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Pets are for Life

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research the life spans of several animals and create bar graphs comparing this data. Students, as a class, discuss the long term commitment of owning a pet. Students imagine how their lives would be different if they had a pet...
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Responsible Pet Ownership

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners understand the concepts of responsibility and dependency. Students are paired up, one student is blind folded and the other leads on a trust walk which illustrates the concepts of responsibility and dependency.
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Science Quiz on Dogs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science quiz on dogs worksheet, students answer ten questions about dogs before scrolling down to see the correct answers.
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Pets Word Search

For Students 1st - 5th
In this word puzzle activity, students locate and circle 18 pet-related words in a word search puzzle. A word bank is provided.  
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this animal safety instructional activity, students brain-storm ways to be kind and safe with animals throughout the year.  Students create a Kind Calendar for Animals in art class and distribute copies to other classes in the...
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Canine Companions

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students research and complete activities about dogs. In this dog lesson, students read information about dogs to examine their traits, behavior, language, characteristics, and genetics. Students take a quiz about the information.
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Pets All Around

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners talk about their pets. In this pets vs. wild animals lesson, students discuss their pets and how pets are different from animals in the wild. Learners answer questions to brainstorm things that pets need. Students complete an...
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What Would We Do?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners develop an emergency plan for their pets. In this animal welfare lesson, students discuss how to keep their pets safe in an emergency and create pet emergency kits.
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Common Pets Word Search

For Students 1st - 5th
In this common pets word search worksheet, students locate the 11 pets listed in the provided word bank within the word puzzle.
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Cats as Pets- Online Interactive

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a short text about cats as pets and learn about cat ownership in America. Students complete 8 sentences with information from the text. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Pets - A Mini-Book

For Students Pre-K - K
In this pets mini-book worksheet sets, students make a book, either in color or black and white, that includes names of pets such as rabbit, turtle, dog, cat, bird, fish, and hamster. They see lines under the picture of each pet but...
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All About My Pet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this personal information instructional activity, students fill in the blanks with information about their pets. They tell what their pet is, its name, and what they like best about their pet. They see a black line pictures of pets at...
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Pets

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this printing practice worksheet, students learn to print in DeNelian style the names of 6 common household pets. Students trace the dotted example and then form their own words on the lines.
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4-H Cat Activity Page

For Students 5th - 8th
As part of a unit on animals, this would be an interesting activity for upper elementary and middle school students. The 40 question activity could be linked to a research activity on animals or pets.
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4-H Rabbit Activity Page

For Students 6th - 8th
As part of a unit on animals, learners could use this 4-H activity page on rabbits to explore the care of animals. There are a variety of activity suggestions related to rabbit care.
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My Pet!

For Students K - 2nd
Furry friends are a big part of kids' lives, and here, they can be immortalized in pictures and stories. Give your learners a chance to draw and color their pets - real or pretend - and then write a short sentence about them.
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Mischievous Cat Drawing

For Students K - 1st
In this coloring worksheet, students examine a black line drawing of a mischievous looking cat. Students color the picture which has the title "Animals."
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Pets

For Students K - 1st
In this printing practice worksheet, students color the pictures of pets and trace the letters of the word. Students cut and staple the 25 pages to make a book.
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Cat

For Students K - 1st
In this pet activity, students see and enjoy a picture of a cat. Students color the cat. There is the title on the page, "Cat," but no directions.
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Where Do Animals Live?

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students c;assify where pets live and where wild animals live and comprehend the differences. They investigate what kinds of homes pets and wild animals need. Students bring in a stuffed animal or puppet from home and match their...
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Pet Inventions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss and create inventions to make their pets' lives easier or more fun. They write paragraphs describing the invention, draw pictures to illustrate the invention, and present the inventions to the class.
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How Much is that Doggy in the Window?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners use Internet resources to explore information associated with owning a dog. They participate in an on-line scavenger hunt to expand their knowledge of pet ownership.
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Learning About Pets

For Teachers Pre-K
Students study different pets. In this pets lesson, students look at pictures of animals and identify different pets. They look at homes for pets and color pictures of animals that can be considered pets.
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Pets

For Students Pre-K - K
In this drawing your pet worksheet, students put an x in the correct box that illustrates whether or not they have a pet or pets. Students then draw a picture of the pet or a pet they would like to have.