Guide dogs

Today, Key Stage two had a visit from Sarah a guide dog puppy walker.  Sarah brought in Junior, a nine month old trainee guide dog, who she has had since he was 6 weeks old.  Sarah talked to us about guide dogs and how they help blind people.  She told us how she has to look after Junior and how she prepares him for life as a guide dog.  Junior will go to Guide dog school when he is just over 1 year old.

The children listened really carefully to Sarah and had lots of interesting questions to ask her about her role as a guide dog puppy walker.  Junior was so well behaved and was even happy to let the children stroke him.

 

 

 

Some of the children tried out activities to help them understand what it would be like to be blind.  Whilst blindfolded the boys had to try and work out how much money Sarah had given then and the girls had to work out what food they were given.  This was easy when they were given fruit, but much harder when they were given tins of different food!

 

In the afternoon Year 5 and 6 followed up this visit with a range of different activities linked to being blind.

 

 

Guiding a blindfolded partner around the field.

Finding our shoes and putting them back on whilst blindfolded.

Getting dressed whilst blindfolded!

 

We also attempted to pour ourselves a glass of water and butter some bread whilst blindfolded.  We tasted different foods without seeing them and guessed what they were. 

 

The children in Year 5 and 6 had a great day, whilst learning what life would be like without the sense of sight.