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Taking Care of Pets

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore pet care. In this pet care instructional activity, students discuss dogs and cats and read a book about pets. Students invite a veterinarian to class to discuss the topic.
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Taking Care of Pets

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students and teacher discuss having pets such as dogs and/or cats, etc. They then read a book about pets and listen to a veterinarian visit with the them about their work and taking care of animals.
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Honoring Our Pets During National Pet Week

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Recognize National Pet Week with reading and writing activities to celebrate the animals in your pupils' lives.
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What Do Pets Need?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the needs that all humans and animals have. In groups, they play a game to discover the proper way to take care of pets. To end the lesson, they develop a plan to best take care of their pets at home and view pictures...
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The Perfect Pet

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students take on role of an associate in a pet shop and help imaginary customers compare pets for sale.
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What is a Pet?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners define what a pet is and what it needs to be healthy and happy. They explore pets through the use of of puppets and/or stuffed animals and discover what a pet needs by identifying items in a "pet bag."
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Caring for a Pet

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify the responsibilities of pet owners. In this animal welfare lesson, students read the book Animals As Friends and list the characteristics of a good pet owner. Students use a tally sheet to determine what pets students...
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"Pet" Project

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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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Literacy Activity: The Perfect Pet

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students develop their listening skills as they listen to the book The Perfect Pet. In this reading lesson, 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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Canine Companions

For Teachers K - 4th
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 activity. After searching the Internet for tips on animal care, pet owners and potential...
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Keeping Pets Safe in an Emergency

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss what ifs with relation to their pets. In this keeping pets safe lesson, students create lists of pet items needed in case of disasters. Students complete worksheets related to pet safety in emergencies.
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Looking After Our Pets

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore animal lifestyles by illustrating images. In this pet care instructional 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...
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Pet Detective WebQuest

For Teachers K - 5th
Students take an online tour to learn about pets and their care. They click on selected Web links and answer questions about the material they encounter. They share something they learned from the WebQuest with a partner.
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The Right Path for Pets

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this animal care worksheet, students learn the important steps to take before adopting a dog from an animal shelter. Students follow a maze of letters which eventually tell them about spay/neutering for pets.
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Costs of Providing for animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the necessary costs of animals shelters and taking care of one pet. In this providing for animals lesson, students calculate the costs of keeping a pet. Students understand the need for outside funding for animal shelters.
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People Who Care

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm how they care about certain people in their lives. They discuss how they take care of those people or pets. They draw a picture of the people who care about them.
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What Do Dog's Need?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners discuss proper care of pets. In this animal care lesson, students discuss what pets need to be healthy and happy. Learners act out roles of pets and owners and create a pet tag. 
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Order of Adjectives: Write a Sentence

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Knowing the parts of speech can make you a better writer! Young grammarians use sets of two and three adjectives to write engaging sentences, taking care to use the adjectives in the correct order.
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Pet-agogy

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore interesting animal behaviors and adaptations. They create information sheets about an animal residing in a fictional sanctuary and assess the animal's likelihood of being a good pet.
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Pets: Stuffed Animal Day

For Teachers K
Students bring in their favorite stuffed animals to class, and listen to the book, The Perfect Pet. They develop graphs for their stuffed animals, and create booklets titled, My Pet Book.
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Cavy Care 101

For Students 4th - 5th
In this cavy care worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice online interactive quiz about details related to the care of guinea pigs. Prior knowledge is assumed.
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Pets: Merit Badge

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this pets worksheet, students use their workbook to answer short answer questions about pets and pet care. Students complete 4 questions total to get their merit badge.
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4-h Veterinary Science Activity Page

For Students 8th - 10th
The 4-H teaches students about agriculture, health, and animal care - the last of which is the focus of this activity. From dogs and cats to pigs and hedgehogs, this worksheet provides helpful tips for caring for animals, as well as...
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Pets - Stuffed Animal Day

For Teachers K
Students listen to Courtney Baker's, "The Perfect Pet," on a day they bring a stuffed animal to school. They graph the types of stuffed animals that their classmates brought to school before answering questions based on the graph. Next,...