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Why Not Adopt? Lesson #4

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss the benefits of pet adoption. In this pet instructional activity, 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...
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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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Pet Overpopulation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of pet overpopulation. In this animal welfare lesson, students complete and discuss handouts regarding the spaying and neutering of pets to reduce pet overpopulation.
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Pet Overpopulation

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine pet overpopulation. For this animal welfare lesson, students discuss the causes and effects of pet overpopulation. Students color in an animal page and identify the responsibilities of owning a pet.
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Pet Overpoulation: Fact or Fiction

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine the benefits of spaying and neutering animals. For 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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Pet overpopulation-Dogs and Cats Can't Add or Subtract, But They Sure Can Multiply

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore pet overpopulation.  In this character development lesson, students solve math story problems to determine how many kittens can be produced by one unspayed cat. Students discuss the consequences of pet...
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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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Pets and People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss the pros and cons of having household pets. In this health lesson, students identify different types of diseases they can get from pets. They evaluate their pet interactions and suggest ways to modify health habits after...
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Fable of the Fainting Goat

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore animal life by reading children stories in class. In this goat fable instructional activity, 2nd graders read several books which describe the different myths and folklore about goats. Students identify the needs...
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My Perfect Pet

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars explore pet ownership. In this my perfect pet lesson, students research common animals used as pets and complete a variety of activities based on this data. 
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Pet Overpopulation

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify ways animal shelters prevent pet overpopulation. In this animal welfare lesson, students review facts about pet overpopulation and consult a phone directory for animal welfare listings. Students call and ask questions...
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Fabulous Felines

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners review how to treat cats properly. In this pet care lesson, students read statements about taking care of cats and learners hold up happy or sad faces to determine what is proper pet care.
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August House

The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Read the story The Great Smelly, Slobbery, Small-Tooth Dog: A Folktale from Great Britain by Margaret Read MacDonald and choose from multiple activities to learn about the tale's theme—kindness. With so many options, your kind kids will...
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Using Credit and Spending Money Wisely

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss how to spend money wisely. In this consumer math lesson, students read the book, Mr. Popper's Penguins and discuss how much it costs to take care of a pet. Students complete a worksheet to calculate the total cost of pet...
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Care of My Possessions

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils know the importance of caring for their possessions and pets and are able to empathize with other living creatures. They have a quote of the week to follow and have questions to reflect on after story times, a silent reflection...
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Help! There Are Too Many Dogs and Cats and Not Enough Homes!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss the importance of spaying and neutering pets. In this animal care lesson, students create a make believe animal shelter. They discuss what happens to animals in the shelter and if no one wants to take them home. 
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Caring for Pets - Hamsters

For Teachers K - 5th
Students recognize what is needed to care for a class pet.  In this class pet lesson, students feed, and care for a hamster.  Students recognize that the cage needs changing and the hamster needs food and water. ...
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Expressing Emotions through Art Lesson 1—Everyone Shows They Care

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
In a instructional activity that explores art and emotions, scholars analyze a piece of art and discuss which emotions it portrays. They go on to reflect on their own emotions and how they are similar to the feelings expressed...
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Rock On! Featuring the Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Trio!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Get your classroom rocking with this four-lesson earth science unit. Through a series of shared reading activities and hands-on investigations, young geologists learn about the three types of rocks and the unique properties of each.
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Are You Ready for a Dog?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners 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. Learners discuss methods of adopting dogs.
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What Is Our Plan?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify ways to handle pet emergencies. In this animal welfare lesson, students create a list of top ten pet emergency planning tips and checklist. Students construct an "Pet Emergency Kit."
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Good Answers for Pet Problems

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine qualities of pet owners. In this animal welfare lesson, students discuss the reasons people give up their pets and the problems that pet relinquishment may cause. Students create posters that promote positive pet ownership.
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify animal behaviors that are unsafe and react appropriately to the warning signs. For this animal safety lesson, students discuss animal behavior in uncertain situations. Students make flip cards for younger students to...
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Virginia Department of Education

The Colligative Properties of Solutions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How can you relate colligative properties of solutions to everyday situations? Pupils first discuss the concepts of density, boiling and freezing points, then demonstrate how to accurately determine the boiling and freezing point of...