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Ways to make pets a meaningful topic or theme: Have family members bring in pets at a special time. Post photos of children's pets throughout the room. Visit a pet shop. Make treats for family pets and animals at the shelter. Visit a veterinarian's office. Invite someone from a local animal shelter to bring an animal that is available for adoption. Collect food for shelter animals. Count how many bags or cans were collected. Weigh how many pounds of food were donated. Create a book with HyperStudio of children's pets. Make copies for the reading center and to send home.

Computer Activities

Software Barbie Pet Rescuer Fisher Price Rescue Heroes: Hurricane Havoc Fisher Price Time to Play Pet Shop HyperStudio Kid Pix Studio Deluxe Ruff's Bone Techplaces Community

Related Activities

Math

• Graph the number of different types of pets children have. The children can learn concepts of quantities, more and less, and compare numbers across all categories. The children also learn how to summarize the information obtained from a graph and how to make conclusions.

Books

Bridwell, N. (1985). Clifford, the big red dog. New York: Scholastic.

Brown, M. W. (1972). The pokey little puppy. New York: Harper & Row.

Brown, M. W. (1989). Baby animals. New York: Random House.

Day, A. (1996). Good dog, Carl. New York: Little Simon.

Driscoll, L. (1998). All about dogs and puppies. New York: Grosset & Dunlap

Geisel, T. S. (1957). The cat in the hat. New York: Random House

Keats, E. J. (1988). Hi Cat! New York: Simon & Schuster.

Kirkpatrick, J. (1999). Barn kitty. Santa Fe. NM: Azro Press.

Petty, K., Perry, K., & Thompson, G. (1995). Gerbils (First Pets).
          Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Juveniles.

Salsem, M. E. (1992). How kittens grow. New York: Scholastic.

Wells, R. (1997). McDuff moves in. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.