This is a picture of my dog Suzy. For this assignment I would have preschoolers or kindergartners look at different pictures of animals. Some would be jungle animals, water animals, animals from the zoo, and domestic pets. They would have to choose which ones people can have as pets and which ones they can't.
After that activity, we would learn how to treat our pets and animals we might find outside. This includes asking before petting someone else's pet and not trying to catch squirrels.
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First of all- what a cute dog! Secondly- great idea for the classroom! Children wold thoroughly enjoy looking at animals of dogs, cats, and domestic animals they could have as pets. Their brain processes would be working when deciding what would be acceptable as a pet. I think that this lesson would be a lot of fun! How long do you think this lesson would take? All day, an hr or two? You could even incorporate it into a unit.
This activity would be great for pre-K and kindergarten students because it allows them to explore different types of pets and animals. They could discuss different pets they may have at home and if they live inside or outside and why. During this unit on animals, you could plan a field trip to a local zoo (if allowed) and have children practice naming the different animals. The teacher could take digital pictures of the animals and make a slide show to show the children later that week. This would allow children to see zoo animals while they are in their habitats and how the differ from pets you could keep at home.
This is a fun idea! It will get the children laughing especially when you show a picture of an elephant and ask why you couldn't possibly have an elephant as a pet. It will also help children understand why they cannot have wild animals as pets, even if they are cute.
Your dog is really cute! This activity is really a good idea! Maybe you could incorporate a field trip into this lesson that could show them where they could get an acceptable pet. Example may be a local Human Society? And if the class could not go there maybe someone from the Human Society could come and talk to the students?
I think this is a great idea. Something unique that you don't always hear about. I like the part about asking before touching someone elses pet. Kids need to know about that kind of safety. I think that you picked the right age range for them too. Maybe even go further and ask them if they could have any kind of pet, what would it be?
Haha I like the chasing squirrels part. Yourlesson is a very good idea! I think kids would really love looking at all the different animals and I'm sure you'd hear a lot of great stories about all of their different pets and animals they've seen before. Something else you could do would be to have students bring in pictures of their pets or a family or friend's pet if they don't have their own. Then all the children could show their pictures to eachother!
I think this is a great lesson for the age that you picked. Children love animals and would really enjoy learning about this. I also agree with Lauren H.'s comment about taking the children to the zoo and having them see the animals that are not domesticated pets. A way to adapt this lesson for older grades would be to have them research the different animals that they see at the zoo and then write a creative story about having that animal as a pet. You could also tie it into a reading lesson and have them read books about pets and write their own story about their pets or the ones they wish they could have. I really like your lesson! good job!
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