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Pondering the Perfect Pet
Cute, playful, mischievous pets will capture the attention of even your most reluctant learners.
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My New Pet
Young children love talking about their pets. This presentation has learners answer a series of questions about their pets. It would be a great way to kick off a lesson on pets, animals, and pet care. After addressing the series of...
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The Perfect Pet
Students take on role of an associate in a pet shop and help imaginary customers compare pets for sale.
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Pet Pellets
Students create and design advertising for a tempting new pet food! They create an imaginary pet food, analyze and identify types of propaganda and design packaging and advertising for the pet food.
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Animals as Pets: Everything You Need to Know
Students complete internet based research on pet care in order to prepare a written and oral presentation for the class. They examine the life span, environment, food and grooming of the pet they chose to research. They complete the...
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The Perfect Pet
In this writing activity, students write a report about a pet they own, have owned, or would like to have. Students read a nonfiction pet book, then write the report, answering all of the 7 questions listed.
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"Pet" Project
Pupils create a proposal for either a classroom pet or a household pet. Proposals include the estimated cost of a pet and their supplies as well as a written contract for the care of the pet.
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Pets in Spanish
Use children's picture books in English to discover the Spanish words for pets. Review colors and numbers. With stickers of different pets, write about the characteristics of each animal.
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Canine Companions
How do you make a pet’s transition into your family a smooth one? Preparing for a pet and learning how to keep it safe is the focus of this research lesson. After searching the Internet for tips on animal care, pet owners and potential...
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Literacy Activity: The Perfect Pet
Students develop their listening skills as they listen to the book The Perfect Pet. In this reading lesson plan, students listen to the book, and then talk about the pets they have. Then they make a graph as a class of all their pets.
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Water Uses and Children's Lives in East Africa
Learners explore water usage around the world. In this "water" social studies lesson, students brainstorm ways in which water is used. Learners visit the Water in Africa website to view pictures of water usage in Africa. Students...
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My Perfect Pet
Students explore pet ownership. In this my perfect pet instructional activity, students research common animals used as pets and complete a variety of activities based on this data.
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Looking After Our Pets
Students explore animal lifestyles by illustrating images. In this pet care activity, students discuss their own pets and the conditions animals need to survive in both nature or a home. Students draw snakes and complete an activity...
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Pets are Popular with U.S. Presidents
Students discuss their pets and read about pets that have lived in the White House. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a vocabulary activity and pet survey, then the students read the news article and...
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Our Pets
In this graphing worksheet, students survey their classmates about what pets they like. Students record the data in the form of a bar graph. There are 8 choices listed.
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Pet Overpopulation
Young scholars examine pet overpopulation. For this animal welfare lesson, students discuss the causes and effects of pet overpopulation. Young scholars color in an animal page and identify the responsibilities of owning a pet.
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Jan Brett Author Study
Expose young children to the wonderful works of author and illustrator Jan Brett using a few of her stories such as Armadillo Rodeo, The Mitten, or Daisy Comes Home through a unit study.
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The Yearling: Novel Study
Ever known the feeling of being stuck between a rock and a hard place? Jody, a character in The Yearling, knows this feeling all too well. Nature forces Jody to choose between his beloved pet and his family's food supply. Readers...
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How Many in My Home?
Engage young mathematicians in practicing their counting skills while learning a little about the home environment of your students with this simple worksheet. By asking students to determine the number of windows, doors, rooms, people,...
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Safe Pets, Safe Kids
Learners explore the concept of pet safety. In this pet safety instructional activity, students discuss dangerous objects and settings for humans and pets. Learners find or draw pictures of these objects/settings and create a bulletin...
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Pet Rock Necklace
Students create pet rock necklaces. In this craft activity lesson plan, students tie a wire around the rock and then paint the rock with a face. Students then add beads and a rope to create a pet rock necklace.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-How Dogs Really Work!
Students read How Dogs Really Work! by Alan Snow. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of dogs as pets. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections.
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Pet Inventions
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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The Best Pet
Students listen to the story , Pet Show, and discuss the variety of animals that were in the show. The class recalls the animals and practice sounding out the names. Then they decide which animal should receive the best of show ribbon.