World Rabies Day Make Rabies History! Introduce yourself and welcome the children ( and teachers) to the WRD class. Translate WSPA. Establish any class rules now- for example do you want the children to raise their hands to answer a question or just to shout out? Having a sign/action for when you want the children to be quiet can save you having to shout.

What is rabies? Do you already know? Do you know what type of thing it is? Can you guess? Any ideas? Give children time to think and discuss. If answers are getting close give clues to help them get even closer to the correct answer. Don’t criticise incorrect answers.

Rabies is…. A disease that can kill you by stopping the body working properly. A disease we can get from animals, usually dogs. A disease that can be stopped. Depending on the age/ability of the students you may need to rephrase the sentences into a simpler form. To check understanding, ask students ( either you choose or ask for volunteers) to tell you the information in the sentences but without using the sentences that are on the slide. Once you are happy that the students ( or least the majority) understand, return to slide 2 and ask “What is rabies?”. Choose three students to give you one of the sentences each. Correct any mistakes.

Some facts Every year _______ people die from rabies. Every ____ minutes one person dies from rabies. _____% of deaths from rabies can be prevented. Explain the gaps are missing numbers. Read the sentences with/to the students. Give them chance to guess what the numbers might be, write on the board if you have one. Press forward arrow to show box of possible numbers. Choose three students to guess the order of the numbers, write on board. Click forward to show correct answers. 10 100 55,000

Some facts Every year _55,000_ people die from rabies. Every _10_ minutes one person dies from rabies. _100_% of deaths from rabies can be prevented. Give congratulations on correct answers. Explain you are now going to give them some more information about rabies, remind them ( nicely!) to concentrate as you’ll test them later.

Rabies is caused by a virus. Viruses are the smallest living things. If an animal with rabies bites you, the virus can get into your body. The virus stops the brain and spinal cord working. If someone has the virus, there is 100% chance of death. These need some extra explanation. Virus- maybe they already know bacteria- explain viruses are even smaller than bacteria give an example of another disease caused by a virus, such as ‘flu. point to picture Bites- see if they remember which is the usual animal Brain and spinal cord- check they know where these are tell the students you will talk about these more in a moment Death-while this the reality, don’t dwell on this too heavily for the younger ages

Together, the brain and spinal cord control everything we do, such as thinking, walking, eating and breathing, ….they are very important! Brain Spinal cord With the youngest children, give them a few moments to name more things control by the brain and spinal cord. Eg running, drinking etc. Ask “What happens if the spinal cord and brain are damaged?’ Congratulate correct answers and correct wrong ones. Ask ‘ How does the rabies virus get into the body?’ Say something like “ So, rabies is not good, is it?. We want to avoid it, don’t we?” (Hopefully you’ll get appropriate answers!) “ Let’s find out how we can avoid rabies” So, we don’t want anything in our bodies, like the rabies virus, that can stop the brain and spinal cord working.

How to avoid rabies? Any ideas? Avoid dog bites. Vaccinate dogs against rabies. Take some time to collect suggestions. Write good ones on the board.( make a record of these suggestions) If students suggest all killing dog/animals ( not just those with rabies) tell them there are better ways. Tell students today we will concentrate on two ways to avoid rabies. Press forward to show the 2 methods and.. Dog picture- Remind them most dogs do not have rabies Explain vaccination- giving an injection to stop the animal getting rabies in the future. Tell the students you’ll first look at how to avoid dog bites.

How to avoid dog bites. Never disturb a dog who is….. Eating Sleeping Caring for puppies Us the pictures to elicit when a dog should not be approached. Ask ‘Why may a dog bite you if she is with her puppies?’ Elicit “ She is trying to protect them” ( or similar)

How to avoid dog bites. Do not….. Throw anything at a dog Look a dog straight in the eye Run near dogs Read Choose a child in the front row and stare them in the eye- hopefully they won’t like it, and you can explain how the dog will feel the same way and then may bite. Ask “ What may happen if you run near dogs?’ Elicit “ They will chase you.’ ( or similar) Ask for a volunteer to come up to the front, to help you with the next slide.

How to avoid dog bites. If a growling dog comes near you, stand still with your arms down….pretend you are a tree. You pretend to be the dog and act out the growling and sniffing. The student must pretend to be like a tree. Thank your volunteer and ask for another one.

How to avoid dog bites. If a dog attacks you, curl into a ball and protect your face…. pretend you are a rock. You pretend to be the dog and act out an attack ( gently!). The student must pretend to be like a rock. Check they are covering their face properly. Thank your volunteer. Ask ‘ What do you do if a growling dog comes near you?’ Elicit ‘ Be like a tree” Ask ‘What do you do if a dog attacks you?’ Elicit ‘ Be like a rock’ Role play- Get all the students to stand up. Ask half the class to pretend to be growling dogs while the others must do the correct action to stop being bitten. When you say the children must swap roles. This activity is included partly to energize the children, so allow them enough time to move around but don’t lose too much control! Ask” What should you do if you are bitten by a dog?” Elicit “Tell an parent/adult” or “Go to hospital” Get the children back in their seats Ask “ What was the other thing we can do to avoid rabies?’ Elicit “ Vaccinate pets.”

Vaccinations Vaccination against rabies is quick and easy. By vaccinating pets rabies can be stopped. Anti-rabies vaccination certificate Read. Check students can remember what vaccination means. Ask if anyone knows if their pet is vaccinated against rabies. Ask the students if they have been concentrating, tell them you hope they have as it is now…(next slide)

How much can you remember? QUESTION TIME! How much can you remember? Depending on class size and arrangement, this could be done orally in teams or individually or as a written quiz. If you divide into teams keep score on the board. If done as a written quiz, do not go to the next slide, read the questions from this printout. Once you have read all questions, use the following slides to reveal the answers, get students to mark their work and record how many get 9 or 10 out the10 the questions correct.

What causes rabies? A virus Read the question. If done orally, students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team. Press forward arrow to reveal correct answer.

How does the rabies virus get into the body? From a bite from an animal Read the question. Students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team Press forward arrow to reveal correct answer.

Name one way to avoid rabies Avoid dog bites or vaccinate pets Read the question. Students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team Press forward arrow to reveal correct answer.

What does the rabies virus do to the body? Stops the brain and spinal cord working properly, causes death Read the question. Students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team Press forward arrow to reveal correct answer.

Should you run near a dog? Read the question. Students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team Press forward arrow to reveal correct answerใ No

Name the times when you should not approach a dog. When they are sleeping, eating or caring for puppies Read the question. Students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team Press forward arrow to reveal correct answerใ

Do all dogs have rabies? No Read the question. Students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team Press forward arrow to reveal correct answer. No

Can rabies be prevented? Read the question. Students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team Press forward arrow to reveal correct answer. Give congratulations to the class (if they were any good!) Go to last slide while you finish. Yes

How many people die each year from rabies? Read the question. Students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team Press forward arrow to reveal correct answer. Give congratulations to the class (if they were any good!) Go to last slide while you finish. 55,000

What should you do if a growling dog is near you? Read the question. Students must put up their hands to answer. If the first answer is incorrect go to next person/team Press forward arrow to reveal correct answer. Give congratulations to the class (if they were any good!) Tell the students you have one more question for them, tell them there is not a right or wrong answer, you would like to hear their thoughts.. Be like a tree.

What would you do if you saw a stray dog in your area? Ask students for suggestions. Write them on the board Once you are not receiving any new suggestions, tell the students you are going to make a survey. For each suggestion ask the students to raise their hands/stand up if that is what they would do, write the results on the board. ( Make a record of the results of this survey to take away with you) The feedback you give will depend on the children’s responses, however do not condone any inhumane activity and remind the children that mass killing is not a successful method in reducing rabies risk. Thank the children for their ideas and opinions, tell them it is now time for some creative work….

Follow- on activity Design a poster to tell other children how to avoid dog bites - OR Draw a picture of a dog that is well looked after. How much time you spend on this will depend on the time you have been given by the school. Ask the students to start, but tell them they may need to finish later. Tell them you will collect the work at a set time ( e.g in one week) to check it and put the best ones on display. Give this extra information- poster- remember it needs to be easy to understand and read quickly, it needs to be interesting to look at. Picture- remember we talked about what dogs don’t like, now draw a picture of a dog that is well looked after, for example one that has ha sits rabies vaccination. While the children are working, walk around and ask if they have questions, they may feel more confident to ask one to one, than in front of the class.

World Rabies Day Make Rabies History! To finish on a positive idea, remind children that most dogs are not dangerous and do not have rabies, and can make good pets if they are well looked after and treated sensitively. Give out the leaflet. Tell them it is for their parents to read so they can learn about rabies too. Tell them there is also a questionnaire inside the leaflet for them to complete with their parents. They should return it to school with their poster/picture. Thank the children and teachers for their time.