trip to the Country Store
Skills Poster and Handout
This professionally designed poster and handout feature five different images of a guide dog team in action. Each picture demonstrates a specific skill that a guide dog may use when safely guiding its blind handler (Print in landscape format).
Supplemental Material
This four-page document provides a detailed overview of each of the five skills outlined in the Guide Dogs in Action Skills Poster and Handout. Highly recommended advanced reading for teachers and other presenters.
Skills Worksheet for Grades 2 – 3
This worksheet highlights three different guide dog skills and provides writing space for student participation in the classroom (Print in landscape format).
Lesson Plan for Grades 2 – 3
This lesson plan, created by a long-time puppy raiser and retired teacher, includes two 30-minute modules for the classroom. The plan is designed to complement the Guide Dogs in Action Educational series.