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What Do Pets Need?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars 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 plan, they develop a plan to best take care of their pets at home and view...
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Traveling Cat Flown Home to Family

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students locate Wisconsin and Belgium on a world map, then read a news article about a cat that stowed away on ship from the U.S. to Europe. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with map and vocabulary...
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Pet Overpopulation

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners identify the needs of animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students read the article "If This Cat Could Wish" and identify the needs of animals. Learners color in a coloring sheet of a cat.
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Pet Overpoulation: Fact or Fiction

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine the benefits of spaying and neutering animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students define the terms "spaying" and "neutering." Students listen to a lecture about the benefits of spaying and neutering and complete a...
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Looking After Pets

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars work in groups to compose their own "Duty of Care" for pets and make their own individual list from this discussion and illustrate it with drawing or images taken from magazines, websites or newspapers.
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Pet Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the physical characteristics of minerals. They classify and group candy, classify rocks and complete a Pet River Rock worksheet. Students try to guess which rock goes with each...
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Favorite Pet

For Students 2nd
In this math worksheet, 2nd graders study the pictograph of favorite pets. Students then answer nine questions pertaining to the given graph.
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Pets Math Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this pets math word problems worksheet, students problem solve by multiplying and subtracting. In this short answer worksheet, students write two answers.
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Smart Solutions: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 6)

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Smart Solutions is the theme of a unit created to meet the needs of English language earners. Through a series of lessons, scholars follow a routine—move, speak, and listen— to cover topics including stores, shops, celebrations, pets,...
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Problem Solving Strategy: Guess & Check

For Students 5th - 6th
In this problem solving worksheet, students solve 11 different problems that include using the guess and check method to solve each one. First, they use the chart to figure out the number of and types of pets each person has. Then,...
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Animal Actors

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify certain sea animals, pets, and body parts. They play Sim'n Dice (Simon Says) acting out each animal as the teacher asks. They sit in a circle on a rug and use mnemonic devices to help remember vocabulary words.
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We All Live Together

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the lifestyle of classroom and family pets in their natural habitat. They determine the needs of plants and animals, and how those needs are met. They listen to read alouds, sing songs, and draw using computer based...
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What Is Our Plan?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils identify ways to handle pet emergencies. In this animal welfare lesson, students create a list of top ten pet emergency planning tips and checklist. Pupils construct an "Pet Emergency Kit."
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Why Not Adopt? Lesson #4

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss the benefits of pet adoption. In 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 adoption. 
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Pet Training

For Teachers 7th - 12th
There are lots of pet owners who would probably like their pets to behave a little better. In this activity, students will learn how to train a pet and create a pet training guide that anyone can use.
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Pinky and Rex and the Just Right Pet

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Learners engage in reading comprehension activities for the story "Pinky and Rex and the Just Right Pet". In this reading comprehension lesson, students make prediction drawings before reading the story, create new illustrations for...
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Pet Inventions

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, children can let their imaginations fly when they create fanciful inventions to make their pets' lives easier or more fun.
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Adopted Dog Goes Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers 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...
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A Goldfish is the Best Pet

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Provide your class with a list of possible topics (three are included here, but they're not exactly gripping), and polish their persuasive writing skills. This plan really emphasizes the prewriting process, and several graphic organizers...
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The Incredible Journey: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
There's no place like home. Three family pets prove this in The Incredible Journey as they head out to find their way back home. Scholars read about the dangers the pets face on their journey while they learn eight vocabulary words from...
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The Yearling: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
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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Class Pet Survey

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this survey worksheet, students complete a pet survey, filling in a graphic organizer with lists of pets liked best and why. Students then report back to the class.
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Pet Scramble

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this literacy learning exercise, learners unscramble the words related to common household pets for seven words. The answers are revealed by opening the button.
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What Do Dog's Need?

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

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