Information for Teachers
Helping children learn to be safe, kind and respectful around dogs.
Buddy & Tilda is a fun story that opens up important conversations about dog safety, empathy and responsibility.
This page has resources and ideas to support your teaching including a lesson plan based on a series of lessons provided by a trainee teacher and used in a Year 1 classroom.
Supports key dog safety messages
Practical learning through stories
Develops empathy & understanding
Encourages appropriate relationships
Classroom tested & approved
Successfully used in school setting
Supports multiple charities
Profits from book sales donated to charities
Free Teaching Resources
Buddy & Tilda Activity Sheet
Click the link below to download a copy of a simple activity sheet that can be used with children to promote discussion around dog’s feeling and what makes them ‘happy’ or ‘sad’
Buddy & Tilda Lesson Plan Series
Charlotte Jones, Trainee Teacher, used Buddy & Tilda to support four lessons focused on combining literacy and dog safety for her Year 1 Class.
We have developed a lesson plan summary based on her experience please feel to download and use as appropriate.
Case Study – Year 1 Class
We have collated Charlotte’s lesson series into a poster presentation which you can view and download below.
Tilda’s Top Tips – Dog Safety Poster
Charlotte Jones, Trainee Teacher, used Buddy & Tilda to support a series of four lessons for her Year 1 class; producing a dog safety poster to support discussions. You are welcome to download a copy of the poster here to support your own ‘dog safety’ conversations – please acknowledge Charlotte & ‘Buddy & Tilda’ as appropriate if you use this resource.
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Learning Through Stories & Sharing
The Buddy & Friends books were created to help children learn through fun stories and colurful illustrations. Buddy & Tilda aims to help children understand dogs and promote dog safety.
By learning how dogs behave and what they need, children can build safe and positive friendships with their furry companions.
The ethos of the Buddy & Friends series is to support learning through story-telling and collaboration. If you wish to share your experience of using Buddy & Tilda in a learning environment, we would be delighted to hear from you.