Learners discuss the benefits of pet adoption. For this pet lesson, students participate in a class discussion on pet adoption, animal shelters and how to care for a pet. They complete worksheets in groups and write about pet...

Students examine the pet victims of Hurricane Katrina. After reading a story about one dog who was misplaced, they write about the situation and their reactions to it. They share their reactions to the class and discuss other possible...

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.

Young scholars calculate the costs of properly caring for a pet. For this animal welfare lesson, students use pet supply catalogs and websites to gather information about the cost of caring for a pet. Young scholars are divided into...

In this animal care worksheet, learners 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.

Pupils explore pet overpopulation.  In this character development lesson plan, students solve math story problems to determine how many kittens can be produced by one unspayed cat. Pupils discuss the consequences of pet...

Learners communicate via e-mail with other students to learn about pets, animals of interest , and geography from different parts of the world. Vocabulary focuses on rural, urban, and suburban areas.

Middle schoolers explore animal adoption and create a picture book. In this creative book instructional activity, students discuss their personal experiences with animal adoption and watch a video segment about the topic. Middle...

Pupils examine qualities of pet owners. In this animal welfare instructional activity, students discuss the reasons people give up their pets and the problems that pet relinquishment may cause. Pupils create posters that promote positive...

Students read the story "The Perfect Pet". They examine how scarcity is a problem in society when people can not have everything they want which forces them to make (economic) choices.

Students explore the role of pet ownership. In this pet responsibilities instructional activity, students discuss the responsibilities of pet ownership as well as the costs associated with it. Students discuss methods of adopting dogs.

Students discuss animal adoption and pet care. In this pet lesson, students listen to the story Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts. They discuss animals body language, feelings, and how to best car for them. 

Students identify the responsibilities of being a dog owner. In this animal welfare instructional activity, students list ten important items that a dog needs to live and visit a pet store to calculate the total cost of the items....

Students define the term "responsibility". As a class, they participate in voting on different ideas presented to them and develop a graph showing the results. They use the internet to virtually take care of the adopted pet of the class.

Pupils develop an emergency plan for their pets. For this animal welfare lesson, students discuss how to keep their pets safe in an emergency and create pet emergency kits.

Whether or not your school/state has adopted the Common Core standards, you will want to add this resource to your Of Mice and Men curriculum materials. The chapter-by-chapter activities ask readers to provide evidence from the novella...

Students create a list of pet needs.  For this personal responsibility lesson, students discover which items a cat needs in order to survive.  Students complete worksheets based on cat ownership.

As part of a unit on animals, this would be an interesting activity for upper elementary and middle school learners. The 40 question activity could be linked to a research activity on animals or pets.

Young scholars participate in a service learning project to benefit the members and animals in their community. In this animal welfare lesson plan, students review emergency preparedness. Young scholars discuss animal safety in an...

Learners discuss problems associated with having a pet. In this pet lesson, students are given sample problems and must find the solutions.  Learners complete a pet worksheet. 

Students explore philanthropy. In this character education lesson, students define and give examples of philanthropy. Students listen to the story A Symphony of Whales and describe how the characters helped the whales. Students discuss...

Make all the ratio representations fit together. The 15th segment in a series of 29 presents ratio problems to solve. Scholars use a variety of representations to respond to the questions. The problem set has pupils show how the...

Life in the Florida swamps after the Civil War comes alive in the 1946 film adaptation of Majorie Kinnan Rawlings’s The Yearling. The film of this powerful coming-of-age story, filled with love and loss, can be used with or without a...