Students research and investigate the Arctic hare and the snowshoe hare, and the order hares and rabbits. They explore an animal website and compare/contrast the two animals, recording their data on a chart.

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6th

Students discuss and touch stuffed animals and a real rabbit. They complete a KWL chart about rabbits. They listen to the story "The Velveteen Rabbit" and discuss it. They research rabbits in the library and make a book.

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1st

Students engage in a research activity of looking at the job of a professional that would be needed for the care of a pet. They use the internet to write a description of a professional and extension activities are included in the lesson.

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3rd - 4th

Students explore "populations" and "pet overpopulation" and why it's important to control pet overpopulation. They complete two math exercises to reinforce their comprehension of populatioons and pet overpopulation. Studnets define the term population and discuss examples of populations of people, pets and wild animals.

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Kindergarten - 4th

Students identify animals that are kept as pets. They practice saying the vocabulary words orally in Spanish and English. Afterwards, they play games such as "Heads Up , Seven Up" and "Ball Toss" to review the animal vocabulary.

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Kindergarten - 3rd