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Field Trip: Cowtown!
Field Trip Summary: Cowtown!
(Marlee)
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Contact Information and Location:
Cowtown
745 Park Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4N 4Y4
Sara or Ginny
Bus: (306) 790-5560
Fax: (306) 790-5574
Toll Free: 1-877-929-8696
www.cowtownonline.com
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday
8:00 am- 8:00 pm
Saturday
8:00 am-6:00 pm
Sunday & Holidays
11:00 am- 5:00 pm
Cost: Free of charge
Date for Advance Trip Booking: Cowtown representatives appreciate at least one month’s notice before attending the field trip to their location. They will accept bookings shortly after the one month period but require time to prepare for the students’ arrival.
Grade Level: Generally Cowtown field trips are for students pre-kindergarten to grade two. However, if you are interested in booking a trip for a higher grade level, call the location. They are very welcoming and are willing to accommodate.
General Summary:
Representatives from Cowtown will take over the field trip once the class arrives. Students will be toured around the main floor of the building and will have the opportunity to view animals and where they live. This will include fish tanks, reptile/amphibian/insect tanks, other aquatic life, bunny cages, and rat cages. Once students have had time to view the animals’ homes, a Cowtown field trip guide will have the students sit down on the stairs in the middle of the building. Here students will have the opportunity to touch or hold some of the animals. The field trip guide will discuss with the students what the animals eat, where they live, and how they are cared for. Students will receive small tokens from Cowtown such as balloons, tattoos, or colouring sheets. Students may also receive cookies from the field trip guide. Allergies will need to be considered. If there is a serious issue with allergies, notify the location prior to attending the field trip. Allergies for the entire trip will also need to be considered due to the nature of the trip.
Curriculum Connections:
Grade One- Interdependence-Responsibilities in the Family: Caring for a pet (for grade one, focusing on pet care is also a part of the core Science unit on Animals.)
Grade One- Interdependence-Meeting needs and wants: Needs of pets
Grade One- Identity- Families: Pets as a part of the family
Grade Two- Interdependence- Rights and responsibilities: responsibility of caring for pets
Grade Three- Identity- Canadian families: Pets as a part of the family
Grade Three- Interdependence- Industries, agriculture, conservation: Cowtown as an industry of agriculture, agricultural animals.
Grade Four- Interdependence- Agriculture, products: Cowtown as an industry of agriculture, producing products.
Grade Five- Interdependence- Agriculture: Cowtown as an industry of agriculture.
Grade Five- Decision Making- Rights and responsibilities: responsibility to care for pets.
Resources:
Blackledge, Annabel. Small Pet Care: How to look after your rabbit, guinea pig, or hamster. DK Publishing, 2005.
Brown, Marc Talon. Arthur and the School Pet. Random House Children’s Books, 2003.
Brown, Marc Talon. Arthur’s Pet Business. Random House Children’s Books, 1990.
Cowtown Online. http://www.cowtownonline.com/ (accessed on March 27, 2008)
Elmo’s World: Pets (DVD). Sony Music Entertainment, 2006.
Gutman, Bill. Becoming best friends with your iguana, snake, or turtle. Millbrook Press, 2001.
Page, Gill. I am your Goldfish: an illustrated guide to pet care for young owners. (Waterbird Books, 2004. (There are also I
am your Hamster, I am your Kitten, and I am your Puppy books available.)
Pets part of the family: the total care guide for all the pets in your life. Rodale Press, 1999.
RSPCA Pet Guides (including Care for your Cat, Care of your Goldfish, Care for your Hamster, and many more) Collins,
1995.
Saskatchewan Evergreen Curriculum Guide. “Grade One Science.” http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs /elemsci/gr1uaesc.html (accessed on March 29, 2008)
Teacher Web. “Our Class Pet” webquest. http://teacherweb.com/IN/PNC/Cassady/ (accessed on March 29, 2008)
Helpful Tips: Cowtown does not require any specific number of supervisors or volunteers to aid in the field trip experience. They are comfortable with having no additional support besides the teacher. However, as the teacher, I would arrange for supervisors in order for the experience to be more engaging and safe for the students participating. I would also strongly suggest considering the allergies of your students before booking this trip. If there are many students within your classroom who have allergies to animals or even dust and crops (because the location also sells feed products), I would reconsider taking the field trip.
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